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Security Incident Commander
MicrosoftUnited States, Washington
Remote
Full-time
0-25
Security is the foremost concern for Microsoft and our customers in a world increasingly challenged by digital threats, regulatory demands, and estate complexity. The Microsoft Security organization accelerates Microsoft’s mission to ensure that our company and industry effectively secure digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds across our customers’ diverse environments, as well as our own internal systems. Within Microsoft Security, the CISO organization is dedicated to defending the Microsoft estate and protecting our customers and partners who rely on it with our approach reinforced by the Microsoft Secure Future Initiative (SFI), a company wide effort to evolve how we design, build, test, and operate our products and services to achieve the highest possible standards for security. Our strategy is anchored in stopping adversaries through the integration of advanced threat intelligence, proactive threat hunting, rock solid operations, sustainable governance, and the facilitation of automation and augmentation with AI to anticipate, detect, and neutralize even the most sophisticated attacks. We cultivate a culture focused on growth, excellence, and empowering our teams and leaders to perform at their highest level, leading to innovations that impact billions of lives around the world.
We are seeking an Security Incident Commanderto manage cybersecurity incidents driven by Microsoft’s Cyber Defense Operations – Operations Hub. The Operations Hub is the centerpiece of the Defense Operations organization and is responsible for cybersecurity incident coordination, cross-organizational communications, oversight and monitoring across Defense Operations, and continuous improvement of Defense Operations processes.
With the continued evolution of the external threat landscape, Microsoft continues to be a prime target for a variety of threat actors and experiences an increasing number of attempts to breach its defenses. In this role, you will lead cross-functional incident response coordination for high complexity and large-scale security events. You will be ensuring incidents are managed effectively, by tracking the progress of incident response activities so that response efforts move at pace with clear milestones defined, and risk and progress is communicated accurately to all relevant stakeholders.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
3+ years of experience in coordinating any one of the following feilds: modeling, cyber security, anomaly detection, Security Operations Center (SOC) detection, threat analytics, security incident and event management (SIEM),
information technology (IT), operations incident response, cybersecurity, IT operations, or governance roles with a focus on cybersecurity incident response or crisis management processes.
OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field.
- Understanding of the incident response lifecycle, including the processes and technologies that assist with incident response.
- Ability to design and implement operational processes and standards along with analytical skills with the ability to synthesize multiple and complex threads.
- Communication and collaboration skills to drive alignment across multiple teams and stakeholders and to keep executives informed and aware of important topics.
Other Requirements:
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
This role will require access to information that is controlled for export under export control regulations, potentially under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations or Export Administration Regulations, the EU Dual Use Regulation, and/or other export control regulations. As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to provide proof of citizenship, U.S.permanent residency, or other protected status (e.g.,under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3)) for assessment of eligibility to access the export-controlled information. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate’s citizenship will be verified with a valid passport. Lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees may verify status using other documents, where applicable.
This position requires verification of citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or localgovernment agency customers and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate’s citizenship will be verified with a valid
passport.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of experience in incident response, incident management, or cybersecurity operations.
- Strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST, MITRE ATT&CK) and best practices.
- Exceptional organizational and coordination skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple incidents simultaneously.
- Previous experience working in high scale, cloud architecture environments
- Proven ability to operate effectively in high-pressure environments with a sense of urgency and accountability.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to distill complex information for diverse audiences.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with a focus on driving resolution and minimizing impact.
- Experience working within a large, complex enterprise environment or with global incident response teams.
- Familiarity with incident management tools, SIEM platforms, or case management systems.
- Knowledge of cloud security principles and technologies (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP).
- Experience with post-incident analysis, including root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions.
- Proficiency in creating and delivering executive-level presentations and reports
Security Operations Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $98,300 - $193,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $127,200 - $208,800 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until January 30, 2025.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a requestvia the Accommodation request form.
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
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Security Incident Commander
Location
United States, Washington
Workplace
Remote
Type
Full-time
Travel Requirements
0-25