Principal Software Engineering Manager - Microsoft Red Team
Core
Lead a team of software engineers to build and operate initial access tooling for human red team operators and contribute to an AI-driven adversary emulation platform.
Role type
Principal Software Engineering Manager (Red Team / Offensive Security)
Builds
Initial access tooling, AI-driven adversary emulation platform components, and secure development practices.
Domain
Cybersecurity, Red Teaming, AI/LLM Security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Software engineering leadership, offensive security (red teaming, malware/tooling development), AI/LLM integration (agentic architectures, prompt engineering), team hiring and development, cross-functional collaboration, secure development practices, adversary tradecraft knowledge.
Preferred skills
Experience with cloud security, detection and response, MITRE ATT&CK frameworks, leading teams through charter expansion.
Technologies
LLMs, autonomous agents, cloud environments, MITRE ATT&CK
Responsibilities
Lead, grow, and coach a team of software engineers; deliver and operate initial access tooling; partner with red team operators and security researchers; drive engineering excellence through design reviews and code quality; hire and develop engineers into senior and principal contributors.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with management responsibilities