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Work type: On-site
Location: US
Salary: $119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted: 54 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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

Microsoft currently has 1577 open roles on FindRole.

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As a threat hunter on the Microsoft Defender Experts team, you will work with large data sets to uncover sophisticated attack techniques and generate custom alerts for enterprise customers. Your day-to-day responsibilities include collaborating with customer support teams during critical incidents, developing cloud-based detections with data science and research teams, and building hunting tools and automations to identify human adversaries. You will leverage Microsoft’s vast security signals to enhance threat intelligence and improve detection methods across diverse platforms. The role requires expertise in scripting languages like Python, SQL, and Splunk, as well as knowledge of operating system internals and the MITRE ATT&CK framework. Ideal candidates have a background in cybersecurity, with experience in threat analysis, incident response, and cloud security, and should possess strong collaboration and communication skills to articulate detection improvements clearly.

Skills

Python SQL Splunk PowerBI Excel MITRE ATT&CK CI/CD Kubernetes AWS Azure GCP Linux Windows Docker Terraform Git Jenkins Prometheus Grafana Nginx Apache HTTP Server

What you'll do

Explore and correlate large data sets to uncover novel attack techniques.
Generate custom alerts for enterprise customers based on threat analysis.
Develop cloud-based detections in collaboration with data science teams.
Build hunting tools and automations to discover human adversaries.
Support customer investigations during security incidents.

What we're looking for

Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field OR Master's Degree with 3+ years of relevant experience.
Experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat analysis, cybersecurity, vulnerability research, and anomaly detection.
Knowledge of operating system internals and security mechanisms across multiple platforms.
Proficiency in analyzing attacker techniques leveraging email and cloud-service tactics.
Skilled in working with large data sets using tools like Excel, SQL, Python, Splunk, and PowerBI.
Familiarity with the kill-chain model, MITRE ATT&CK framework, and modern penetration testing techniques.

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