Microsoft

Senior Security Researcher

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12 hours ago
Redmond, WA, USASenior
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Base Salary

$120k - $261k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and scale AI-first engineering systems, shared platforms, and secure, compliant workflows across Microsoft Security.
  • Modernize fragmented tooling into a cohesive engineering foundation.
  • Establish reusable standards for build, validation, observability, experimentation, and cost-aware design.
  • Improve developer productivity, engineering velocity, system health, and adoption of shared platforms through measurable outcomes.
  • Influence teams across the organization through durable systems that improve daily engineering practices.

Requirements

  • Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or a related field; or a master's degree in one of these fields plus 3+ years of relevant experience; or a bachelor's degree plus 4+ years of relevant experience; or equivalent experience.
  • Relevant experience may include software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat analysis or modeling, cybersecurity, vulnerability research, and anomaly detection.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
  • Preferred: doctorate plus 3+ years, master's degree plus 6+ years, or bachelor's degree plus 8+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent experience.
  • Preferred: experience building reusable security research capabilities, platforms, or services across multiple teams.
  • Preferred: experience using automation, AI-assisted workflows, and security telemetry to accelerate threat research and investigations.
  • Preferred: experience using data analysis and experimentation to identify security gaps and improve security posture and researcher productivity.

Benefits

  • U.S. base pay is listed at $119,800-$234,700 per year, with a separate $160,200-$261,000 range for certain San Francisco Bay Area and New York City metropolitan locations.
  • Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
  • The position is open for a minimum of 5 days and accepts applications on an ongoing basis until filled.
  • Employment requires passing Microsoft and Microsoft Cloud background checks upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.

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About Microsoft

10,000+ employees

Microsoft develops operating systems, productivity software, cloud services, developer tools, and consumer devices for individuals, enterprises, and governments. Its main products include Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, Visual Studio/GitHub, Xbox, and LinkedIn; revenue comes from software subscriptions and licenses, cloud consumption, hardware sales, and advertising. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft is a public company traded on Nasdaq.

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