Principal Security Researcher - Microsoft Defender

Overview

Be a part of the team that is instrumental in constructing one of Microsoft's most exciting security solutions, and work on an innovative new product. In an era of increasingly sophisticated cyber-attacks, the Microsoft 365 Defender security suite has emerged as a vital tool for enterprises, enabling them to identify, scrutinize, counter advanced breaches and data intrusions within their networks and manage their security posture.

We are seeking a security researcher, who enjoys unraveling the mysteries and unique patterns of corporate computing environments and attackers’ techniques in Microsoft’s enormous scale of signals and security mechanisms, to join our Israeli research team and help provide our customers with tools to improve their security posture. The job includes performing both low level and high-level research of attackers’ techniques, security mechanism and controls and data analysis over various types of telemetries.

We value diversity and welcome candidates with different experiences and perspectives. If you are a team player who loves creating products for and with customers, come join us and be part of building a better world.

Responsibilities

Analyze and research security controls, attackers’ techniques and anomalous patterns
Explore massive amounts of data to come up with new security posture insights, which can then be translated into security findings for our customers
Work together with the different engineering teams to develop the code to support the research findings
Collaborate with multiple product teams to design sensors, implement discovery & detection logics and validate their effectiveness using a data-driven approach
Collaborate with other teams across Microsoft and come up with innovative ideas which should be part of future versions of the produc

Qualifications

You have at least 10+ years of security research experience
Proficiency in developing C, Python or .NET.
Experience with leading features end to end.
B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or relevant practical experience (e.g. service in an elite technology unit in IDF)

Preferred Qulification:

Offensive security research experience
Network security research experience
Industry recognized author of security research papers, blogs or books
Excellent cross-group and interpersonal skills

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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.