Senior AI Security Researchers

Microsoft

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On-site
Location
Redmond, WA
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$119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted
4 days ago
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Confirmed live today
Closes
Apr 21, 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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TL;DR · Senior AI Security Researchers

JOB TITLE: Senior AI Security Researchers The Senior AI Security Researchers join the Microsoft Security Research team to address the expanding attack surface created by large language models, copilots, and autonomous agents. In this role, you will lead the design and execution of simulations to make AI safer by conducting realistic attacks. Day-to-day responsibilities include executing direct and indirect prompt injections, jailbreaks, multimodal injections, and agentic tool-use abuse. You will build scalable red teaming tooling, automation, and evaluation frameworks to test AI systems continuously. You must utilize Python to develop attack harnesses and research tools while mapping findings to frameworks like MITRE ATLAS and the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications. This work focuses on identifying vulnerabilities in RAG sources, training data, and safety filters to inform product mitigations.

What you'll do

  • Design and execute realistic AI attack simulations to inform security product development.
  • Perform hands-on attacks including prompt injections, jailbreaks, and multimodal injections.
  • Build scalable AI red teaming tooling and automation for large-scale evaluations.
  • Translate research findings into practical mitigations like input filters and agent guardrails.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of existing AI defenses and provide strategic recommendations.
  • Research emerging attacker techniques and map them to industry frameworks like MITRE ATLAS.
  • Deliver technical reports and actionable briefings to executive leadership.
  • Mentor team members and shape long-term AI simulation methodologies.

What we're looking for

  • Must have a Doctorate in a relevant field with 3+ years of experience, a Master's with 3+ years, or a Bachelor's with 4+ years of experience.
  • Must have equivalent experience to the degree and years of experience requirements.
  • Must be able to pass the Microsoft background and Microsoft Cloud background check.
  • Must have 6+ years of experience in security research and/or AI/ML security (preferred).
  • Must have a security background in finding and exploiting real vulnerabilities with an adversarial mindset (preferred).
  • Must have a practical understanding of modern AI, including LLMs, RAG, fine-tuning, and agentic systems (preferred).
  • Must have hands-on experience attacking AI systems, including prompt injection, jailbreaks, and guardrail bypass (preferred).
  • Must have Python skills for building attack automation and research tooling (preferred).

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