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Security Assurance Specialist

Microsoft
United States, Nevada, Reno
6840 Sierra Center Parkway (Show on map)
Jul 04, 2025
OverviewSecurity represents the most critical priorities for our customers in a world awash in digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity. Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for all. We want to reshape security and empower every user, customer, and developer with a security cloud that protects them with end to end, simplified solutions. The Microsoft Security organization accelerates Microsoft's mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers' heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate. 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. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. We are looking for a Security Assurance Specialist to support the operational management of Microsoft Security Standards (MSS). This role will help drive the quality, clarity, and adoption of MSS requirements and controls across the organization. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, collaborative, and eager to grow into a subject matter expert in security governance.This position is part of a broader team and will work under the guidance of senior team members to help maintain MSS content, onboard new requirements into the Liquid platform, and resolve issues in the standards library. Rather than focusing on vulnerability analysis or penetration testing, this role emphasizes structured security assurance through governance and content management.Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. 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.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.
Responsibilities Microsoft Security Standards (MSS) Content Management: Assist in maintaining and improving MSS requirements and controls. Track and resolve issues in MSS content, such as outdated language, unclear guidance, or missing metadata. Support the review and update process in collaboration with senior team members.Collaboration and Coordination: Work with requirement and control owners, security SMEs, and governance stakeholders to onboard and refine MSS content. Help facilitate working sessions and follow-ups to ensure alignment and clarity. Support documentation and communication efforts to drive adoption and understanding.Liquid Platform Support: Help onboard and maintain MSS content in the Liquid platform. Monitor content quality and assist in resolving integration issues. Coordinate with the Liquid product team to improve workflows and user experience.Continuous Improvement: Maintain a backlog of MSS content issues and improvement opportunities. Contribute to process documentation and best practices for MSS governance. Participate in retrospectives and feedback loops to improve team operations.Enablement and Guidance: Support internal teams in understanding MSS expectations. Help develop and maintain guidance materials, FAQs, and onboarding resources. Respond to questions and feedback from stakeholders with support from senior team members.Other Embody our culture and values
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