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Microsoft Senior Security Researcher 
Taiwan, Taoyuan City 
770472242

17.07.2025

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
    • OR equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of computer security industry experience utilizing reverse engineering and knowledge of security/threat landscape.
  • 2+ years of development skills with C, C++, C# and scripting languages (Python/Powershell)
  • 1 + years experience developing web applications


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.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Reverse Engineering skills: familiar with debuggers, disassemblers, network protocols, file formats, sandboxes, hardware/firmware internals, software communication mechanisms
  • Proficient knowledge of Windows operating system internals and modern security problems
  • Excellent cross group and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate the business need for security or detection improvements.
  • Familiarity with Web Front-End development leveraging modern web frameworks

Security Research IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $114,400 - CAD $203,900 per year.

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Microsoft will accept applications for the role until July 29, 2025.


Responsibilities
  • Conduct research that yield new insights, theories, analyses, data, algorithms, and prototypes that advance state-of-the-art of malware protection.
  • Investigate, analyze, and learn from security researchers, attackers and real incidents in order to develop durable detection solution/strategies across the kill-chain or product/OS enhancements.
  • Work with other internal and external teams to forge new and improve existing partnerships that help mature the product.
  • Provide exemplary leadership in an exceptionally challenging and rewarding environment and influence the organization.
  • Collaborate with other researchers, coordinators, and developers to improve the protection capabilities of the products.
  • Help advance the internal researcher tooling capabilities