[Hiring] Principal Security Engineer @Microsoft

Role Description

Microsoft Research is building new tools to automate the search for unknown malicious software. In this role, you will be part of a collaborative team environment involved in rapid prototyping, compatibility engineering, and the invention of new capabilities in the security space.

• Design and develop new agentic methods of interaction with reverse engineering tools.
• Harness reverse engineering tools for automated use.
• Gain expertise in using and developing automated reverse engineering frameworks.
• Work with real-world malicious software as test data.
• Participate in communications and research outreach.
• Develop software in Rust and Python in cloud-native environments including containers.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years experience in security or related field OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years experience in security or related field OR equivalent experience.
• Experience with Python Programming Language.
• 8+ years experience in security or related field.
• Experience developing software in or an interest in learning the Rust programming language.
• Experience with reverse engineering or source code analysis, or an interest in learning these skills.
• Experience developing agentic systems for security.
• Experience in Windows (Operating System and apps) security.
• Any experience with volatile memory forensics tools.
• Any experience with static analysis tools.

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