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Senior Security Researcher
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Security represents the most critical priorities for our customers in a world awash in digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity. The Microsoft Security organization accelerates Microsoft’s mission, ensuring technology platforms, devices, and clouds are secure for all. We want to reshape security and empower every user with a security cloud that protects them with end‑to‑end, simplified solutions. Our culture is centered on growth mindset, excellence, and encouraging teams to bring their best each day.
The Generalized AI Agents team is at the forefront of AI innovation, driving cutting‑edge research across deep learning, natural language processing, large language models, reinforcement learning, and graph‑based models. We specialize in pioneering advanced agentic solutions, including state‑of‑the‑art AI innovations with RL fine‑tuning of LLMs, to build intelligent systems that adapt, reason, and act autonomously. Our mission is to anticipate future technological needs and seamlessly integrate transformative AI capabilities into our product ecosystem.
Responsibilities
Apply diagnostic expertise to multiple workstreams and guide applied researchers and engineers throughout the lifecycle of AI systems, including feedback for AI agent reasoning.
Use business and technical knowledge to assist the team in identifying potential tools for detecting future vulnerabilities and threat analysis.
Apply subject‑matter expertise to identify and prioritize security issues, tools, mitigations, and processes, staying current on evolving security landscape.
Coach and mentor others in the area of expertise.
Oversee and guide manual grading efforts for AI agent outputs, synthetic data generation, and other data sets.
Define and evaluate metrics for success so the team stays on track and maintains a high‑quality bar.
Qualifications Minimum Qualifications
Master’s Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field.
OR 5+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large‑scale computing, modeling, cybersecurity, and/or anomaly detection.
5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, anomaly detection, risk assessment, threat intelligence, malware/intrusion detection, pen‑testing, malware/intrusion detection, ML/AI modeling, software development lifecycle.
Cross‑group and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate solutions.
Other Requirements
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements. Required specialized security screenings include the Microsoft Cloud Background Check and Microsoft background check every two years.
Preferred Qualifications
Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field.
OR 6+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large‑scale computing, modeling, cybersecurity, and/or anomaly detection.
Security Research IC4 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 – $234,700 per year. Certain locations (San Francisco Bay Area, New York City metropolitan area) have a range of USD $158,400 – $258,000 per year.
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 30, 2025.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
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Senior Security Researcher
role at
Microsoft .
Security represents the most critical priorities for our customers in a world awash in digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity. The Microsoft Security organization accelerates Microsoft’s mission, ensuring technology platforms, devices, and clouds are secure for all. We want to reshape security and empower every user with a security cloud that protects them with end‑to‑end, simplified solutions. Our culture is centered on growth mindset, excellence, and encouraging teams to bring their best each day.
The Generalized AI Agents team is at the forefront of AI innovation, driving cutting‑edge research across deep learning, natural language processing, large language models, reinforcement learning, and graph‑based models. We specialize in pioneering advanced agentic solutions, including state‑of‑the‑art AI innovations with RL fine‑tuning of LLMs, to build intelligent systems that adapt, reason, and act autonomously. Our mission is to anticipate future technological needs and seamlessly integrate transformative AI capabilities into our product ecosystem.
Responsibilities
Apply diagnostic expertise to multiple workstreams and guide applied researchers and engineers throughout the lifecycle of AI systems, including feedback for AI agent reasoning.
Use business and technical knowledge to assist the team in identifying potential tools for detecting future vulnerabilities and threat analysis.
Apply subject‑matter expertise to identify and prioritize security issues, tools, mitigations, and processes, staying current on evolving security landscape.
Coach and mentor others in the area of expertise.
Oversee and guide manual grading efforts for AI agent outputs, synthetic data generation, and other data sets.
Define and evaluate metrics for success so the team stays on track and maintains a high‑quality bar.
Qualifications Minimum Qualifications
Master’s Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field.
OR 5+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large‑scale computing, modeling, cybersecurity, and/or anomaly detection.
5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, anomaly detection, risk assessment, threat intelligence, malware/intrusion detection, pen‑testing, malware/intrusion detection, ML/AI modeling, software development lifecycle.
Cross‑group and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate solutions.
Other Requirements
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements. Required specialized security screenings include the Microsoft Cloud Background Check and Microsoft background check every two years.
Preferred Qualifications
Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field.
OR 6+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large‑scale computing, modeling, cybersecurity, and/or anomaly detection.
Security Research IC4 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 – $234,700 per year. Certain locations (San Francisco Bay Area, New York City metropolitan area) have a range of USD $158,400 – $258,000 per year.
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 30, 2025.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
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