Physical Security Engineer | Microsoft Careers
At a glance
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As a Physical Security Engineer at Microsoft, you will join a high-impact team responsible for maintaining and enhancing physical security infrastructure supporting critical online services such as Bing, Office 365, and Azure. Your daily tasks include implementing access control systems in new datacenters, ensuring compliance with design standards, and participating in on-call rotations to manage security incidents. You will collaborate closely with the PSOC and other teams to assess system health, identify performance trends, and recommend improvements. The role requires expertise in technologies like LenelS2/OnGuard and proficiency in areas such as threat modeling and cyber security, making it ideal for someone with a background in computer science or related fields and experience in large-scale computing environments. This position offers significant visibility within Microsoft’s expanding datacenter portfolio of over 100 locations globally.
Skills
What you'll do
- Program physical access control and video systems for new datacenter deployments.
- Monitor security system health and infrastructure to identify performance trends and gaps.
- Participate in on-call rotations to support physical security systems globally.
- Recommend and implement improvements to processes, procedures, and documentation.
- Manage lifecycle support and compliance of physical security systems across sites.
What we're looking for
- Master's Degree in a relevant field and 1+ year of experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, or cybersecurity.
- Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field and 2+ years of experience in threat modeling, anomaly detection, SOC detection, or SIEM.
- Experience with LenelS2/OnGuard physical security systems.
- CISSP, CISA, CISM, SANS, OSCP, or Security+ certifications.
- Ability to manage the lifecycle support and compliance of physical security systems.
Employer
About Microsoft
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
Microsoft currently has 534 open roles on FindRole.
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