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Shape the Future of Big Data Analytics with Azure Data Explorer

Are you ready to be at the forefront of big data innovation? Do you dream of building cutting-edge solutions that transform the way people explore and analyze massive datasets?

The Azure Data Explorer (Kusto) team is leading the charge in redefining real-time log analytics and big data exploration. What started as a bold incubation project 10 years ago has grown into a game-changing platform, powering data insights for thousands of Microsoft services and customers worldwide.

Today, Azure Data Explorer is a massive-scale cloud service trusted by hundreds of Microsoft teams and Azure's Top 100 enterprise customers. We process dozens of petabytes of data daily, and deliver lightning-fast search and analytics capabilities which drive mission-critical decisions.

We're just getting started. Join us in:

• Building and scaling disruptive technology that reimagines how the world interacts with data.
• Solving complex engineering challenges in distributed systems, data indexing, and performance optimization.
• Collaborating with industry-leading experts in a team committed to innovation and impact.

If you're a motivated, experienced engineer passionate about making a global impact, let's make Azure Data Explorer the go-to platform for real-time log analytics and big data exploration – together.

Cyber-attacks are increasing in volume and sophistication, evading traditional defenses, and posing a growing risk to enterprises from outside criminal organizations and malicious insiders in the organization. The Microsoft 365 Defender suite leverages the Microsoft 365 security portfolio - including Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Office, Cloud Apps and Identity, as well as Microsoft Sentinel and XDR - to automatically analyze threat data across domains, building a complete picture of each attack in a single dashboard to monitor, hunt, detect and remediate threats. With this breadth and depth of clarity defenders can now focus on critical threats and hunt for sophisticated breaches, trusting that the powerful automation in Microsoft's security products detects and stops attacks anywhere in the cyber-attack kill chains and returns the organization to a secure state. Join our team of engineers to develop cutting edge detection and remediation systems. Be a part of defining and shaping the next big leap in the product's journey. 

We use state of the art cloud technologies, big data solutions and AI at hyper scale and modern UX platform to deliver the highest value for our customers. If you're passionate about cyber security like us, and if you live and love data, want to make the world a safer place for millions of customers, love creating products for and with customers and are a team player - come join us. Our team values diversity of all types in candidates for our roles and we strive to hire people with different experiences and perspectives into our team. To that end, we know that no candidate has every desired skill and experience, but all of us together makes our team strong. so, we’re looking for an experienced hands-on Senior Software Engineering manager to join our fast-growing team.

This job posting represents multiple open positions across several of our Cloud and Enterprise teams.
We are currently undergoing a significant hiring push, with numerous opportunities available. All relevant applicants will be matched to the most suitable team later in the hiring process.

Are you passionate about cyber defense and making major customer impact? Do you want to be part of an excellent team shaping the future of Cloud and Enterprise Security? Do you have excellent communication and problem-solving skills, strong technical background, and great passion for "moving the needle"?  

If you're looking for way to change the world and to make an impact by making the world more secure , come join us working for the largest security company in the world, on the leading planet-scale products! 🚀 

Our rapidly growing group builds leading globally available Cyber Defense solutions at  

massive scale, working with a diverse set of technologies spanning across, client,  

backend, big-data, and frontend.  

Projects developed in our group includes: 

Microsoft Defender for Cloud (MDC), that is disrupting #CloudSecurity by building a solution for protecting multi-cloud workloads, including cloud security posture management (CSPM) that finds weak spots across cloud configuration, helps strengthen the overall security posture and identify risk, and Threat protection which identifies real time attacks and helps the SOC respond and mitigate. 

And a major and disruptive, newly formed project, that aims to revolutionize Secure Posture Management and take -cyber protection effectiveness to a new level, making a substantial difference across the Microsoft Defender Suite, through offering a Unified, complete and context rich, autonomous posture. As a member of our team, you'll get to work on an innovative product that's shaking up the cyber security market. This exciting security solution utilizes cutting-edge technology, big data, and machine learning to revolutionize the way security teams operate.  

We’re a fast-moving, hands-on, resilient teams of software engineering, site reliability engineering (SRE), program management, security research, and data science – working together to deliver products that offer protection, detection, and response to evolving cybersecurity threats across the globe! 

We use state of the art cloud technologies and big data solutions at hyper scale and modern UX platform to deliver the highest value for our customers. 

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. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world.

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center Israel (MSTICRnD) is at the forefront of cybersecurity, dedicated to protecting Microsoft and its customers from sophisticated nation-state attacks. Our team is composed of highly skilled professionals who are passionate about security and cloud technologies. We thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where innovation and collaboration are key. Our mission is to build cutting-edge solutions that counter adversary-based threats through the dissemination of threat intelligence, proactive hunting, incident response, and the development of new methods to detect, investigate, and respond to attacks.

As a Senior Data Engineer at MSTICRnD, you will play a pivotal role in managing and executing big data solutions and pipelines for our security data-driven products. Your work will ensure a seamless flow of information throughout the company, balancing backend data structure with frontend accessibility for end-users. You will collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and security analysts to understand data needs, ensure data availability, and represent key data insights visually in meaningful ways. Your responsibilities will also include ownership of data privacy, security, compliance, and quality.

Why Join Us?
Impact: Make a significant impact by contributing to the protection of Microsoft and its customers.
Growth: Grow and develop your skills in a fascinating domain.
Environment: Work in a live, fast-paced environment with opportunities to learn and influence.
If you are passionate about delivering next-gen security services and excited about working in a dynamic and innovative environment, we invite you to join us for a great ride!

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.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

It’s a rare opportunity to develop new products, especially large and strategic investments in a well-established organization. If you’ve been waiting for that kind of opportunity to come along, this may be the career opportunity for you.      
  
The Identity and Network Access team is searching for software engineers across all disciplines, who can define, build, and evolve heavily integrated platforms at scale. Our team is part of the Security organization in Microsoft and is responsible for bringing networking, identity, and security together. In these times, where working from anywhere has never been more important, it is our set of services that enables people around the world to stay productive every day, while still meeting companies’ security and compliance needs.  Our cloud services are built to solve these challenges for our customers in a seamless and integrated stack as we constantly push ourselves to stay at the cutting edge of the industry.   

We're beyond excited to share that just 6 months ago we announced GA for a brand-new product. a fusion of networking, identity, and security solutions. 

Introducing Microsoft Entra Internet Access comes to protect web, SaaS applications and Microsoft 365 applications, setting rules and policies to control and avoid outside threats. 

Microsoft Entra Private Access protects access to private networks of the organization and gives access to the relevant employees from any network or device.  

By granting organizations the authority to set precise policies for specific applications, we substantially diminish the risk of unauthorized access to valuable organizational resources. 

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-azure-ad-blog/microsoft-entra-expands-into-security-service-edge-with-two-new/ba-p/3847829 
   
Our culture:    
We are an agile team of technical engineers. Customer obsession is rooted deep in every decision we take. We move fast, are allergic to over thinking and fail fast. We believe in building solutions the right way and with a “do what it takes” attitude. We are a team, a family, that will always succeed only as one team where all voices are heard, and all opinions are welcomed.   

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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. 

We are now extending our security stack with the goal of supporting and empowering nations, governments, and related organizations in protecting their country's estates and safeguarding critical assets at great scales. This effort aims to protect the well-being of their citizens against cyber threats and attacks. The Defender suite leverages the robust Microsoft security portfolio to automatically analyze threat data across domains, building a complete picture of each attack in a situational awareness dashboard. 

Our teams are dedicated to building cutting-edge Cyber Defense solutions, leveraging state-of-the-art cloud technologies, big data, AI, and modern UX platforms to deliver unparalleled value to our customers. 

We have multiple positions open for Backend Senior Software Engineers and Software Engineers to be hired across different Microsoft Security teams in Israel. 

Israel is the biggest Microsoft center of excellence in the security domain and plays a pivotal role in safeguarding our global digital ecosystem. As the largest Microsoft center of excellence in the security domain, our teams in Israel are at the forefront of innovation and defense against emerging cyber threats. With over 60% of our site dedicated to security, we are committed to developing cutting-edge solutions that protect millions of users worldwide. Our contributions have a profound impact on the global security organization, driving advancements and setting new standards in cybersecurity.    

Click here to learn more about security groups located in Israel What We Do | Microsoft Israel R&D.   

Our teams are dedicated to building cutting-edge Cyber Defense solutions, leveraging state-of-the-art cloud technologies, big data, AI, and modern UX platforms to deliver unparalleled value to our customers.    

As part of our team, you'll collaborate with software engineers, program managers, security researchers, and data science experts to develop solutions that protect, detect, and respond to evolving cybersecurity threats. We value diversity and believe that different experiences and perspectives make our team stronger.   

If you're passionate about cyber defense and eager to make a significant impact on global security, love working with data, and want to make the world a safer place, come join us!