Senior Security Researcher

Microsoft

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

2d ago

Are you interested in radically improving the security of Microsoft’s products? Do you want to work on cutting edge malware analysis systems?

Are you committed to helping Microsoft customers keep their computer’s secure and combating evolving malware threats? We are searching for a strong self-driven Security Researcher for Microsoft Defender Security Research Team.

Microsoft Defender Security Research team is a global team of security researchers, advanced threat hunters, and agile malware responders at the forefront of protecting the Microsoft ecosystem from emerging security threats.

Our research powers protection in products like Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Office 365, Azure, and more.

We are an industry leading threat research lab that does in-depth threat research with threats and exploits to help keep our customers safe.

If you are a technically strong security researcher who is passionate about having huge impact in the security industry, we would love to talk to you!

Responsibilities

The main responsibilities include but not limited to :

Conduct research that yield new insights, theories, analyses, data, algorithms and prototypes that advance state-of-the-art of malware protection

Investigate, analyze and learn from security researchers, attackers and real incidents in order to develop durable detection solution / strategies across the kill-chain or product / OS enhancements.

Work with other internal and external teams to forge new and improve existing partnerships that help mature the product

Provide exemplary leadership in an exceptionally challenging and rewarding environment and influence the organization

Collaborate with other researchers, coordinators and developers to improve the protection capabilities of the products

Qualifications

Basic qualifications :

BS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, with at least 7+ years of computer security industry experience utilizing reverse engineering and knowledge of security / threat landscape

Development skills with C, C++ and scripting languages (Bash, Python)

Preferred qualifications :

Reverse Engineering skills : familiar with debuggers, disassemblers, network protocols, file formats, sandboxes, hardware / firmware internals, software communication mechanisms

Strong knowledge of Linux operating system internals and modern security problems

Excellent cross group and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate the business need for security or detection improvements

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