Principal Network Security Engineer
Microsoft
Principal Network Security Engineer
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Overview
Microsoft Azure operates one of the largest Internet Protocol (IP) networks in the world, connecting millions of servers across hundreds of data centers to customers globally. This infrastructure supports a wide range of services and requires robust security measures to ensure reliability and trust.
The Azure Networking Security team plays a critical role in safeguarding the routers and switches that form the backbone of this network. The team includes professionals from various disciplines—software engineering, network engineering, data science, and security—who work together to analyze billions of daily network events. Their goal is to detect potential threats and ensure compliance with established security standards.
As a Principal Network Security Engineer and technical leader, you will help drive efforts to identify and respond to non-compliant events, including those that may indicate malicious activity. This role offers the opportunity to apply and expand your expertise in network security while developing scalable detection systems suited for a large-scale cloud environment.
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Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field
- OR 7+ years of experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cyber security, anomaly detection, Security Operations Center (SOC) detection, threat analytics, security incident and event management (SIEM), or operations incident response.
- 1+ years experience in the secure operations of the routers and switches that comprise a large scale IP network.
- Knowledge of layer 2 protocols, and layer 3 networking including IP addressing and routing protocols such as OSPF, IS-IS, BGP and MPLS.
Other Requirements:
- 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:
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Additional or Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's Degree
- OR Doctorate Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science
- OR related field
- OR 10+ years of experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cyber security, and anomaly detection.
- CISSP CISA CISM SANS GCIA GCIH OSCP Security+
- 1+ years experience in the analysis of security event data related to the routers and switches that comprise a large scale IP network.
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Responsibilities
• You will drive the analysis of network event data leading to the development of high-fidelity security detections and compliance reporting. You will leverage multiple sources of data in conducting analysis and drive usage of analytical technologies within the team.
• As a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), you will triage and analyze alerts triggered by our detections and determine next steps. You will work with other security teams and influence device and service owners to take action in response to findings.
• You will stay current in your areas of security and networking expertise, and coach and mentor others in these areas.
• As part of Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative, you will drive strategic improvements and refinement of security policy and standards relating to Azure’s networks. You will educate others (e.g. network service teams) on security policy and work with them to implement more effective security controls.