The Azure Silicon Cloud Hardware Infrastructure and Engineering (SCHIE) team builds the foundation of the Microsoft Cloud. Our teams are responsible for server, silicon and rack infrastructure design and development.  Securing the fleet to enable our customers to achieve more is a fundamental priority for our business.  

We are looking for a Principal Platform Security Architect to work on securing Azure infrastructure, both for the existing Azure fleet and for new hardware.  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 that Azure continues to be the world’s most secure cloud platform. The candidate will be familiar with industry-standard security practices and have experience working with security at the intersection of silicon, hardware, firmware, operating systems, and services. 

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