Principal Software Engineer - Hardware Security

Principal Software Engineer - Hardware Security

Overview : Are you passionate about operating systems, hardware, and computer security? Do you like to work on low-level technologies that are directly 'code to metal'?

Do you take pride in designing secure systems that are a nightmare for the most skilled hackers but a delight to use for end users?

If you do, then we might have a very exciting opportunity for you!

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We are the Hardware Security team in the Azure Enterprise and Security group (#ensjobs) and we are looking for an experienced, motivated software engineer to help transform and evolve hardware security in all Microsoft products and services.

Our code powers billions of devices worldwide and is a constant target of ever more sophisticated cyber criminals. We own some of the most important foundational technologies in Azure, Windows, and Xbox that leverage hardware to help protect our customers' data and devices.

Our goal is to ensure our devices are amongst the most secure in the industry, with strong, hardware-backed guarantees and enforcements that are malware resistant.

Our team owns many foundational technologies and platforms such as TPM (Trusted Platform Module), Pluton security processor, as well as the Xbox hardware security architecture that our customers rely on for securing their devices.

We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be joining a team of highly technical engineers and world-class experts in hardware / firmware / software security.

You will lead and be responsible for building technologies and platforms that leverage the latest advancements in security and incorporate mitigations based on advanced attacks.

As a technical and project leader, you will influence our product technology roadmap aligning to our business goals. You will be part of a team that values team players and those who love to learn while having abundant opportunities to grow personally and professionally.

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team to design, develop, and deliver security firmware and software solutions that achieve security, reliability, scalability, performance, and efficiency for Microsoft products and services.
• Represent Microsoft in security industry standard organizations such as Trusted Computing Group for technology specifications discussion and modifications.
• Bring other industry standards into our product and technology planning.
• Define project engineering plans, execute to deliver with focus on accountability, learning, and quality.
• Mentor and grow the team members' engineering culture and careers.
• Guide the team to develop excellent engineering practices and ensure the product is compliant with security, privacy, accessibility, and other compliance requirements.
• Evaluate and assess emerging technologies in the hardware security and related areas and partner with product management, customers, and other Microsoft teams and companies to define requirements, develop a roadmap, and scope project milestones.
• Focus on diversity and inclusiveness to enable creative solutions to challenging problems.

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