Microsoft

Field Chief Information Security Officer-Software Digital Platform (SDP)

Microsoft • $130K — $251K *
Los Angeles, CA 90011In-Person
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Master's or Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field with 4-7 years of pre-sales or consulting experience.
  • Experience with cloud and hybrid infrastructures, architecture, and migrations.
  • Direct experience with AI platforms and applications.
  • Knowledge of comprehensive information security practices including IAM, SOC, and cryptography.
  • Understanding of AI security and governance, including data protection and compliance.
  • Strong communication skills to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Ability to influence cross-functional teams to achieve outcomes.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with sales teams to craft long-term strategies for key accounts.
  • Engage with C-suite executives, primarily CISOs, to understand and fulfill their security objectives.
  • Establish trusted advisor relationships to enhance customer security programs using industry frameworks.
  • Create tailored recommendations to improve customer security posture aligned with their business goals.
  • Analyze security trends and educate customers and leadership on potential impacts.
  • Serve as the liaison between Microsoft and strategic customers to drive security initiatives and deployment success.
  • Lead presentations and workshops to demonstrate thought leadership in security and AI best practices.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health care coverage.
  • Retirement savings plans and pension options.
  • Generous time-off policies.
  • Professional development and learning opportunities.
  • Employee discounts and perks.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities
  • Partner with area sales leadership and account teams in developing long term strategic plans for key win accounts in your area.
  • Engage with customer C-suite executive with Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) being the primary role, to understand their strategic objectives.
  • Develop and nurture trusted advisor relationships helping CISO mature their security program by establishing the foundation for quality of platform security program architecture leveraging industry frameworks and standards.
  • Develop strategic, operational, and tactical recommendations tailored to each customer with the intent of improving customer security posture and compliance position, aligned with their business goals and risk tolerance.
  • Monitor and analyze emerging security trends, share insights with customers as well as our area leadership and guiding them through the potential impacts on their industry.
  • Be the trusted Security partner between Microsoft and our strategic customers in developing, implementing, and executing on their security priorities, driving customer intent to buy and post sales deployment.Advise, coach and train the area leadership on MS security solution value prop and positioning.
  • Be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) supporting area leaders on security conversations in executive forums as CISO roundtables, etc.In alignment with Microsoft's key priorities, establish customers' security strategy and ensure execution of said strategy with key C-suite customer stakeholders.
  • Lead Security presentations, demonstrations, and workshops in Industry forums to provide thought leadership on AI Transformation best practices, and on Microsoft's Security portfolio.
  • Develop and maintain industry expertise: The Customer Security Officer will stay up to date with the latest developments and advancements in security including new tech, competitors, and internal product and services offerings.
  • Growth Mindset. Experience and passion for learning; implementing practices from others; trying, failing, and learning from both successes and failures; sharing practices and knowledge for others' benefit.
  • Other
    • Embody our culture and values


Qualifications
Required/minimum qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 4+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 6+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR 7+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
    • OR equivalent experience.


Other Requirements
  • This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must have authorization to work in the United States that does not now or in the future require employer sponsorship
Additional or preferred qualifications
  • 6+ years experience with cloud and hybrid, or on premises infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management.
  • Direct experience with AI platforms, applications and/or AI-enabled business transformation. Certification in relevant technologies or disciplines (e.g., Azure AI, Office 365, Power BI, Azure Architect and Development exams, Cloud Platform Technologies, Information Security, Architecture, AI Security, AI governance).
  • Information Security knowledge and/or hands-on experience with any combination of the following: information security competency - including Identity and Access Management, Security Operations (SOC), network security, Security Development Lifecycle (SDL), cryptography, key management, hardware security modules, security architecture and design, operations security, legal/risk/compliance, and physical security.
  • Understanding of AI and agentic systems and their security and governance implications, including securing AI applications and agents, identity and access for agents, data protection, model and application risks, Responsible AI, governance, compliance, and risk management.
  • Ability to translate emerging risks into practical guidance for enterprise adoption and transformation.
  • Knowledge of security issues & trends (including AI), able to articulate the high-level Microsoft security strategy to both technical & non-technical audiences with a detailed understanding of Microsoft 365 and Azure security frameworks, all service-level security capabilities (including details of defense-in-depth implementation - data encryption, data isolation, lock box, customer key, datacenter security, etc.), and all customer controls (identity & access management, RMS, encryption, etc.)In-depth knowledge of security principles, compliance standards and ability to apply them in diverse business contexts., with detailed understanding of current compliance status for industry standard security & audit frameworks (such as ISO27001, HIPAA, SSAE16, FISMA,NIS2, etc.), and compliance features.
  • Experienced communicator who can translate security concepts into business outcomes and engage effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, including executives and government representatives.
  • Ability to influence and collaborate across teams to drive meaningful outcomes, regardless of reporting relationships.


Solution Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $130,900 - $251,900 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 $165,600 - $272,300 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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