Data Scientist II - Cloud Threat Protection

Overview

Are you passionate about disrupting CloudSecurity Join us at Microsoft, the largest security company in the world, and work on leading planet-scale products! 🚀 At the Microsoft Cloud Security team, we take immense pride in developing a diverse set of security products and services that are leaders in their respective market segments. Our innovative solutions have set new industry standards, earning global recognition for safeguarding critical infrastructure at the highest scale. Microsoft Defender for Cloud is a cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) designed to protect cloud-based applications running in all major cloud providers. It includes cloud workload protection (CWP) to detect real-time attacks and help the SOC respond and mitigate threats.

Responsibilities

As a data scientist on our team, you will work closely with security experts, software developers, and product managers to tackle many different types of problems. You will utilize generative AI tools, supervised and unsupervised learning methods, statistical methods, anomaly detection techniques, graph algorithms and more, to help customers protect their environment and to identify malicious activities. You will be independent but surrounded by a large team of strong and experienced data scientists and security researchers, who will help you to develop your skills and advance your career.

We believe in ownership. As part of our team, you will be responsible for the entire project life cycle. Starting from coming up with an idea, to business and data understanding, performing the research work, collaborating with software developers, product managers and other researchers, and up to developing the production code of your components. We also love to share ideas and inspire one another.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in data science and machine learning, either in industry or academic research.
• Proven ability to solve complex problems and translate theoretical approaches into real-world impact.
• You have strong passion for data, machine learning, cybersecurity, and product-oriented development.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in cybersecurity.
  
  

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.