Description
Summary
Microsoft AI are looking for a talented Director of Security to join their team in Redmond. This role sits at the heart of strategic decision-making, turning market data into actionable insights for a company that's revolutionising the AI industry. You'll work directly with leadership to shape the company's direction in the AI market.
About the Role
As the Director of Security, you will be responsible for managing the security posture of Microsoft AI's production estate. This includes protecting some of Microsoft's largest consumer services, including Bing, Copilot, Edge, MSN, and Microsoft Advertising, by driving secure-by-default infrastructure, rigorous operational security practices, and high-confidence vulnerability and configuration management at scale. You will lead a group of security engineers and program managers who partner directly with product engineering, SRE, and platform teams.
Accountabilities
- Assist in the development and implementation of comprehensive security strategies aligned with the Secure Future Initiative (SFI) and beyond.
- Manage a team to deliver technical execution with engineering, set policy and build tooling and automation to enforce Security by Default baselines within Microsoft AI environments.
The Candidate we're looking for
Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree AND 6+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience.
Technical skills:
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in cybersecurity, with a focus on planning and execution of security assurance programs (application and operational).
- 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Certification, Security+ Certification, or relevant certification.
Personal attributes:
- Outstanding collaboration and partnership skills, with proven ability to drive results across teams.
- Proven experience in establishing security baselines for infrastructure, identifying and mitigating operational security risk and hands on implementation, coding, scripting and automating Azure (or equivalent) cloud infrastructure and services.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Collaborative and dynamic work environment.