Responsibilities
- Undertake personal research and collaborate with other researchers to understand current and emerging cloud- based attacks and detection opportunities
- Partner with the Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps research team to research and build new TI-based detections
Qualifications
- Experience of cloud identity related security research, attacks, threat hunting and detection
- Experience building threat detections for security products
- Mid-level experience working in cyber security research
- Proficient in at least one programming language, such as Python or C#
- Experience working with large datasets for the purpose of security research, using a query language such as SQL or KQL
- Excellent cross group and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate the business need for security and technical improvements.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check:
- This position will be required to pass the Microsoft background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
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