Senior Program Manager | Security Assurance - CTJ - Poly

Overview

Microsoft's E P (Edge & Platform) is looking for an exceptional business and technical leader who will support the National Security Group as a Senior Program Manager of Security Assurance in the Redmond, WA area.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• As you independently develop a government compliance program strategy and process, you will run existing tools to execute compliance tasks. You’ll also provide requirements for building out tools and processes needed to develop marketing-leading compliance products.
• You will define controls by identifying potential failure points, independently ensuring routine and complex issues are fixed. You’ll also test controls to determine if they are effective, using your own judgment to identify areas to improve.
• Collaborating across teams, you will ensure the same compliance standards are applied evenly as you educate teams on compliance requirements. You’ll also develop compliance metrics and audit issues and consult on remediation for reports.
• You will conduct routine and complex assessments by reviewing documentation and monitoring results. You’ll also analyze information to understand what stakeholders can do differently, collaborate with the team to remediate gaps, and drive efficiency for programs.
• Managing clearance activities for customer clearances, assisting with Facility Security Offcer (FSO), Contractor Specialist Security Officer (CSSO) related activities.
• The successful applicant will work with some of Microsoft's most important, most demanding customers and partners and will be responsible for all aspects of our services business including: customer satisfaction, services delivery, and operations.
• Develop and evaluate requests from clearances, facility accreditations and contract security requirements and drive them from start to finish.
  
  

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications:

• 5 years experience in software development lifecycle, large scale computing, modeling, cyber security, anomaly detection
• OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Risk Management, Cyber Security, or related field
• OR equivalent experience.
  

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:

• The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with Polygraph. Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate U.S. Government clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination.
• Clearance Verification: This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment.
• 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 requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance
  
  

Preferred/Additional Qualifications

• Management level and working level knowledge of Government Systems.
• Demonstrated leadership in the technological services practice as well as negotiation skills and effectiveness at a large scale effort.
  
  

Security Assurance IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 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 $153,600 - $250,200 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

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until April 3, 2025

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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