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About Microsoft
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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As a Security Researcher II within the Cloud & AI organization, you will join a global team focused on defending against targeted exploitation. You will perform threat hunts, conduct investigations, and develop threat intelligence to identify and catalog new attacker TTPs, victims, and tools. Your daily work involves researching and contextualizing threat actor data, enriching intelligence with detection logic, and creating technical briefings for internal and external teams. The role requires a background in Digital Forensics and Incident Response to cultivate best practices into products. Key skills include proficiency in SQL or Kusto Query Language (KQL), Jupyter Notebooks, and scripting languages for automation. You will work with forensic log artifacts across Windows, Linux, and macOS platforms while utilizing tools like Azure DevOps and GitHub to protect enterprise customers from advanced adversaries.
Generative AI
Adversarial Machine Learning
Red Teaming
Penetration Testing
Python
C#
C/C++
PowerShell
Kali Linux
Burpsuite
Nmap
Nessus
Vulnerability Research
Threat Analysis
Anomaly Detection
AI
Cybersecurity
Threat Analysis
Vulnerability Research
Anomaly Detection
Software Development Lifecycle
Data Analysis
Security Telemetry
Automation
Observability
Large-scale Computing