Microsoft · 10 hours ago
Senior Applied AI Engineer - Security for AI
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $235K/yr
4+ years expMicrosoft is dedicated to making the world a safer place through innovative cybersecurity solutions. They are seeking a Senior Applied AI Engineer specializing in machine learning and artificial intelligence to develop cutting-edge research projects focused on cloud security challenges and opportunities.
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Responsibilities
Develop and execute cutting-edge research projects in machine learning and artificial intelligence for cybersecurity, with a focus on cloud security challenges and opportunities
Serve as an expert within team on changes in industry/market trends, products, industry advances, and opportunities in applied technologies across a broad range of applied research areas
Communicate the results and impact of your research and development to senior leadership and external audiences through publications, presentations, and demos
Drive high-stakes negotiations across teams to ensure cutting edge technology is being applied to products in a practical way that meets key business objectives
Write production-ready code to successfully deliver research project into AI product
Qualification
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)
Ability 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
Preferred
Master's Degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 6+ year(s) related industry experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research) OR Doctorate in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 5+ years related industry experience
5+ years of hands-on experience in programming language such as C#, Python
Ability to problem solve architecture design and coding problems
Understanding of statistics, machine learning algorithms and data visualization
Knowledge in large language model, deep learning, transformer models, data engineering, cloud stack technologies, information fusion, large-scale machine learning models
Prior experience in AI product development is preferred not required
Experience in working with cross-functional teams, such as product managers, designers, researchers, engineers, and stakeholders, with strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills, for translating research into a production service
Ability to deal with ambiguity at work; identify research areas independently; shape the direction of research to product in a practical way
Company
Microsoft
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