Senior Cybersecurity Standards Professional

At Microsoft, security is our top priority. Our services and products are considered critical infrastructure, and we are entrusted to protect the data of our customers around the world. Both the global cybersecurity threat landscape and regulatory landscape are rapidly changing, and to meet the challenge, we must continuously evolve to protect our products and services, as well as meet regulatory requirements.  

The Senior Cybersecurity Standards Professional sits within the Corporate Standards Group (CSG), a global organization reporting out of Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, WA in the United States. The role is part of a globally distributed team comprised of standards, certification, and other technical professionals. CSG partners closely with engineering and business groups, policy, legal and government affairs teams, and others as appropriate to drive standards and certification-related outcomes supporting Microsoft’s business.  

The role 

Cybersecurity expertise is highly valued, including knowledge of current and emerging cybersecurity technologies, trends and techniques. We value familiarity with Microsoft technology, our customers’ and partners’ needs, and the regulatory landscape related to cybersecurity. 

The person in this role will engage with international standards organizations as well as other multi-stakeholder, consensus-driven groups focused on cybersecurity. They will effectively represent Microsoft with clarity, credibility and leadership on a complex set of issues with a wide range of geographically distributed stakeholders, both internally and externally. They will also engage in public policy, intellectual property, and business strategy. The role requires working in a cross-domain fashion, across areas such as privacy, AI, data and platforms. They will be expected to establish a network across Microsoft to ensure that standards are developed to align to and meet the needs of the business.  

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

• Develop cybersecurity standards and strategies that align to and meet the needs of the business, including regulatory considerations. 
• Execute defined strategies through deep engagement in diverse technical, policy and standards-focused organizations such as: 
  • International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
  • International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
• Create technical contributions to cybersecurity standards. 
• Effectively represent Microsoft at both the technical and governance level of the relevant organizations and constructively contributes to specifications under consideration by those bodies. 
• Maintain effective and collaborative relationships with other participants and leaders within the organizations in which Microsoft participates. 
• Work with industry partners, government bodies, enterprise customers, civil society, and academics to find common ground and opportunities for collaboration in the development and implementation of cybersecurity standards. 
• Work across technical domains to ensure that cybersecurity standards include measures to efficiently protect across services, da