Site Reliability Engineer
The Microsoft Dynamics SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) team is looking for talented internet engineers to design, build & secure large scale business oriented services for Microsoft. Our team has a global presence with engineers in the US, Switzerland, & Ireland and we manage services deployed worldwide. This position requires in depth understanding of Cloud Security and Threat Intelligence. The ideal candidate is a deep technologist with proven track record detecting, demonstrating, and mitigating cyber threats in complex multi-platform environments. The successful candidate will be at ease discovering flaws, articulating risk, and showcasing practical exploitation of security vulnerabilities & fixes in a mixture of infrastructure, application, and networking technologies.In this role you will utilize best in breed technology including Microsoft & open source projects. We are looking for an engineer ready for big challenges & capable of working in a multi-platform environment. This is an awesome opportunity in an exciting division inside of Microsoft; we are a Cloud First, Mobile First Company. You’ll work on some of our hardest problems, building high quality, architecturally sound systems that are aligned with business needs. You’ll think globally when building systems, ensuring we build high performing, scalable systems that are secure.Related Technology• Vulnerability Scanning: Nexpose, Qualys, Nessus• Networking: WireShark, NetMon, Scappy• Scripting: PowerShell, Python, and/or Ruby• WebApps: Burp Suite, Web Inspect, w3af, Fiddler• Penetration Testing: Backtrack, Kali, Metasploit, Canvas, ExploitDB• Public & Private Clouds: Azure, AWS, OpenStack, Cloudstack• Profiling: Showdan, Recon-ng Related Certifications• GWAPT: Web Application Pen Tester• GPEN: Penetration Tester• GXPN: Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester• CISSP: Certified Information Systems Security ProfessionalResponsibilities:• Vulnerability Management and Threat Intelligence • Influence feature design, architecture, standards & processes to ensure Security.• Conduct advanced network security forensics.• Assessment and recommendation of Web Application Security.• Influence culture to be security minding at all times.• Ability to automate tasks using scripting or other programming language. • Identify gaps in current technology & processes & recommend improvements.• Collaborate at depth with peers in Development & Program Management.Required Experience & Skills:• Proven experience as a team player working with devops groups to continuously improve security posture.• Working knowledge of industry standard tools and systems related to penetration testing and forensics.• Deep hands‐on technical expertise in large scale systems engineering & complex distributed systems architectures.• Able to articulate and visually present attack and mitigation strategies and concepts. • Demonstrated expertise in web services, virtualization, cloud concepts, REST, JSON, YAML, XML, SQL, PHP, LDAP, & object oriented methodologies.• Solid understanding of network routing, load balancing, & Internet transport protocols.• 7+ years’ experience providing security insight and solutions in large scale environments.• Strong analytical and troubleshooting capabilities.• Ability to manage multiple priorities, commitments & projects.• Demonstrated passion for customer experience & usability, including successful delivery of customer self‐service tools & automated management/optimization of services.Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of US Citizenship to meet federal government security requirements.Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer & supports workforce diversity. All applications for vacant positions will be welcomed & will be considered on the relative merits of the applicant against the role profile for the position regardless of color, race, nationality, ethnic origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, parental responsibilities, age, religion, or belief.
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