Senior Security Researcher | Microsoft Careers

What you'll do

• Design and execute adversary simulations across various environments to emulate real-world threat actors.
• Develop and modify offensive tooling, including custom payloads and command-and-control frameworks.
• Conduct malware development research to replicate modern attacker techniques such as evasion and persistence.
• Utilize AI-enabled systems to generate attack variations and automate tradecraft execution for simulation fidelity.
• Analyze telemetry from simulations to assess detection coverage and identify defensive gaps.
• Contribute to technical documentation and internal knowledge sharing on offensive security practices.

What we're looking for

• Doctorate or Master's degree in a relevant field plus extensive software development and threat analysis experience.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in cybersecurity, vulnerability research, and anomaly detection.
• Proven expertise in incident response, threat hunting, and SOC operations.
• Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK framework and threat modeling methodologies.
• Experience with coding and both classical and deep learning machine learning methods.
• Ability to develop and modify offensive tooling for custom payloads and C2 frameworks.