This role pays more than
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of similar roles. Most pay
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— the shaded band above.
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versus about
$183k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
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Listed pay typically runs
$119,800–$234,700
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As a Senior Security Engineer - Red Team within the Microsoft Red Team organization, you will emulate real-world advanced persistent threats to identify and exploit vulnerabilities across application, cloud, network, hardware, and operational security domains. You will lead red team operations using adversarial tactics to validate production service detection and response capabilities while collaborating with developers and blue teams to improve defensive readiness. Your daily work involves analyzing data sources for breach points, prototyping tools to scale offensive emulation, and communicating risk impacts to advocate for security changes. The role requires expertise in the software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, and anomaly detection. Preferred technical skills include proficiency in coding or scripting using languages such as C#, Python, C++, Go, PowerShell, .NET, or Rust to secure Azure and other critical cloud infrastructure against evolving digital threats.
What does a Security Engineer earn?
Median $185250 from 84 postings across 39 companies.
Discover and exploit end-to-end vulnerabilities to assess the security of various services.
Lead Red Team operations using real-world adversarial tactics to test detection and response capabilities.
Analyze diverse data sources to identify security weaknesses and breach points within infrastructure.
Prototype tools and techniques to scale offensive emulation and accelerate vulnerability discovery.
Collaborate with Blue Teams to improve defensive readiness and provide solutions for customers.
Analyze simulated adversary tactics and communications to enrich threat intelligence.
Advocate for security changes by communicating risk impacts to internal partners.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of experience in security.
Master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of experience in security.
Equivalent experience to the specified degrees and years of service is acceptable.
Ability to pass a Microsoft Cloud background check every two years.
4+ years of experience in identifying security vulnerabilities, software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cyber security, and anomaly detection (preferred).
4+ years of experience with coding or scripting in languages such as C#, Python, C++, Go, PowerShell, .NET, Rust, or other comparable programming languages (preferred).
Generative AI
Adversarial Machine Learning
Red Teaming
Penetration Testing
Python
C#
C/C++
PowerShell
Kali Linux
Burpsuite
Nmap
Nessus
Vulnerability Research
Threat Analysis
Anomaly Detection