Senior Security Researcher

Microsoft

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Apr 26, 2027

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Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing

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Member of Technical Staff (Senior Security Researcher) joins the AI Red Team to identify security and safety failures in large AI systems and models. Working within an interdisciplinary group of red teamers, adversarial ML researchers, and software developers, you will perform sprint-based testing operations on pre-ship AI products including Bing Copilot, Security Copilot, Github Copilot, Office Copilot, and Windows Copilot. Your daily responsibilities involve discovering and exploiting GenAI security vulnerabilities, developing methodologies to scale red teaming in emerging threat areas, and coaching developers on mitigation. You will utilize skills in penetration testing tools like Kali Linux, Burpsuite, Nmap, and Nessus, alongside programming languages such as Python, C#, C/C++, and PowerShell. This role addresses critical cyber and national security risks within frontier and foundational models.

Skills

Generative AI Adversarial Machine Learning Red Teaming Penetration Testing Python C# C/C++ PowerShell Kali Linux Burpsuite Nmap Nessus Cybersecurity National Security Predictive Analytics Statistics Open Source Models

What you'll do

Discover and exploit GenAI security vulnerabilities end-to-end to assess cyber and national security risks.
Manage product group stakeholders as priority collaborators for operational sprints.
Drive clarity on communication and reporting for red teaming peers when working with product groups.
Develop methodologies and techniques to scale AI Red Teaming in new and emerging threat areas.
Work alongside offensive security engineers and adversarial ML experts to execute responsible AI operations.
Red team AI frontier and foundational models across Microsoft’s AI portfolio.
Coach developers on how to mitigate security and safety risks found during testing.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree with 4+ years experience, Master's with 3+ years, or Doctorate with 1+ year in a STEM field or equivalent.
Ability to pass Microsoft and Microsoft Cloud background checks.
Must provide proof of citizenship, U.S. permanent residency, or other protected status for export control eligibility.
Experience in development, red teaming, pentesting, and national security (preferred).
Experience using common penetration testing tools like Kali Linux, Burpsuite, Nmap, and Nessus (preferred).
Familiarity with programming languages including Python, C#, C/C++, or PowerShell (preferred).
Experience testing agents (preferred).
Basic familiarity with AI or a willingness to learn (preferred).

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