Principal Security Assurance Engineering Manager - CTJ - POLY

Microsoft's Specialized Cloud Team in the national security, classified, and high risk compliance portfolio has reached a level of operational scale and regulatory complexity that requires a Principal Security Assurance Engineering Manager. This role is critical to protecting Microsoft's ability to perform classified work, maintaining trust with U.S. Government and defense partners, and enabling continued expansion into sensitive mission areas and secure cloud services.

This position serves as a senior enterprise authority for industrial security, operating across Microsoft's ecosystem of cleared programs, classified facilities, secure cloud environments obligations. The scope, visibility, and risk profile of this role align with Principal level accountability and influence.

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.

• Interpret, operationalize, and govern requirements under NISPOM (32 CFR Part 117), SEADs, DoD Instructions, DFARS clauses, and customer specific security directives.
• Anticipate and mitigate enterprise level risks that could jeopardize Facility Clearances (FCLs), classified contracts, or customer trust.
  Cross Organizational Governance & Influence
• Drive alignment across Engineering, Operations, Datacenters, Legal (CELA), HR, Physical Security, and secure/sovereign cloud teams.
• Establish clear governance models, accountability mechanisms, and escalation paths in an environment where no single organization owns all required controls.
• Lead high risk decision making involving regulatory exposure, personnel adjudication, insider threat concerns, and facility accreditation.
  Facility Clearance & Classified Environment Management
  Provide governance and oversight for the full lifecycle of classified facilities, including SCIFs and SAPF environments.
• Ensure accreditation readiness, material change management, and sustained compliance across facilities and business units.
• Protect Microsoft's corporate and subordinate FCL posture through proactive risk management.
• Embody ourcultureandvalues.

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 requirementsare requiredpre-offer and post-hirefor this role. Failure tomaintainor obtain theappropriate 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 Qualifications:

• Experience supporting Special Access Programs (SAP), SCI, or highly sensitive classified environments.
• Background in secure cloud, mission systems, or large scale government services.
• Familiarity with DFARS, contract security clauses, and classified PWS requirements.
• Experience designing enterprise governance frameworks for compliance and risk management.

Security Assurance M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 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

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.