We are looking for a Senior Applied Scientist to join Microsoft Security Research! We’re the research organization behind Microsoft’s industry-leading security products. Our job is to win the cyber battle through AI innovation & production-scale delivery!

Are you a scientist passionate about pushing the AI envelope? Are you also a practitioner driven to turn your innovations into real impact? Does the human in you smile at the idea of protecting the world?

You’ll be joining an accomplished team of scientists focused on Microsoft Defender XDR and Microsoft Copilot for Security. You’ll be experimenting to find new ways to meet critical security needs – from detecting attacks, to disrupting attacks, to coalescing incidents across products, to guiding SOCs to remediate, and more. You’ll be productizing your innovations on large, distributed delivery platforms. You’ll also be driving community by sharing your accomplishments across Microsoft and the broader Security and AI world.

The best part? You’ll get to do this with unrivaled data, systems, and partners. Our collaborations span disciplines across Microsoft’s entire suite of Defender and Sentinel products, and the collective skillset is staggering. You’ll undoubtedly benefit from (and contribute to) our strong culture of learning, sharing, and inclusion.

Microsoft Security Research is the place to do security and AI research, and our team has a proven track record for big impact. If industrial scale applied science is your passion, join us!

We are looking for a Senior Applied Scientist to join Microsoft Security Research!

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• The main responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Work across product & research teams to identify opportunities for new security capabilities that keep us at the forefront of industry.

• Collaborate across discipline to drive innovative AI-fueled solutions from start to finish – ideation, experimentation, sharing, shipping, and durable customer impact.

• Work with distributed compute to leverage large data from several security domains such as email, identity, endpoint, and cloud.

• Exhibit thought leadership to partners & industry through technical engagement (e.g., experimental readouts, code sharing, external publication, and/or patents).

• Foster diverse perspectives and inclusive behaviors across everything you do.

Other

• Embody our Culture (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values) and Values (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/culture)

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years related experience (e.g., statistics predictive analytics, research)

• OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)

• OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 1+ year(s) related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)

• OR equivalent experience.

• 3+ years of experience formulating, developing, and evaluating machine learning models and AI based systems.

• 2+ years of experience performing research and development in cloud-based compute environments over large distributed datasets.

• 2+ years of experience working within a modern code repository.

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

• Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)

• OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)

• OR equivalent experience.

• 3+ years experience creating publications (e.g., patents, libraries, peer-reviewed academic papers).

• 3+ years experience conducting research as part of a research program (in academic or industry settings).

• 1+ year(s) experience developing and deploying live production systems, as part of a product team.

• 1+ year(s) experience developing and deploying products or systems at multiple points in the product cycle from ideation to shipping.

• Experience presenting at conferences or other events in the outside research/industry community as an invited speaker.

Applied Sciences IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $153,600 - $250,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until January 12th, 2025

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