Principal Firmware Architect

The Azure Silicon Cloud Hardware Infrastructure and Engineering (SCHIE) team is instrumental in defining and delivering operational success for Azure that exceeds our customer’s expectations. Our technology and innovations are globally available foundation of Azure Control plane that hosts services with the scale of Azure Compute / Bing / Skype / Azure Storage / AI with millions of multiplayer gaming sessions and large-scale computational solutions. Our teams are responsible for the development of server, silicon and rack infrastructure design with a focus on innovation for Azure infrastructure for Microsoft and their customers. Therefore, securing the fleet to enable our customers to achieve more is a fundamental priority for our business.  

We are looking for a Principal Firmware Architect with a background in security to work on Securing Azure Infrastructure, both for the existing Azure fleet and incoming new portfolio.  The Platform Security Architect will be responsible for designing and implementing security measures for hardware and firmware systems that power Azure today. The role involves creating security solutions, assessing security risks, identifying vulnerabilities and mitigations to ensure Azure continues to be the world's most secure platform. The Hardware Firmware Security Architect will be familiar with industry-standard security practices and have experience working with security across all cross sections of Silicon, Hardware, firmware, OS and services. 

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Responsibilities

• Responsible for conducting regular security assessments and audits on security design to identify vulnerabilities, assessing security risk and develop design and mitigation strategies to ensure they meet Azure’s requirements for Platform Security 

• Responsible for building Azure HW/FW Security Roadmap working with our Security professionals across Azure including our 3P suppliers  

• Responsible for creating System Threat models for the Platform, working with cross functional teams to drive security through each individual component on the system 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure security is incorporated (SDL) throughout the development process and integrated into the platform architecture. 

• Develop and maintain security policies, procedures, and standards for the Azure platform 

• Work with incident response teams to investigate security incidents and implement remediation plans 

• Provide security guidance to engineering and operations teams 

• Staying up-to-date with the latest security trends, threats, and technologies 

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