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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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As a Principal Security Engineering Manager, you will lead a high-performing team of Security Operations Engineers and Technical Program Managers to build identity protections that reduce lateral-movement risk across infrastructure, services, and administrative environments. You will be responsible for defining the vision and strategy for durable identity protection capabilities while building a hybrid human and agentic operating model. This involves utilizing data, tooling, automation, and AI to improve team operations and scale protection delivery within Entra environments. The role requires collaborating with identity engineering, product, security operations, and platform teams to translate requirements into scalable controls. You will manage the full lifecycle of protection development, from design through operationalization, focusing on securing cloud-critical administration paths. Key competencies include expertise in identity architecture, privileged access, threat modeling, and large-scale computing within a complex security landscape.