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Original Job Post

Microsoft · 1 week ago

Senior Data Scientist

Redmond, WA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$117K/yr - $229K/yr

3+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Create and maintain machine learning based detections to detect compromise of Microsoft Identity users or services.

Analyze new data sources and research new patterns and techniques that can be used in automated detection.

Collaborate with software engineers and PMs to see your detections productized end-to-end.

Set up and track metrics to assess the quality of our detections, so we can improve and adapt in real time.

Leverage data gathered by the different teams and services to build new detection algorithms.

Help the team achieve its mission by participating in incident resolution and investigations on identity attacks.

Embody our Culture and Values

Qualification

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StatisticsEconometricsComputer ScienceElectrical EngineeringComputer EngineeringPredictive AnalyticsData AnalyticsSQLRPythonProgrammingC#C++JavaIdentity SystemsSecurityThreat IntelligenceFraud DetectionEffective Communication

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years related experience (e.g., statistics predictive analytics, research)

OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)

OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 1+ year(s) related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)

OR equivalent experience

Preferred

Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)

OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)

OR equivalent experience

Proficient in data analytics languages (SQL, R or Python) and some programming experience (C#, C++, Java)

Effective communication skills with other data scientists and with partners from other domain

MS/PhD in computer science, machine learning, statistics, or quantitative domain

Previous experience in any of the following: identity systems, security, threat intelligence, fraud, or abuse

Company

Microsoft

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Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services.

Founded in 1975

Redmond, Washington, USA

10,001+ employees

https://www.microsoft.com

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