Microsoft

Datacenter Security Operations Manager

Microsoft • $97K — $188K *
Quincy, WA 98848In-Person
Information Technology
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Qualifications

  • 4+ years' experience in Security Program or Program Management or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Business Risks or related field and 8+ years' experience in Security Program or Program Management, or equivalent experience.
  • Industry security certifications such as CPP, PSP, or other relevant security certification are beneficial.
  • Ability to pass Microsoft Cloud background check and U.S. Citizenship verification is required.
  • Proven analytical skills to assess security threats and take appropriate actions.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee implementation of physical security policies at data centers, ensuring protection of personnel and assets.
  • Perform analysis to detect and escalate security threats and implement protocols to protect company assets.
  • Partner with operations and security systems to maintain secure datacenter operations in a collaborative environment.
  • Continuously improve efficiency of the physical security program, optimizing resources and implementing creative solutions.
  • Triage physical security events and ensure effective incident response and communication with regional leadership.
  • Contribute to security capability efforts, identifying risks to datacenter security and summarizing analysis for internal stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Access to industry-leading training and development programs.
  • Opportunities for travel and on-call work to enhance security leadership skills.
  • Chance to work within a highly collaborative team-oriented environment.
  • Engagement with cutting-edge security technologies and frameworks.
  • Participation in a company culture that values integrity and personal growth.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

Security Program Management
  • Oversee the implementation of physical security policies and procedures at applicable datacenters, ensuring Microsoft's physical security vendor guard force has the resources and information to deliver physical security services that meet Microsoft and customer requirements to protect people, information, and critical infrastructure.
  • With minimal assistance, performs analysis to detect security threats, alerts, or risks and escalates to critical incident response team and/or external authorities, if necessary. With minimal assistance, implements security protocols to support the physical protection of company personnel and assets. With minimal assistance, delivers and maintains security programs in areas of responsibility.
  • Partner with datacenter operations, security systems and other Microsoft stakeholders to ensure secure and continuous operations while maintaining a One Team, One Microsoft environment.
  • Continuously improve the efficiency and maturity of the overall physical security program at Microsoft datacenters, seeking data and recommending strategies and ideas to reduce churn, optimizing resources including budget management and forecasting, implement creative solutions to problems, scale, automate and simplify process whenever possible.

Security Leadership
  • Receive escalations/notifications of physical security and business impacting events and appropriately triage, ensure that regional leadership is kept informed through regular communication as appropriate and that the necessary personnel for managing an incident respond effectively.
  • On-call 24x7x365 and will travel periodically as planned or unplanned within or outside of assigned city/metropolitan area.
  • With minimal supervision, contributes to collaborative efforts with stakeholders to support security capabilities. Supports risk identification for datacenter insecurity and security disruption (e.g., life safety, business operations, reputation) to assist decision-makers in mitigating risks and responding to residual risks. With minimal supervision, summarizes and reports risk analysis to internal stakeholders and leaders.

Other
  • Embody our culture and values.


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
  • 4+ years' experience in Security Program or Program Management or related field
    • OR equivalent experience.

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.
  • Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of US Citizenship to meet federal government security requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Risks or related field AND 8+ years' experience in Security Program or Program Management
    • OR equivalent experience.
  • Industry security certifications such as CPP, PSP, or other relevant security certification.


Security IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $97,600 - $188,400 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $125,000 - $206,400 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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Microsoft is an American multinational corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services. Microsoft’s devices and consumer (D&C) licensing segment licenses the Windows operating system and related software, Microsoft Office for consumers, and the Windows Phone operating system. The company’s computing and gaming hardware segment provides Xbox gaming and entertainment consoles and accessories, second-party and third-party video games, and Xbox Live subscriptions; surface devices and accessories; and Microsoft PC accessories. Its phone hardware segment offers Lumia smartphones and other non-Lumia phones. Its D&C segment provides Windows Store, Xbox Live transactions, and Windows phone store; search advertising; display advertising; Office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal; first-party video games; and other consumer products and services as well as operating retail stores. Microsoft’s commercial licensing segments license server products, including Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Visual Studio, System Center, and related Client Access Licenses (CALs); Windows Embedded; Windows operating system; Microsoft Office for business, including Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, and related CALs; Microsoft Dynamics business solutions; and Skype. Its commercial segment offers enterprise services, including premier support services and Microsoft consulting services; commercial cloud comprising Office 365 Commercial, other Microsoft Office online offerings, Dynamics CRM Online, and Microsoft Azure; and other commercial products and online services. The company markets and distributes its products through original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and resellers, as well as online.

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Size
181,000 employees
Market Cap
$1,762.4 billion
Industry
Enterprise Technology
Net Income
$51.3 billion
Founded
1975
5 Year Trend
+15.5%
Revenue
$153.2 billion
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