[Hiring] Security Researcher II / Senior Security Researcher @Microsoft

Role Description

The Cloud & AI organization accelerates Microsoft’s mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers’ heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world.

We are looking for an experienced Security Researcher II and Senior Security Researcher with a Digital Forensics and Incident Response background to join our team to:

• Perform threat hunts
• Assist with investigations
• Develop threat intelligence
• Cultivate investigation effective practices into Microsoft tooling and products

Researchers will support a global team to:

• Identify and catalog new attacker TTPs
• Deliver customer notifications to protect worldwide enterprise customers
• Empower customers to protect themselves via constantly improving Microsoft products

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field AND 1+ year(s) 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 2+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat analysis or modeling, cybersecurity, vulnerability research, and/or anomaly detection OR
• Equivalent experience.

Requirements

• Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This role will require access to information that is controlled for export under export control regulations.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.
• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Benefits

• Security Research IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100 - $202,200 per year.
• Security Research IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year.

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Company Description

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.

If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.