Security Engineer – Insider Risk

Security represents the most critical priorities for our customers in a world awash in digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity. Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for all. We want to reshape security and empower every user, customer, and developer with a security cloud that protects them with end to end, simplified solutions. The Microsoft Security organization accelerates Microsoft’s mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers’ heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world.

The Microsoft Insider Risk Program is dedicated to safeguarding our people, data, and intellectual property from internal threats that could compromise the security and integrity of the company. Built on a foundation of innovation and collaboration, the program combines proactive detection, advanced data analytics, and effective response mechanisms to identify and mitigate insider risks. Our team is focused on developing advanced detection and response capabilities, enabling Microsoft to remain resilient against internal risks in an ever-evolving threat landscape.

As a Security Engineer for an Insider Risk Program, you will monitor and triage alerts related to insider threats—ranging from policy violations to potential malicious activity. You will support the investigation and remediation processes with our partner teams across Microsoft. The successful candidate will thrive in a dynamic and global team environment, demonstrate sound and consistent judgement, and can work independently. Having strong attention to detail, excellent communication and organization skills will be essential to success in this role.

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.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.