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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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As a Senior Security Research Engineer, you will join a team dedicated to developing realistic environments where security models and agents can learn through interaction and demonstrate capabilities against verifiable outcomes. You will design and build enterprise environments spanning Azure, AWS, GCP, on-premises infrastructure, and third-party technologies by integrating applications, identity systems, networks, and security telemetry. Your daily work involves creating reproducible, resettable infrastructures using Python, Go, C#, or TypeScript, while building automation for provisioning and evaluation. You will utilize tools like Terraform, Bicep, or CloudFormation to manage infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD pipelines. This role addresses the challenge of bridging the gap between isolated tests and real customer environments by providing a reusable engineering platform that supports reinforcement learning and evaluates security perception agents within complex, multi-cloud architectures.
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Large Language Models
Cybersecurity
Threat Modeling
Vulnerability Research
Security Architecture
Penetration Testing
Automation
Data Analysis
Agentic Systems
Security Testing
C
C++
Python
Windows
macOS
Linux
Reverse Engineering
Malware Analysis
SIEM
Elasticsearch
Kibana
Machine Learning
Vulnerability Research
Exploit Development
Red Teaming