If you're up to disrupt #CloudSecurity, come join us at the world’s leading security company at Microsoft Defender for Cloud group!  

At the Microsoft Cloud Security team, we take immense pride in developing a diverse set of security products and services that are leaders in their respective market segments. Our innovative solutions have set new industry standards, earning global recognition safeguarding critical infrastructure at the highest scale. 

Microsoft Defender for Cloud (MDC) is a cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) designed to protect cloud-based applications running in all major cloud providers. 

Microsoft Defender for Cloud secures cloud applications from code-to-cloud by unifying development security operations (DevSecOps) at the code level, cloud security posture management (CSPM) to surface and prevent breaches and cloud workload protection platform (CWPP) to identify, alert and block real-time cyber-attacks worldwide. 

We’re a diverse group of talented professionals consisting of software engineers, security researchers, program managers and data scientists collaborating to develop products that secure our customers, including the biggest companies in the world. 

You will work in a supportive and inclusive environment where you will learn and work alongside the best and brightest minds in the industry, and have the opportunity to make a significant impact, grow your skills and advance your career. 

More about our work: 

What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud? - Microsoft Defender for Cloud | Microsoft Learn 

Microsoft Defender for Cloud - CSPM & CWPP | Microsoft Azure 

Responsibilities

The role we are looking to hire is a Unique opportunity to lead a security domain with direct and strategic impact on Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Security all up, explicitly and highly prioritized by the senior leadership of Microsoft Security and Microsoft SLT.

Entails working with multiple engineering groups within and outside of MDC in a highly collaborative, result driven manner.

 

You will have the opportunity to work on business-critical initiatives that directly shape the future of Microsoft Defender for Cloud business. 

Your responsibilities will encompass driving the vision and strategy of a major area, taking ownership of the planning and execution of global-scale services, nurturing and expanding the engineering team, fostering partnerships and collaborations across various groups and disciplines, instigating innovation and out-of-the-box growth strategies, and providing guidance and mentorship to your fellow team members. Your contributions in this role will have a lasting impact on Microsoft Defender for Cloud 's trajectory and its ability to shape the technological landscape.

Qualifications

• You have B.S./M.S. in Computer Science (or equivalent degree).
• You have 12+ years of software development experience.
• You have 8+ years of experience leading engineering teams through all phases of the development cycle.
• You have 4+ years of experience in managing people managers. 
• Experience in leading large development projects and teams in complex environments with multiple interfaces.
• Great collaboration and people skills.
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• A role model for managers and engineers – responsible, thorough, proactive.
• Growth mindset and passion for learning.
  
  

 

  Knowledge and experience in one of the following is an advantage: 

 

• Background in Cloud and/or Security.
• Experience with Azure/AWS/GCP or other cloud-based development, multi-threaded and high scale systems.  
• Experience in working with and fostering cross-geo relationships. 
• Management in corporate environment.
  
  

 

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