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. 

The U.S. Government is eager to realize the benefits of the cloud, adopting a Cloud First policy for new investments. Microsoft is committed to supporting these initiatives and is uniquely positioned to offer hyper scale cloud capabilities to U.S. Government agencies for all its cloud computing needs.  

Responsibilities

As a Principal Program Manager in the team, this position will own: 

·        Produce Insider Threat Referral Reports (investigative leads) that document issues on computer misuse, various violations of policy, counterintelligence concerns, foreign influence, financial stressors, workplace threats self/others, Continuous Evaluation (CE), adjudicative and other insider threat concerns. Document referrals in written products and reports.  

·        Provide analytic case support to investigations, administrative or security inquiries, counterintelligence risk assessments, or other adjudicative assessments, OIG misconduct issues, DoD investigations, and 811 counterespionage referrals to external Federal Law Enforcement agencies. Document all referral activities in written products and reports.  

·        Complete use case queries for new insider threat identification operations, using current infrastructure 

·        Complete special analytical projects as directed by Microsoft or government advisors. Document in written products and reports.  

·        Access and integrate information from network monitoring tools and other data analytics tools and sources to decipher underlying trends or uncover anomalies and discern obscure patterns and attributes.  

·        Prepare and present analysis, in the form of briefings and/or reports, to government client.  

·        Perform proactive inquiries and collaborate with investigative entities, IC organizations, and Law Enforcement agencies/entities, at the direction and oversight of government supervisors. 

This position is based in Reston, VA 

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications 

• Highly effective communication and collaboration with customers, partners and across teams
• Technical aptitude in service design, architecture and software development
• 7+ years of experience of Counterintelligence, CI Investigations, or analysis experience, or related field experience that is deemed Mission Essential per US Government standards
• Experience with data analytics tools and databases (e.g. analyst notebook Raytheon Sure View, ObserveIT, LogA queries, Microsoft Logging capability, etc.). 
• Shall have successfully graduated from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), Defense Cyber Investigations Training Academy (DCITA), Joint Counterintelligence Training Academy (JCITA), DoD, other US Federal Government, Intelligence Community, State, or local formal CI training courses or programs.
• BS or Master’s Degree in computer science or a related field or equivalent experience
• Insider Threat team are subject to special consideration, and are required to obtain additional training, and can be subject to additional polygraph 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: 

• 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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