Microsoft Senior Security Researcher 

United States, Washington 

533289153

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cybersecurity, and/or anomaly detection
• OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field.

Other Requirements:

• 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.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• 6+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cybersecurity, and/or anomaly detection
• OR Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field
• 5+ years working in cyber security response or email security related role
• 2+ years experience authoring detection logic to support mitigation of active threats.
• Experience working in a geographically distributed operational team Experience representing innovative work across the greater organization and/or the industry
• Experience translating complex business problems into prioritized, results-driven team objectives
• Ability to deliver impact through collaborative work across organizational boundaries
• Ability to work in an agile environment balancing committed work with emerging innovative solutions

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Microsoft will accept applications for the role until September 19, 2024.

• Solid understanding of cyber security landscape and how to author detections against active threats.
• Will balance the demand of on-call responsibilities and constant adjustment to adversaries through the development of heuristic rules and product innovation.
• Balance the need for immediate action while working with a multi-disciplinary group of experts to develop long-term and durable detection solutions.
• Monitor, track, and develop detections for the latest attacker techniques used in phishing, spam and unwanted email.
• Support response on call, creating exceptional customer experiences Microsoft Defender for Office365 (MDO) customers.
• Provide support for our product effectiveness for a broad range of email threats, including phishing, Business Email Compromise (BEC), and malware.
• Maintaining effective heuristic detections, and partner to develop strategies to durably reduce detection gaps.
• Develop collaborative working relationships with Data Science, Engineering, Program Management partners across multiple teams.
• Partner to execute, evolve, and champion the strategic vision for how we develop detections to protect enterprise customers from spam and unwanted email.

• Embody our