Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field OR equivalent experience.
• Hands-on technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• Experience in security research on Windows/Linux systems.
• Ability to read, understand, and debug C and/or C++ code.
• Proficiency in developing tools and automation to identify or verify security issues and scaling analysis workflows using AI and traditional methods.
• Knowledge of software security vulnerabilities, exploitation methods, and prevention techniques.
• Ability to initiate, lead, and deliver prototypes, systems improvements, and research projects.
• Must meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including passing the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

What You'll Be Doing

• Analyze critical security vulnerabilities reported by security researchers worldwide and provide remediation guidance.
• Detect, reverse engineer, and patch live exploits reported to MSRC.
• Use state-of-the-art AI tooling to find and analyze vulnerabilities at scale.
• Develop new tools and techniques to improve vulnerability analysis workflows.
• Innovate security mitigations to make Microsoft products and services more resilient to attacks.
• Gain insights from bug trends to inform team security research and influence broader Microsoft security strategy.
• Collaborate and learn from experts across Microsoft, growing your career in a motivated and supportive team.