Microsoft
Principal Security Architect
United States, Multiple Locations, Multiple Locations · Principal
Sponsorship not specified$143k-$275kDetected 1 day ago
AzureStatisticsCybersecuritySIEMSOC OperationsIncident ResponseMicrosoft Office
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Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
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Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70
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About the role
- Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day.
- Security remains a critical priority for our customers in a world awash in digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity.
Responsibilities
- Drive identity security strategy, threat modeling, and operational readiness.
- Develop security operations frameworks for AI-enabled systems and agentic workloads.
- Partner across engineering and security teams to influence long-term security direction.
- As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals.
Requirements
- Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
- This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Nice to have
- Deep experience in Security Operations, Identity Security, or Cloud Security (preference in Azure).
- Strong understanding of authentication, authorization, privileged access, and modern identity systems.
- Experience securing AI (agents and blueprints), machine identities, or emerging cloud-native technologies.
- Demonstrated success influencing without authority across multiple.
- https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
- This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
- Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.
Skills
- Microsoft is one of the largest enterprise service companies in the world.
- Microsoft aspires to make the world a safer place for all.
- This expectation is subject to local law and may vary by jurisdiction.
- Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
Compensation
- $143k-$275k
Company info
- In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.
- Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer.
- If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the
Visa & Work Authorization
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