The Senior Security Researcher role at Microsoft involves applying threat intelligence to active investigations across Microsoft's products and services. The position is part of the Applied Intelligence team, focusing on enriching investigations with threat actor context and driving attribution efforts. The role requires collaboration with various teams to protect Microsoft and its customers from advanced cyber threats. Candidates should be passionate about cybersecurity and eager to contribute to Microsoft's mission of securing digital technology platforms.

• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field AND 4+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat analysis or modeling, cybersecurity, vulnerability research, and/or anomaly detection.
• Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field AND 3+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat analysis or modeling, cybersecurity, vulnerability research, and/or anomaly detection.
• Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Candidates must have an active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.

• Support high-impact investigations by providing threat intelligence expertise to proactive security research initiatives and reactive incident response engagements.
• Lead attribution and threat actor analysis by collecting, modeling, attributing, and documenting intelligence gathered during investigations.
• Enable Microsoft Security teams by delivering actionable intelligence and attribution insights that support the detection, investigation, and remediation of advanced threats.
• Drive product and service improvements by translating intelligence on adversary activity and emerging attack trends into recommendations.
• Identify and track emerging threats by discovering previously untracked adversary activity and conducting deep analysis across multiple Microsoft telemetry sources.
• Communicate intelligence to diverse audiences through written reports, executive briefings, and customer-facing presentations.
• Strengthen the intelligence feedback loop by ensuring insights gained during investigations are rapidly shared with Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center tracking teams.

• 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.