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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Security Assurance Engineer - **Company:** Microsoft - **Location:** Reston, VA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $85,400 - $168,100 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Microsoft Online Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cyber Security, Microsoft Software, Software Engineering, Information Technology - **Published:** November 12, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/security-assurance-engineer-reston-va--e04d72d3-40cc-47f5-82e9-72eebeca17fa ## About the Role Team Player, Microsoft Product Family, Risk Management, Protective Services, Operations Security (OPSEC), Portfolio Analysis, Legal, Cloud Computing, Software Engineering, Trend Analysis, * Bachelors Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Risk Management, Cyber Security, or related field * OR equivalent experience. * Experience in agile development practices, security operations, threat modeling, or other security practices. Other Requirements Security Clearance Requirements: Candidates must be able 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 & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customer and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal Classified as Microsoft Confidentialrequirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance., * Masters Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Risk Management, Cyber Security, or related field * OR Bachelors Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Risk Management, Cyber Security, or related field AND 2+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large scale computing, threat modeling, cyber security, or anomaly detection (enterprise experience) * OR equivalent experience. * Ability and Willingness to acquire and maintain a US Government Clearance * Experience working in a similar role within the technology or defense industry ## Description We are seeking a skilled and experienced Security Assurance (SA) engineer to join our team. Do you have a passion for security and get excited about impacting some of the largest and most complex security challenges Microsoft faces in the enterprise today? Are you looking to join a fast-paced, dynamic, and diverse team? Our team is a dynamic organization chartered with providing security assurance services to Microsoft's enterprise to help effectively identify and mitigate security risks. We are a high energy, highly collaborative team. The successful candidate for this role will work across teams and service lines to execute on our strategy for providing end-to-end security assurance and security reliability. This includes assessments for a broad portfolio of services and capabilities. You will be expected to contribute to performing assessments as well as helping manage the business and alignment with Microsoft's and our customers requirements. You will have the opportunity to work with engineering teams throughout the development cycle to influence secure design and enable continuous secure operations. This role will require cross divisional partnership with Microsoft Specialized Cloud Security engineering teams, Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs, Global Trade, and the National Security Team among others. At Microsoft, our mission-to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more-guides how we partner with customers to deliver trusted, impactful solutions. With a growth mindset culture, we innovate responsibly and measure success by shared progress-people, teams, and customers. Join us to do meaningful work that changes the world and helps shape what's next for everyone. Responsibilities * Analyze threat trends and anomalies to determine operational impact. * Identify security defects or vulnerabilities and escalates as needed. * Develop expertise in class or set of security issues, tools, mitigations, and processes * Address security issues with customers and/or partners * Contribute to analysis reporting * Conduct security analysis including scope, priorities and overall security guarantees of a service or application. * Embody our culture and values.