Azure is the fastest-growing business in Microsoft’s history and is the foundation of Microsoft’s Cloud Services. Continuing this success, Azure has expanded into the Government space with its mission-critical cloud, delivering breakthrough innovation and security to those customers and their partners. With world-class security, protection, and compliance, agencies can accelerate cloud adoption with confidence, in a consistent hybrid environment designed for flexibility and scale. Azure Government enables innovation with deeply integrated cloud services, advanced analytics, and an open application platform, that provides the building blocks to rapidly develop, deploy and manage intelligent solutions. Government customers can leverage the vast network of Microsoft’s technology partners and diverse marketplace offerings, to advance their mission and serve their citizens.

As we drive to be the leading cloud platform in the world, Azure Global Government is hiring subject matter experts in many fields to drive the protection and security of our business. 

In this role, you will be working with Azure service teams to meet the rigorous requirements of government regulatory statutes as well as managing the compliance program for Azure’s High Security Clouds. The US Government requires that cloud services be authorized prior to use. You will be leading a team in a collaborative and demanding environment with other groups of engineers to expand the scope of Azure services to meet the highest regulatory requirements.   Your work will directly contribute to the number of Azure’s services available to US Government users requiring the highest levels of compliance. Besides working with internal partner teams, you will work closely with government accreditors and customers. Customer obsession is a must.

Responsibilities

• Direct and approve enterprise security programs including designs
• Identify, report, and control incidents
• Monitor threats and take preventative measures
• Review and approve security policies, controls and incident response planning
• Approve identity and access policies
• Maintain a current understanding the IT threat landscape for the industry
• Ensure compliance with the changing laws and applicable regulations
• Translate industry knowledge to identification of risks and actionable plans to protect the business
• Schedule periodic security audits
• Oversee identity, access management, and US Government accreditations
• Manage all teams, employees, contractors and vendors involved in IT security, which may include hiring
• Constantly update the security strategy to leverage new technology and threat information
• Brief the executive team on status and risks, including taking the role of champion for the overall strategy and necessary budget
• Communicate best practices and risks to all parts of the business, outside IT
• Lead government engagement for Cross Domain Services (CDS) efforts for Microsoft, including engaging with technical experts within Microsoft and from the National Cross Domain Services Management Office (NCDSMO), DoD, the IC, CDS vendors, and the CDS user community to identify and solve information sharing and security challenges
• Provide technical expertise on the application and enabling of Enterprise Cross Domain Services (ECDS)
• Coordinate with DoD and IC CDS communities to identify ECDS requirements and gaps
• Identify ECDS when possible to meet information access and sharing requirements, and provide guidance on how to make best use of currently available CDSs
• Perform CDS tradeoff analysis, and assess designs/implementation on their ability to support functional requirement

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of Cyber security and CDS
• Proven experience with ICD 503 and DoD RMF
• Experience working with systems that require FedRAMP and/or DoD/DISA SRG authorization
• Experience with cloud technologies and/or cloud services
• BS or higher degree in Computer Science or related discipline, or equivalent industry experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of industry experience working the Government market sector serving Local, State, and / or Federal Government agencies (including Civilian, Department of Defense or the Intelligence Community)
• 7+ years’ experience in product, project, or program management with large scale services, mission applications, or distributed systems
• Ability to apply security principles and mechanisms to the systems and enterprise system designs
• Knowledge / expertise in systems security engineering, including requirements analysis and system architecture design
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Ability to work in a flexible, fast-paced environment
• Self-managing leader who takes initiative
• Proven experience working in information security and specifically in the governance, risk, and compliance areas

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: 

• Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of US Citizenship to meet federal government security requirements
• Candidates must have an active TS and be willing to upgrade to TS/SCI (with polygraph) or have an active TS/SCI and be willing to upgrade to TS/SCI (with polygraph). This role will require candidates to maintain the TS/SCI (with polygraph) clearance
• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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