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About the Role

As a Security Engineer, you will perform a key role in delivering the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's online services. You will implement and operate modern cloud and on premises cybersecurity controls to defend Microsoft datacenter critical infrastructure from threat actors. This opportunity will allow you to gain cyber defense, automation, and networking skills and experiences that are rare and in high demand.

Responsibilities

Proactively identify and investigate potential issues and patterns in security controls and recommend mitigation strategies.
Surface opportunities for automation to improve efficiency and effectiveness across the network.
Install, upgrade, and maintain security hardware, operating system and software.
Identify gaps in security policy and administration, recommend solutions, and implement new and revised security standards.
Work with partner teams to drive consistency and awareness.
Maintain standards and drive improvements for customer and partner experience.
Respond appropriately to emerging issues and advocate for customer experience by analyzing key metrics, performance indicators, and other data sources.
Escalate and recommend improvements as appropriate to address gaps.
Participate in on-call rotation to support security services.
Analyze attempted or successful efforts to compromise systems security with minimal guidance.
Create recommendations to limit exposure, implement response plans, and take action alongside partner teams.
Analyze potential or actual intrusions identified from monitoring activities.
Create detections based on available data (e.g., Indicators of Compromise [IOC] and Tools Tactics Procedures [TTP]).

Requirements

Proven experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cyber security, anomaly detection, Security Operations Center (SOC) detection, threat analytics, security incident and event management (SIEM), information technology (IT), and operations incident response OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field.
Strong background in Firewalls or Intrusion detection or prevention systems.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.
Must pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Skills

Cyber defense
Automation
Networking
Firewalls
Intrusion detection systems
Intrusion prevention systems
Software development lifecycle
Large-scale computing
Modeling
Cyber security
Anomaly detection
Security Operations Center (SOC) detection
Threat analytics
Security incident and event management (SIEM)
Information technology (IT)
Operations incident response

Location

Ireland
United Kingdom

Work Type

Remote
Hybrid
Flexible work opportunity

Experience Level

Security Operations Engineering IC3

Education Level

Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field
CISSP, CISA, CISM, SANS, GCIA, GCIH, OSCP, PCCSE, PCNSE, PCSAE, CCNP Security, CCIE Security and/or Security+ certification

Salary/Compensations

Ireland: € 63,400.00 - € 105,700.00 per year
United Kingdom: £ 58,200.00 - £ 97,600.00 per year

Benefits

Career Rotation Programs
Diversity & Inclusion trainings and events
Professional certifications

About the Company

Microsoft's Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers our cloud services.
Our infrastructure is comprised of a large global portfolio of more than 100 datacenters and 1 million servers.
Our foundation is built upon and managed by a team of subject matter experts working to support services for more than 1 billion customers and 20 million businesses in over 90 countries worldwide.
With environmental sustainability and optimization at the forefront of our datacenter design and operations, we continue to grow and evolve as we meet the ever-changing business demands that hold Microsoft as a world-class cloud provider.

Equal Opportunity

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.
If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.