Microsoft's Azure Security Operations team defends critical cloud services at scale by integrating security engineering, incident response, data analytics, automation, and AI-driven innovation. As a Principal Security Operations Engineering Manager, you will lead the Incident Response function, investigate complex security events, and develop solutions that improve detection, response, and resilience for Microsoft's cloud environment. This role blends hands-on technical depth with strategic influence and requires collaboration with engineering, product, and security teams to solve challenges that matter globally.

Responsibilities

Qualifications: Required Qualifications:

Lead and develop a world-class incident response team; protect Microsoft's cloud ecosystem through security operations; drive strategic investments to enhance detection, response, and recovery capabilities; partner across engineering, product, and security organizations to deliver durable, defense-in-depth solutions; foster operational excellence through data-driven decision making, automation, AI innovation, and continuous improvement; represent the organization with senior leadership, communicating security risk, operational health, and strategic priorities to executive stakeholders; attract, develop, and retain exceptional security talent while building an inclusive, high-performing team.
Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat modeling, cybersecurity, anomaly detection, Securit

About the role

Microsoft's Azure Security Operations team defends critical cloud services at scale by integrating security engineering, incident response, data analytics, automation, and AI-driven innovation. As a Principal Security Operations Engineering Manager, you will lead the Incident Response function, investigate complex security events, and develop solutions that improve detection, response, and resilience for Microsoft's cloud environment. This role blends hands-on technical depth with strategic influence and requires collaboration with engineering, product, and security teams to solve challenges that matter globally.

Responsibilities

Qualifications: Required Qualifications:

Lead and develop a world-class incident response team; protect Microsoft's cloud ecosystem through security operations; drive strategic investments to enhance detection, response, and recovery capabilities; partner across engineering, product, and security organizations to deliver durable, defense-in-depth solutions; foster operational excellence through data-driven decision making, automation, AI innovation, and continuous improvement; represent the organization with senior leadership, communicating security risk, operational health, and strategic priorities to executive stakeholders; attract, develop, and retain exceptional security talent while building an inclusive, high-performing team.
Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat modeling, cybersecurity, anomaly detection, Securit

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