About the Role

Principal Security Researcher role at Microsoft focusing on cybersecurity protection through machine learning and automation. Investigates attacks, develops detection strategies, and builds ML/LLM systems for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. Requires expertise in security research, coding, and mentoring.

Key Responsibilities

• Investigate cybersecurity attacks to develop detection/prevention solutions
• Design and code client-side and cloud ML/automation systems
• Apply large language models and agentic systems for customer protection
• Support incident management and participate in root-cause analysis
• Collaborate with internal/external teams to improve partnerships

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must Have:

• Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field OR 7+ years experience in software development, computing, modeling, cybersecurity
• 2+ years of coding experience
• 1+ years experience with language models or machine learning
• Ability to pass Microsoft security screening requirements

Nice to Have:

• Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field OR 8+ years experience
• 1+ years experience with OS internals, hypervisors, and cloud security architectures
• Experience in classical and deep learning machine learning methods

Benefits & Perks

• Industry leading healthcare