Posted Feb 12, 2026

Network Security Service Engineer, Mid-Level (Remote)

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Jobright is an AI-powered career platform that helps job seekers discover the top opportunities in the US. We are NOT a staffing agency. Jobright does not hire directly for these positions. We connect you with verified openings from employers you can trust. Job Summary: Microsoft is committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment and is seeking a Network Security Service Engineer to join their Cloud Operations & Innovation team. In this role, you will be responsible for implementing and operating modern cybersecurity controls to protect Microsoft's datacenter infrastructure while driving technology strategy and supporting team members' learning journeys. Responsibilities: • Proactively identify and investigate potential issues and patterns in security controls and drive mitigation strategies, while also implementing automation to improve efficiency and effectiveness across the network. • Install, upgrade, and maintain security hardware, operating system and software. • Identify gaps in security policy and administration, recommend solutions, and implement new and revised security standards, while working with partner teams to drive consistency and awareness. • Maintain standards and drive improvements for our customer and partner experience, responding appropriately to emerging issues and advocating for our customer experience through development and analyzation of key metrics, performance indicators, and other data sources (e.g. bugs, unhealthy data pipeline). Respond to escalations and recommend improvements as appropriate to address gaps. • Participate in on-call rotation to support security services. • With minimal guidance, analyze attempted or successful efforts to compromise systems security and, alongside partner teams, create recommendations to limit exposure, implement response plans, and take action. • Analyze potential or actual intrusions identified from monitoring activities and create detections based on available data (e.g., Indicators of Compromise [IOC] and Tools Tactics Procedures [TTP]). Qualifications: Required: • Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field • 3+ years of experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cyber security, anomaly detection, Security Operations Center (SOC) detection, threat analytics, security incident and event management (SIEM), information technology (IT), and operations incident response. • 1+ year of experience across network security operations and administration OR cloud security operations and administration • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. • Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. Preferred: • CISSP, CISA, CISM, SANS, GCIA, GCIH, OSCP, PCCSE, PCNSE, PCSAE, CCNP Security, CCIE Security and/or Security+ certification. • Any experience with industrial control systems Company: Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services. Founded in 1975, the company is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Public Company. Apply tot his job