Principal Software Engineering Manager

Cyber-attacks are increasing in volume and sophistication, evading traditional defenses, and posing a growing risk to enterprises. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) is a market leading comprehensive solution that helps security teams successfully prevent and stop threats. MDE provides an end-to-end solution starting from attack surface reduction with threat and vulnerability management; through attack prevention with next-get endpoint protection; post-breach detection and remediation and automatic attack disruption. MDE is integrated into Microsoft Threat Protection (MTP) suite, protecting against malicious activity from all fronts: Endpoint Security, Identity, Cloud applications, Office and email protection, and Cloud protection. MTP provides a unified experience to identify and react against threat actors with complete visibility, building a complete picture of each attack in a single dashboard. Join our team of engineers to develop cutting-edge detection and remediation systems and be a part of defining and shaping the next big leap in the Microsoft Security journey.

Our team focuses on diversity of all types in candidates for our roles and we strive to hire people with different experiences and perspectives into our team. To that end, we know that no candidate has every desired skill and experience, but all of us together make our team strong. So, if cyber security is something you’re passionate about, you live and love data, want to make the world a safer place for millions of customers, and you love creating products for and with customers - come join us.

Responsibilities

Microsoft defender for Endpoint group is building an industry leading security product that is deployed in tens of millions of devices: Windows, Windows Server, macOS and all common Linux enterprise distributions. The group puts an emphasis on top-notch engineering and quality to deliver innovative sensors and a highly scalable and stable cloud platform.

You will be leading an engineering team within the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint group, responsible of building innovative solutions for prevention, detection, remediation, scale and attack disruption. You will be responsible on the entire group infrastructure, resources and engineering experience and efficiency in this DevOps oriented group. You'll be accountable the entire group operational effectiveness at scale, leading a large team of engineers building tools and automations for scalable, reliable, compliant and secured product.

Expected to be +20% Hands-On.

Qualifications
B.Sc./M.Sc in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent.
5+ years of people management in Engineering/DevOps teams: recruiting, technical leadership and mentorship, personal development, team building, vision, and roadmap creation. Leading a team of 8+ engineers and/or DepOps experts.
8+ years of software development experience, including deep knowledge in infrastructures, resources, and underlying technologies and industry standards (Azure/AWS, K8s, Auth&AuthZ, etc.).
Lead complex designs, implement with quality and scale, mentor engineers.
Engaging, cooperative, forward thinking, curious and enthusiastic
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