Group Engineering Manager

Overview

The Privileged Access Controls (PAC) team is responsible for Microsofts privileged access platform, delivering secure, compliant, and scalable just-in-time access solutions for both Microsoft and customers worldwide. Our portfolio includes Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management (PIM), Privileged Access Management (PAM), Azure JIT, Lockbox, and Access Monitoring, supporting millions of privileged access requests and protecting critical cloud services through Zero Trust principles. We are investing in the next generation of privileged access capabilities across applications, infrastructure, and authorization systems while driving Microsoft-first security initiatives and broad platform modernization.

As a Group Engineering Manager, you will lead multiple engineering teams, define technical and organizational strategy, develop engineering talent, and partner across Identity, Azure, and Security to deliver highly reliable services that are foundational to Microsofts security and compliance commitments.

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

• Lead and develop engineering teams within Access Management and Governance, fostering accountability, collaboration, and growth.

• Set technical direction for secure, scalable identity services, driving architecture and engineering decisions that prioritize security, privacy, and resilience.

• Drive live-site excellence through robust monitoring, incident response, safe deployments, and continuous improvements to service reliability.

• Partner across engineering, product, and security teams to translate customer needs into technical priorities and coordinated delivery plans.

• Champion engineering quality and responsible adoption of AI-powered development tools to improve productivity, testing, and maintainability.

Qualifications

Required/minimum qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements

• Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Additional or preferred qualifications

• Masters Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 15+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.

• 6+ years people management experience leading and developing engineering teams, including managing managers and delivering large-scale cloud services.

• Experience building, operating, or securing cloud identity, access management, privileged access, authorization, authentication, or security platforms at scale.

• Experience driving cross-organizational technical initiatives involving security, compliance, reliability, and service operations across multiple engineering teams.

• Experience with Microsoft Entra, Azure, Zero Trust architectures, or privileged access management solutions.

• Experience building authorization systems, access governance, or just-in-time access controls.

• Experience defining multi-year technical strategy and influencing senior engineering and product leaders.

• Experience developing engineering managers and building high-performing, inclusive organizations.

Software Engineering M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $165,600 - $296,400 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $220,800 - $331,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.