The Senior Applied Threat Intelligence Analyst role at Microsoft Security Research focuses on defending customers against sophisticated cyber threats. The team transforms telemetry data into actionable intelligence to empower security operations and inform product decisions. This position involves authoring high-impact threat intelligence reports and collaborating with various teams to operationalize intelligence into security platforms. The analyst will also engage with customers and represent Microsoft in industry forums.

• 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.

• Author and publish high-impact threat intelligence reports for both customer-facing and internal audiences.
• Build and refine the pipelines, tooling, and workflows for streaming 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 into Microsoft security platforms.
• Support customer engagements with accurate and timely intelligence insights.
• Collaborate within the team to improve 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.