Microsoft · 10 hours ago
Principal Security Research Manager (Microsoft Defender)
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
6+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company focused on empowering users and organizations through innovative solutions. They are seeking a Principal Security Research Manager to lead a team dedicated to threat detection and attack disruption, ensuring product quality and developing innovative protection features for their security cloud solutions.
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Responsibilities
Lead a research team focusing on threat detection and Attack Disruption across the XDR stack in diverse customer environments
Manage threat detection and Attack Disruption quality at scale by leveraging AI and data-driven approach
Develop fast and innovative solutions to address emerging threats and customer needs
Represent the team in crisis-response events and provide technical guidance
Collaborate with multiple product and research teams to implement detection and protection ideas, and validate their effectiveness using a data-driven approach
Attract and retain great people; Know each individual’s capabilities and aspirations and invest in their growth
Be involved in customer conversations in order to identify opportunities, gaps and concerns
Qualification
Required
Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field AND 3+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat analysis or modeling, cybersecurity, vulnerability research, and/or anomaly detection
OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field AND 4+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat analysis or modeling, cybersecurity, vulnerability research, and/or anomaly detection
OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field AND 6+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat analysis or modeling, cybersecurity, vulnerability research, and/or anomaly detection
OR equivalent experience
1+ year(s) people management experience
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
Preferred
Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field AND 5+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat analysis or modeling, cybersecurity, vulnerability research, and/or anomaly detection
OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field AND 8+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat analysis or modeling, cybersecurity, vulnerability research, and/or anomaly detection
OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field AND 12+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat analysis or modeling, cybersecurity, vulnerability research, and/or anomaly detection
OR equivalent experience
3+ years people management and/or informal/indirect team leadership experience
10+ years experience in Threat Protection OR Security Research
Practical security knowledge on the Endpoint, Cloud and Identity spaces
Benefits
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Company
Microsoft
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