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Senior Security Incident Responder – CTJ – Top Secret
MicrosoftRedmond, Washington, United StatesReston, Virginia, United StatesElkridge, Maryland, United States
Onsite
Full-time
0-25
Security represents the most critical priorities for our customers in a world awash in digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity. Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for all. We want to reshape security and empower every user, customer, and developer with a security cloud that protects them with end to end, simplified solutions. The Microsoft Security organization accelerates Microsoft’s mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers’ heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world.
The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) is looking for a Senior Security Incident Responder for our US Government Cloud. As a Senior Security Incident Responder, you will provide coordination and leadership during cyber security incidents. Your passion will show as you step into a crisis and lead teams to a successful resolution. You will be responsible for ensuring that established processes are followed, decision points are documented, all relevant parties are engaged and understand the mission, and that customers and executives are up to date. You will also facilitate discussion around trends and early warning indicators, as well as help design solutions to emerging threats.
MSRC seeks motivated, experienced security professionals to join our team. There are few places in Microsoft that have as much direct impact on as many customers as the Microsoft Security Response Center’s Security Operations Center (SOC) and Incident Response Teams. The SOC within the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) is the front line that defends our customers that use Microsoft's Cloud platform and online services. The government security team further specializes to defend national security objectives supporting the DoD (Department of Defense) and civilian agencies.
The Senior Security Incident Responder will be excited about strengthening our cloud defenses and defending customers from emerging security threats. If you are excited about protecting customers, then this opportunity may be for you. We are a fast-paced team that constantly provides new opportunities to learn and grow.
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/Minimum Qualifications:
- 5+ years of 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.
Other Requirements:
Security Clearance Requirements: Candidates must be able 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:
- Candidates must have an active TS and be willing to upgrade to TS/SCI (with polygraph) or have an active TS/SCI and be willing to upgrade to TS/SCI (with polygraph). This role will require candidates to maintain the TS/SCI (with polygraph) clearance. Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination.
- Clearance Verification: This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment.
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
- Citizenship& Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customer and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance.
Preferred/Additional Qualifications:
- Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure while maintaining a professional image and approach.
- Experience with large scale and complex incidents of all types, including APT, DDoS, malicious insider, web and mobile applications, and data exfiltration.
- Demonstrated foundational knowledge in information technology, including cloud services, hardware, networking, architecture, protocols, file systems, and operating systems. Performing cyber defense incident and/or vulnerability triage to determine scope, urgency, and potential risk impact.
- CISSP, CISA, CISM, SANS, GCIA, GCIH, OSCP, and/or Security+ certification.
Security Operations Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 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 $153,600 - $250,200 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 February 6, 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 request via 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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Senior Security Incident Responder – CTJ – Top Secret
Location
Redmond, Washington, United StatesReston, Virginia, United StatesElkridge, Maryland, United States
Workplace
Onsite
Type
Full-time
Travel Requirements
0-25