Senior Applied Threat Intelligence Analyst - Microsoft Security Threat Response | Microsoft Careers

What you'll do

• Author high-impact threat intelligence reports for both internal and external audiences.
• Build and refine pipelines to deliver cyber threat intelligence at machine speed.
• Translate technical findings into actionable insights for security operations teams.
• Partner with product engineering teams to operationalize intelligence in Microsoft platforms.
• Support customer engagements with accurate and timely intelligence insights.

What we're looking for

• Doctorate in a relevant field or equivalent experience with at least 3 years in cybersecurity.
• Master's degree plus 6+ years of cyber threat intelligence, threat hunting, or incident response.
• Proven ability to produce technical threat intelligence reports and communicate attribution assessments.
• Experience working with Microsoft Sentinel and Defender XDR or similar SIEM/XDR platforms.
• Strong understanding of adversary tradecraft, MITRE ATT&CK framework, and structured analytic techniques.
• Proficiency in scripting/data analysis tools (Python, KQL, SQL) and OS/network fundamentals.