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Principal Security Researcher - MDA Research

Microsoft, Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Responsibilities (Text Only) - Research and develop detection methods for new and advanced attack techniques -from exploits to implants. Build end-to-end PoCs, from offensive testing to scalable detection, across all our cloud and identity platforms. - Stay up to date on the latest attack trends and build strong detections across the kill chain—covering agentic AI& LLM threats, cloudand identity-based attacks. - Collaborate with multiple product and engineering teams to design the next iteration of security products, implement detection ideas and validate their effectiveness using a data-driven approach. - Collaborate with data science teams to drive ML based protections, understand, and identify detection gaps, capabilities, assumptions, and improvements. - Provide cybersecurity expertise as needed during security escalations and incidents to help protect Microsoft and our customers. Qualifications (Text Only) - 10+ years of computer security industry experience with knowledge of adversary tradecraft, security operations, incident response, threat hunting, and of emerging threats and techniques for attacks against modern cloud environments. - 4+ years of experience researching, prototyping, and driving engineering requirements for threat protection systems. - BSc. or M.Sc. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or relevant practical experience (e.g. service in elite technology unit in IDF). - Code fluency in either C#, Python or Rust. - A drive to tackle hard problems with level of ambiguity. - Strong knowledge of the security threat landscape, with experience in the modern attacker kill chain and MITRE ATT&CK—especially in cloud, application, identity, and AI-related threat scenarios. - Team player – open to ideas and enjoys working with others to achieve shared goals. - Experience leading a project from start to finish—including idea, design, coding, testing, and ongoing maintenance. - Familiarity with cloud environments, and hybrid cloud enterprise services.

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