Data Security Solution Engineer

Job description

Are you insatiably curious and do you lean into uncertainty, take risks, and learn quickly from?

Are you passionate about data security?

Are you ready to join the team that is at the leading edge of innovation at Microsoft?

 If so, we are looking for you! The Microsoft Security organization’s mission of making the world a safer place has never been more important.

As threats become more frequent and sophisticated, we must work to keep our customers and there data, safe through our Security Solutions.

The Solution Engineer team within the Microsoft Americas Enterprise sales organization is at the forefront of this effort, engaging directly with customers to contribute to their success.

As the largest security company in the world, we are ideally placed to think outside the box to help our customers make the world a safer place.

 

We are looking for a  **Data** **Security Solution Engineer ** with a drive to help solve complex data security challenges for our customers, enabling them to help modernize their data security architecture and posture.

 Here, you'll be at the forefront of innovation, working on cutting-edge projects that leverage the latest technologies to drive meaningful impact.

Join us and be part of a team that thrives on collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning.

 

As a Data Security Solution Engineer (SE), you will play a pivotal role in driving data security across every stage of the development lifecycle.

This opportunity will allow you to accelerate your career growth, develop deep business acumen, hone your technical skills, and become adept at solution design and deployment.

As a trusted technical advisor, you’ll guide customers through secure, scalable solution design, influence technical decisions, and accelerate AI applications and agents into their development workflows.

In summary, you’ll help customers improve their data security, modernize their applications leveraging AI, and realize the full value of Microsoft’s platform.

 

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.

**Responsibilities**

+ Drive technical sales with decision makers using demos and PoCs to influence solution design and enable production deployments.

 

+ Lead hands-on engagements—hackathons, code-with sessions, and architecture workshops—to accelerate adoption of Microsoft’s developer tools and cloud platforms.

 

+ Build trusted relationships with developers and platform leads, co-designing secure, scalable architectures and solutions  

+ Resolve technical blockers and objections, collaborating with product engineering to share insights and improve products.

 

+ Maintain deep technical understanding of data security architectures, solutions/technologies including Microsoft Purview.

  

+ Develop strategies and recommendations to improve the client's data security posture, shapes technical win plan and tailors Microsoft messaging to audience for data security opportunities.

Enhances team capabilities for protecting and governing data within the estate and securing data within AI Platforms and Applications.

+ Represent Microsoft through thought leadership in developer communities and customer forums  

**Qualifications**

**Minimum qualifications **   

+ Master's Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or related field AND 1+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 2+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR 3+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR equivalent experience.



+ Proven ability to lead technical engagements (e.g., hackathons, PoCs, MVPs) that drive production-scale outcomes.

 

+ Experience designing and implementing Information Security, Privacy and Information Governance solutions leveraging Microsoft Entra, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, Priva and Microsoft Purview offerings or other industry-aligned Security and Governance platforms and/or solutions   

+ Working knowledge and demonstrated skill implementing solutions across the Data Security landscape and integration data security principles, patterns and practices into an enterprise environment  

+ Working knowledge and application of Zero Trust Principles, Patterns and Practices, Security Threat Modeling and Mitigation, Security Posture Management and Device and Workload Protection in an enterprise environment  

+ Work experience with Microsoft data security solutions (Microsoft Purview) or, one or more related technologies such as Semantic, Proofpoint, Forcepoint, etc.

  

 

**Other Requirements:**

+ Microsoft is unable to sponsor a work visa for this role due to the nature of the role’s job duties.

**Additional** **or preferred qualifications **  

+ 6+ years technical pre-sales, technical consulting, or technology delivery, or related experience OR equivalent experience.



+ 4+ years experience with cloud and hybrid, or on premises infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management.



+ Certification in relevant technologies or disciplines (e.g., Office 365, Power BI, Azure Architect and Development exams, Cloud Platform Technologies, Information Security, Architecture).



**Data Security Solution Engineer** IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $85,100 - $169,800 per year.

There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $112,000 - $185,300 per year.

**Data Security Solution Engineer** IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $106,400 - $203,600 per year.

There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $137,600 - $222,600 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.

Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.

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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.

Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.

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