Principal Security Program Manager - Windows Servicing and Delivery

Principal Security Program Manager - Windows Servicing and Delivery

United States, Washington, Redmond

Job description

Company and benefits

Job number

200060071

Date posted

Oct 13, 2026

Work site

3 days / week in-office

Travel

Less than 25%

Profession Security Engineering

Discipline Security Assurance

Role type Individual Contributor

Employment type Full-Time

Overview

Join Microsoft’s Windows Servicing and Delivery (WSD) Organization and help advance Windows security. WSD delivers servicing experiences that help keep consumer and enterprise customers protected and productive. Our teams work across engineering, security, communications, and support to strengthen Windows security and respond to evolving threats.

As a Principal Security Program Manager, you will lead cross-organizational programs that turn security priorities into strategy, durable processes, and measurable engineering outcomes. You will partner with technical leaders to translate threats and operational needs into prioritized investments, improve risk visibility, and scale security work through data, automation, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). This role offers the opportunity to influence Windows security direction and deliver impact across engineering and security organizations.

At Microsoft, our mission—to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more—guides how we partner with customers to deliver trusted, impactful solutions. With a growth mindset culture, we innovate responsibly and measure success by shared progress—people, teams, and customers. Join us to do meaningful work that changes the world and helps shape what’s next for everyone.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the vision, strategy, and execution of complex Windows security programs, including continuous compliance, security response, vulnerability remediation, and regulatory readiness.
• Partner with engineering and security leaders to translate emerging threats and security requirements into prioritized investments, product requirements, and architecture proposals.
• Lead cross-organizational programs with clear milestones, ownership, and success measures; manage dependencies, schedules, risks, and issues through resolution.
• Improve security processes and operating rhythms to strengthen accountability, reduce missed commitments, and focus teams on the highest-impact risks.
• Partner with engineering and tooling teams to deliver automation, analytics, dashboards, and AI-enabled workflows that improve security reviews, risk visibility, data quality, and operational efficiency.
• Communicate program vision, status, risks, and trade-offs to technical and executive audiences, building alignment and trust across organizations.
• Drive clear, timely communication and adoption as security policies, processes, and tools change.

Qualifications

• Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Risk Management, Cyber Security, or related field AND 6+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large scale computing, threat modeling, cyber security, or anomaly detection

• OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Risk Management, Cyber Security, or related field AND 4+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large scale computing, threat modeling, cyber security, or anomaly detection

• OR equivalent experience.

• Other Requirements

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screen