Senior Security Researcher | Microsoft Careers

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Location
Redmond, WA
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$119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
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Dec 13, 2026
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TL;DR · Senior Security Researcher | Microsoft Careers

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Join our dynamic Identity Threat Detection and Response team as a Senior Security Researcher, where you will lead large-scale research projects to detect and autonomously protect against sophisticated identity-based attacks. Your day-to-day involves deep data analysis across various sources, identifying threats, and crafting robust detection logic using Generative AI tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design innovative solutions and validate their effectiveness through a data-driven approach. Ideal candidates have 6+ years of cyber security experience, expertise in Windows internals and identity protocols, proficiency in languages such as C#, Python, KQL, or SQL, and demonstrated fluency in leveraging Generative AI for research tasks. This role requires a strong background in the modern attacker kill-chain and MITRE ATT&CK framework, with an ability to tackle complex problems in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Python C# KQL SQL Cypher GitHub Copilot ChatGPT MITRE ATT&CK Mitre Attack Windows Internals Identity Protocols Cloud Forensics AI/LLM-Assisted Workflows Generative AI CI/CD

What you'll do

  • Own large-scale research projects from hypothesis to shipped detection.
  • Conduct in-depth investigations of threats across multiple data sources.
  • Create sophisticated detection logics for the entire attack kill-chain.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and validate new solutions.
  • Use Generative AI tools to accelerate all stages of security research work.
  • Author compelling content and deliver informative sessions on security topics.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of experience in cybersecurity focusing on modern attacker kill-chain and MITRE ATT&CK.
  • Strong background in Windows internals and identity protocols such as Kerberos, NTLM, LDAP, OAuth 2.0, SAML.
  • Proficiency in at least one programming language (C#, Python, or C++) and one query language (KQL, SQL, Cypher).
  • Demonstrated ability to leverage Generative AI tools for research and detection work.
  • Experience authoring security research papers, blogs, or books.
  • Knowledge of Windows forensics and cloud forensics including identity attack artifacts.

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