Microsoft · 9 hours ago
Senior Security Researchers
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$101K/yr - $199K/yr
3+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company that aspires to make the world a safer place through its Security organization. As a Senior Security Researcher, you will be responsible for researching emerging attack vectors, designing detection solutions, and collaborating across teams to enhance security measures.
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Responsibilities
Research emerging attack vectors and techniques
Analyze detection and prevention gaps and understand root cause
Design and develop detection, prevention and disruption solutions to thwart advanced attacks
Synthesize in-field telemetry to judge the state of threat coverage and share insights
Identify trends, foresee landscape direction and propose enhancements to meet the needs
Collaborate across teams to address systemic security issues
Guide design of AI based solutions to tackle hard security problems
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field
+ OR 3+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cybersecurity, and/or anomaly detection
3+ years in reverse engineering (debuggers, disassemblers, file formats)
3+ years experience with attacker kill chain analysis (MITRE ATT&CK and enterprise threat modeling)
3+ years of experience in scripting and automation (Python, PowerShell, or Bash) and proficiency in at least one compiled language (e.g. C, C++, C#, Go, Rust)
Working experience with cloud environments, OS internals, and hybrid attacks
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
This position will be required to pass the Microsoft background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Preferred
Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field
+ OR 4+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cyber-security, and/or anomaly detection
3+ years working with OS internals (Windows and Linux preferred)
3+ years of experience in red-team/purple-team or blue-team operations across hybrid environments
3+ years authoring detection logic and security telemetry pipelines
3+ years with regex, Kusto, and/or SQL for log analysis
Experience in research publication and security tooling development
Working knowledge of AI workflows or generative AI/LLM frameworks
Experience in vulnerability analysis and exploit development
Company
Microsoft
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