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SECURITYFOCUS JOBS - NEW OPPORTUNITY
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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position: Incident Handler
Location: Redmond, Washington, US
Type: Permanent F/T
Closing Date: 06/26/2005
Do you enjoy probing and analyzing product security, being intimately involved
in the latest developments in the security industry, communicating with
security industry leaders, and having a direct impact on the security of all
Microsoft customers? Do you want to make the world a safer place? Are you
interested in a fast-paced job full of new opportunities? If so, you might be a
candidate for the Microsoft Security Response Center! Use your knowledge and
passion to strengthen Microsoft's product defenses and keep customers informed
and protected from emerging security threats.
This Program Manager is responsible for the management and delivery of security
response projects balancing scope, schedule, project risks and communications,
and accounting for project completeness and quality. The Program Manager works
closely with the Core and Sustained Engineering teams throughout Microsoft,
TechNet, Microsoft.com, and marketing and PR teams. Projects include triaging
and investigating security vulnerabilities, development and testing of
counter-measures to protect customers, determining impact and scope to set
schedules and timelines for completion, and Authoring/Content Management.
Candidates must have proven Program Management experience and in-depth
knowledge of security concepts. Candidates should be action-oriented, be able
to work independently with minimal guidance from their manager be able to
anticipate difficult situations and to proactively plan appropriate actions
have strong interpersonal, and oral and written communication skills have the
ability to work effectively in situations involving uncertainty or lack of
information and respond favorably to change be able to achieve objectives
working with others across teams and organizations and drive processes and
systems to support the success of Microsoft Security Response Center. Knowledge
of the Security Development Lifecycle or Microsoft.com content infrastructure
projects is a plus.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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Qualified candidates should have a minimum of 2 years experience in
successfully performing complex program management of content
development/product development involving diverse groups. A B.A or B.S. degree
in Computer Science or similar field is highly preferred. Prior experience
investigating security vulnerabilities and exploits as well as authoring or
managing content for security professionals or technology professionals is
desired. Come and help make Microsoft’s products more secure!
CONTACT
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Send resume to leannd@microsoft.com
LeAnn Darneille
Security Recruiter
Microsoft
leannd@microsoft.com
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