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Principal SW Engineering Manager – Crypto, Identity and Authentication - Microsoft

Herzliya, Israel
Skills:
c++ azure

Cloud services, Edge and end user devices are transforming and redefining modern life. As the reach of computing expands, so has the importance of security increased.  If you are passionate about developing new functionality to keep us one step ahead of hackers, we have a job for you. 

Do you want to protect users even when OS kernel is an enemy? What about securing financial transactions? How about building a world where passwords don’t exist? Can you rise to a challenge of implementing the latest cryptographic algorithms (PQC ciphers, for example) and protocols? We’ve got thatand more. 

In Crypto, Identity and Authentication (CIA) team we are responsible for securing our users’ identity and data from ever increasing threats. We build operating system technologies that strongly authenticate our users and secure our users’ data.

We are focused on crypto algorithms, certificate trust, PKI management, private key isolation technology across Windows and Linux. We supply the most fundamental building blocks across products lines at Microsoft, including crypto module and services.

Our work is exciting and impactful. Your code will run on billions of devices such as PCs, tablets, phones, thermostats, as well as inWindows and Linuxservers in the cloud. Our crypto and TLS module power the Azure Cloud. Our certificate validation module is called dozens of times by the boot manager, Windows Update and MSA authentication during boot, before our users can log on to their devices. Utmostreliability, efficiency and security of code is a mandate in this team.

As an engineering manager you will lead, model, coach and care for a team of top talentengineers, to deliver high quality features. You will build strong relationships with partners within Microsoft to bring innovation to new and existing products. You will hire, retain and grow top talent of the team. And you will foster a culture of inclusivity and disciplined software engineering practices to deliver cloud critical OS components.

Our company’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. You will make sure we do that securely.

Required Qualifications:

  • 10+ years of experience developing code in C/C++
  • 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams
  • OS internals, components such as kernel, file systems, networking, memory management, scheduling, etc.
  • Outstanding team player with strong communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Hands on experience with security protocols and PKI & passion for security
  • Authentication, authorization, data protection, cryptography and protocols
  • OpenSSL
  • Device architectures such as CPU, memory, storage, and networking 
  • X.509/PKI certificate management and trust
  • Windows Crypto & DP API

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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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Published on: 11/14/2022
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