New

Principal Security Engineer Manager

Microsoft
$139,900.00 - $274,800.00 / yr
United States, Washington, Redmond
Mar 16, 2026
Overview The Microsoft Offensive Research & Security Engineering (MORSE) team is looking for a learn-it-allsecurityengineeringmanagerthat will help secure Microsoft products. The MORSE teamisresponsible forsecuring Microsoft's operating systems, including Windows, cloud computing platforms, and virtualization technologies.These solutions support the daily needs of over one billion customers worldwide.This team performs security design reviews, code reviews, andvulnerability researchon key features of Windows and Azure to make sure they meet the highest possible security standards. Our engineering team builds mitigations, hardens operating systems, builds scalable bug detection systems, improves developer tools, and createscutting edgevulnerability research capabilities. In this role, you will lead a team of security engineers focused oneliminatingvulnerabilities atscale. Your team will design and develop new security mitigations, drive systematic reductions in entire classes of vulnerabilities, and partner with product teams to refactor and hardenhighriskcodebases acrossMicrosoft operating systems. As a people manager, you will prioritize the growth and success of your team-coaching engineers, supporting career development, fostering a healthy and inclusive team culture, and advocating for both individual and collective impact. You will work closely with peer managers and technical leads todrive program execution, enable clear and continuous feedback loops, and help evolve processes that improve how MORSEoperatesand scales. The ideal candidate has experience managing platform security engineering teams,a strong foundationin operating system security fundamentals,handsonexperience with native code (C/C++), anda track recordofoperatingeffectively in highambiguity, highautonomy environments. Responsibilities Champion team health by building a positive culture, advocating for your team, and ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Support career growth by understanding team members' goals, offering feedback, resolving conflicts, and charting long-term paths for success. Act as a conduit for feedback and help shape processes and improvements that make the organization more effective. Drive the execution and delivery of mitigation and hardening projects, working with technical leads, partner teams, and other security organizationsacross the company. Contribute to and unblockhighimpactmitigation efforts, including tooling, refactoring, and scalable vulnerability reduction initiatives, helping teams navigate dependencies, tradeoffs, and delivery risks. Stay current on emerging threats, attacker techniques, and ecosystem mitigations, applying this context to improve detection coverage and scale vulnerability prevention. Qualifications Required Qualifications: Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years experience in security or related field OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years experience in security or related field OR equivalent experience. 1+ year(s) people management. Preferred Qualifications: 7+ years of experience in a software engineering or security-related field 3+ years managing security-focused engineering teams 3+ years of software engineering in a systems language such as C, C++, or Rust Ability to create clarity, energy, and cohesion across the team Public track record of relevant security research, especially around vulnerability discovery Experience exploiting bugs and bypassing security mitigations inoperatingsystems Familiarity with Microsoft Windows architecture Penetration Testing M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: 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. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.