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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 Principal Technical Program Manager joins the Microsoft Red Team to drive engineering and operational programs for CyberShield. This role focuses on shifting red teaming from human-led engagements to a software-driven, continuous model powered by agentic, AI-driven red teaming. You will partner with red team operators, security engineers, and platform teams to build infrastructure and capabilities for customer operations across cloud, identity, network, endpoint, hardware, and operational security domains. Key responsibilities include defining technical requirements, managing cross-functional dependencies, and translating offensive security tradecraft into scalable technical solutions. You will utilize skills in technical program management, data analysis, and offensive security to manage milestones and measurable outcomes. The work involves solving complex problems by advancing AI-driven reconnaissance, vulnerability discovery, and exploitation within heterogeneous environments.
What does a Technical Program Manager earn?
Median $190350 from 281 postings across 47 companies.
Drive cross-functional engineering programs to enable red team operations across Microsoft and external customer environments.
Define technical requirements and oversee the development of scalable infrastructure, tooling, and AI capabilities.
Translate red team tradecraft and operational requirements into actionable engineering plans, designs, and execution strategies.
Lead programs to advance agentic, AI-driven red teaming for reconnaissance, vulnerability discovery, and exploitation.
Manage program objectives, key results, and metrics to measure engineering milestones and security impact.
Identify and mitigate technical, operational, and organizational risks while driving cross-team decisions.
Develop technical strategy documents and executive-level communications to present progress and outcomes to leadership.
Work directly with customers to execute technical needs and incorporate feedback into engineering priorities.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree and 6+ years of experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development (or equivalent).
3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
Ability to provide proof of citizenship or U.S. permanent residency for export control assessment.
Ability to pass Microsoft background checks and Microsoft Cloud background checks.
6+ years of experience working in security engineering or a closely related technical security field (preferred).
6+ years of experience driving collaboration across multidisciplinary engineering, security, or technical teams (preferred).
2+ years of experience in red teaming, penetration testing, offensive security, or a related security domain (preferred).
Active U.S. Government TS//SCI clearance with full-scope polygraph (preferred).
Red Teaming
Adversary Emulation
AI Agents
Python
C#
C++
Go
PowerShell
.NET
Rust
Azure
AWS
GCP
Entra ID
Active Directory
Windows
Linux
MITRE ATT&CK
TIBER-EU
CBEST
DORA
Penetration Testing
C
C++
C#
Java
JavaScript
Python
Azure
AWS
GCP
Red Teaming
Exploit Development
Vulnerability Discovery
Post-Exploitation
Agent Platform Development
Threat Intelligence
Adversary Emulation