Principal Security Engineer

Microsoft Security is seeking a Principal Security Engineer to join their mission of making the world a safer place through comprehensive digital security solutions. This role sits within the M365 Security team, focusing on protecting billions of users through Microsoft's productivity applications and emerging AI services like CoPilot. The position offers an opportunity to work with cutting-edge security challenges in AI/CoPilot space, requiring expertise in secure engineering practices and threat mitigation.

The role combines technical leadership with strategic security planning, where you'll drive security incident management, develop secure engineering policies, and guide teams across Microsoft in implementing security best practices. You'll be instrumental in shaping the security architecture of Microsoft's AI platforms and implementations, while mentoring others and representing Microsoft at security conferences.

Working in a growth mindset culture, you'll collaborate with diverse teams to protect Microsoft's vast user base and internal infrastructure. The position offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and the chance to impact billions of users' security worldwide. With up to 100% remote work flexibility and minimal travel requirements (0-25%), this role provides an excellent opportunity to contribute to Microsoft's mission of empowering global digital transformation while maintaining work-life balance.

The ideal candidate will bring 12+ years of technical engineering experience, strong coding capabilities across multiple languages, and a passion for security innovation. You'll be joining a team that values continuous learning, data-driven decision making, and customer-focused solution development in the rapidly evolving landscape of digital security.