The Senior Applied Threat Intelligence Analyst role at Microsoft Security focuses on defending customers against sophisticated cyber threats. The team transforms telemetry data into actionable intelligence, empowering security operations and informing product decisions. This position involves collaboration across various teams to operationalize intelligence and improve threat analysis workflows. The analyst will also represent Microsoft in customer briefings and industry conferences, contributing to the overall mission of enhancing digital security.

• Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field.
• Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field AND 3+ years experience in relevant fields.
• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field AND 4+ years experience in relevant fields.
• 5+ years of experience in cyber threat intelligence, threat hunting, incident response, or a closely related security discipline.
• Demonstrated experience producing finished threat intelligence reporting for technical audiences.
• Working experience with Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender XDR or comparable platforms.
• Understanding of adversary tradecraft, the cyber kill chain, and frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK.

• Author and publish high-impact threat intelligence reports for various audiences.
• Build and refine pipelines, tooling, and workflows for cyber threat intelligence.
• Represent Microsoft Threat Intelligence in customer briefings and industry conferences.
• Translate technical findings into clear, actionable insights for security operations teams.
• Partner with product, engineering, and research teams to operationalize intelligence.
• Contribute to scalable workflows that improve threat intelligence generation and delivery.
• Support customer engagements with accurate and timely intelligence insights.
• Collaborate within the team to enhance analytic tradecraft and intelligence quality.

• Employees at Microsoft are often offered comprehensive, “world-class” benefits—including health and mental-wellness programs, competitive pay with bonuses and stock awards, and retirement/savings options. Time-off and flexibility are common, with generous vacation and holidays, parental and caregiver leave, and flexible work schedules, alongside learning support, employee resource groups, product discounts, and matching-gifts/volunteering programs. Specific benefits can vary by region.