principal Security Analyst tech_leadership · Posted May 29, 2026
$142,800 – $274,800
USD per year

About this role

Microsoft is hiring a principal-level Security Analyst based in Redmond, WA. The posting calls out experience with Security, Incident Response, Python, C#. Compensation is listed at $142,800–$274,800 per year.

Role
Security Analyst
Function
security
Level
principal
Track
Tech leadership
Employment
Full-time
Location
Redmond, WA
Department
Security Research
Posted
May 29, 2026

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Job description

from Microsoft careers
Overview

Security represents the most critical priorities for our customers in a world awash in digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity. Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for all. We want to reshape security and empower every user, customer, and developer with a security cloud that protects them with end to end, simplified solutions. The Microsoft Security organization accelerates Microsoft’s mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers’ heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate.

Microsoft Security Research is at the front line of defending Microsoft customers and the broader ecosystem against the world's most sophisticated threat actors. Our Applied Threat Intelligence team tracks the threat landscape and the threat actors that target our customers; where they have been, where they are today, and predict where they will be tomorrow. We partner deeply across Microsoft Threat Intelligence, product engineering, and research to ensure our customers stay ahead of threats. 

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