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Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing
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The Group Engineering Manager will lead multiple engineering teams within the Privileged Access Controls team to deliver secure, compliant, and scalable just-in-time access solutions. You will define technical and organizational strategies, develop engineering talent, and drive live-site excellence through robust monitoring and incident response. Your day-to-day work involves setting technical direction for identity services, prioritizing security and resilience, and partnering across Identity, Azure, and Security teams to translate customer needs into delivery plans. You will utilize skills in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python to manage platforms involving Microsoft Entra, Azure, and Zero Trust architectures. The role focuses on solving complex problems in privileged access management, authorization systems, and access governance to protect critical cloud services and ensure platform modernization.
Lead and develop multiple engineering teams within the Access Management and Governance organization.
Set the technical direction for secure, scalable identity services and architecture.
Drive live-site excellence through robust monitoring, incident response, and safe deployments.
Translate customer needs into technical priorities and coordinated delivery plans with product teams.
Champion engineering quality and the adoption of AI-powered development tools.
Define multi-year technical strategies for privileged access and authorization systems.
Manage and develop engineering managers to build high-performing, inclusive organizations.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire and every two years thereafter.
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 12+ years of technical engineering experience (preferred).
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 15+ years of technical engineering experience (preferred).
6+ years of people management experience leading engineering teams, including managing managers and delivering large-scale cloud services (preferred).
Experience building, operating, or securing cloud identity, access management, privileged access, authorization, authentication, or security platforms at scale (preferred).
Experience driving cross-organizational technical initiatives involving security, compliance, reliability, and service operations across multiple engineering teams (preferred).
Experience with Microsoft Entra, Azure, Zero Trust architectures, or privileged access management solutions (preferred).
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
Identity and Access Management (IAM)
CyberArk
Delinea
Netwrix
Active Directory
Entra ID
Azure
Windows
Linux
API
Zero Trust
Multi-Factor Authentication
Agile
ISO
NIST
Databases
Networking
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
Identity and Access Management (IAM)
CyberArk
Delinea
Netwrix
Active Directory
Entra ID
Azure
Windows
Linux
API
Zero Trust
Multi-Factor Authentication
Agile
ISO
NIST
Databases
Networking