Safeena Begum
Program Manager at Microsoft
Redmond, Washington, United States
Summary
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RockstarSafeena Begum is a Program Manager at Microsoft’s Cybersecurity Engineering - Cloud and Artificial Intelligence Division in Redmond, bringing six years of experience managing security-focused cloud programs. She blends program leadership with hands-on DevOps and security engineering skills, notably contributing PowerShell DSC resources and automation to the high-profile Microsoft Defender for Cloud repository. Her work centers on automating endpoint protection, integrating configurations with Azure Guest Configuration policies, and streamlining service principal permissions to improve security posture at scale. Comfortable operating at the intersection of product, engineering, and security, she translates complex compliance needs into automated, auditable solutions. Colleagues rely on her to bridge strategic program goals with tangible engineering deliverables across cloud security initiatives.
6 years of coding experience
Github Skills (8)
powershell10
azure10
dsc10
system-configuration10
microsoft-azure10
autoconfiguration10
security-automation9
cicd4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Azure/Microsoft-Defender-for-Cloud
Jul 2020 - Oct 2022
Welcome to the Microsoft Defender for Cloud community repository
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer & Security Engineer
DevOps Engineer & Security EngineerContributions:1 review, 123 commits, 30 PRs in 2 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Safeena primarily focused on creating and modifying PowerShell scripts related to Endpoint Protection within the Microsoft Defender for Cloud repository. Their work involved developing DSC resources for monitoring antivirus status, integrating these resources with Azure Guest Configuration policies, and automating tasks. The user also worked on providing permissions to a service principal. The user's contributions appear focused on automating security configurations and integrating them with Azure services.
defenderpowershellcloudmicrosoftazure
safeenab786/Azure-Security-Center
Jul 2020 - Oct 2020
Welcome to the Azure Security Center community repository
Contributions:8 PRs, 32 pushes, 5 branches in 2 months
centersecurityazureazure-security-centerazure-security
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