Microsoft · 6 days ago
Senior Security Researcher
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Responsibilities
Performing analysis of attacker activity in on-premises and cloud environments
Identifying potential threats, allowing for proactive defence before an actual incident
Notifying customers regarding imminent attacker activity
Providing recommendations to improve customers’ cybersecurity posture going forward and performing threat intelligence knowledge transfer to prepare customers to defend against today’s threat landscape
Building proof-of-concept and prototype threat hunting tools, automations, and new capabilities
Driving product and tooling improvements by conveying learnings from threat hunting and incident response at scale to engineering partner teams
Identifies, prioritizes, and targets complex security issues that cause negative impact to customers. Creates and drives adoption of relevant mitigations and provide proactive guidance
Works with others to synthesize research findings into recommendations for mitigation of security issues. Shares across teams. Drives change within team based on research findings.
Qualification
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Required
5+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cybersecurity, and/or anomaly detection
Experience with threat hunting/ digital forensics/reverse engineering/incident response etc.
Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field
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: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Preferred
Investigation/Cybersecurity/Digital Forensics/DFIR (Digital Forensic Incident Response) certifications (e.g. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), SysAdmin, Audit, Network and Security (SANS), Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) etc.)
Technical certifications based on domain (e.g., Azure, SharePoint)
Experience with Active Directory and/or cloud identity.
Experience with sophisticated threat actor evidence including familiarity with typical Indicators of Compromise (IOCs), Indicators of Activity (IOAs) and Tools, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs)
Use of forensic analysis tools such as X-Ways Forensics®, WinHex®, Encase®, FTK®, etc. Microsoft Azure and/or Office365 platform knowledge and experience
Experience with various forensic log artifacts found in Security Informationa and Event Management (SIEM) logs, web server logs, Antivirus (AV) logs, protection logs such as Host-based Intrusion Detection Systerm (HIDS) and Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS) logs
Familiarity with Microsoft Defender 365 security stack (for Endpoints, Identity, Cloud, etc), especially with Advanced Hunting query writing
Understanding of Windows and Azure internals and where trace evidence can be found
Knowledge of third-party cybersecurity solutions, especially Extended Detection and Response (EDR) and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions
Experience working with consulting companies is a plus.
Linux and/or macOS forensic analysis and threat hunting skills
Company
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