Research Intern - Security Research Group Job at Microsoft Corporation (Redmond)

Application Security Analyst

Checkmarx is the enterprise application security leader and the host of Checkmar...

Location

India , Pune

Salary:

Not provided

Checkmarx

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

2–3 years of professional experience in malicious code analysis or security research
Strong understanding of malicious code patterns and supply-chain attack techniques
Experience using Python for analysis or automation
Familiarity with both interpreted and compiled languages
Ability to independently learn new technologies
High attention to detail
Fluent English

Job Responsibility

Perform in-depth analysis of open-source packages to identify malicious behavior
Analyze source code across multiple programming languages
Investigate obfuscation, suspicious execution flows, and hidden payloads
Evaluate and validate detections from security tools
Develop scripts and internal tools (primarily in Python) to support analysis
Collaborate with the SCS research team and other security teams in the group

Fulltime

Research Intern - AI Safety and Security

Research Internships at Microsoft provide a dynamic environment for research car...

Location

United States , Redmond

Salary:

6710.00 - 13270.00 USD / Month

Microsoft Corporation

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Currently enrolled in a PhD program in Computer Science or a related STEM field
Demonstrated ability to develop original research agendas
Knowledge of LLMs
Proficient coding skills in Python and deep learning platforms
Ability to collaborate effectively with other researchers and product development teams
Demonstrated interpersonal skills, cross-group, and cross-culture collaboration

Job Responsibility

Research Interns put inquiry and theory into practice
Learn, collaborate, and network for life
Contribute to exciting research and development strides
Collaborate with other Research Interns and researchers
Present findings
Contribute to the vibrant life of the community

Fulltime

Research Director - Advanced Packaging Programme

Reporting to the Tyndall CEO or nominee, you will lead the development and growt...

Location

Ireland , Cork

Salary:

129651.00 - 152267.00 EUR / Year

Tyndall National Institute

Expiration Date

April 09, 2026

Requirements

A PhD in physics, engineering, technology or related discipline
Significant depth of expertise and internationally-recognised research and innovation excellence in the area of advanced packaging for semiconductors and chip technologies
Demonstrable international leadership and influence of technology roadmaps and innovations in advanced packaging as evidenced by external engagement and strategic positioning
Strong knowledge of the whole semiconductor value chain and ecosystem trends, particularly in the context of the EU Chips Act and industrial research and development
Significant research leadership and management experience, as evidenced by sustained management of a major research group or management of structured activity in a funded research centre
Significant track record of managing successful bids for large-scale competitive research funding awards
Track record of developing major funded partnerships with industry in the area of advanced packaging
Experience of entrepreneurship and the development of spin-outs or start-ups and/or experience of directly supporting the growth and development of start-up companies
Excellent knowledge and understanding of research and innovation strategic initiatives, policies, and funding opportunities in Ireland, Europe and globally
Visionary leader with the ability to inspire, influence and develop others

Job Responsibility

Strategic research leadership of the Advanced Packaging theme supporting Tyndall’s strategic plan, and national and European initiatives and strategies
Leadership and management of all aspects of the Advanced Packaging Research Programme across research, innovation and training
Development and management of core research laboratories, infrastructure and equipment in Advanced Packaging, facilitating the sharing of, and access to, these resources across the whole institute. This should include relevant internal training
Development of strategic research relationships with industry partners for the benefit of the whole institute including other programmes and centres
Maximise the impact of the research programme, through industry collaboration, commercialisation, industry access, and engaged research and public understanding of science
Develop and nurture spin out opportunities or otherwise support Irish start-ups
Significantly contribute to international thought leadership and road mapping through influential research papers, contributions to sectoral white papers or similar documents and initiatives
Develop a positive and progressive people culture for all staff and students in Advanced Packaging and ensure that they are key participants in institutional initiatives and activities
Ensure proactive recruitment and career development of staff and students including proactive succession planning, consistent with the plan for the research programme
Ensure excellent outcomes for postgraduate students and a best-in-class student experience

Fulltime

Senior Security Researcher

Security is one of the most critical priorities for our customers in a world cha...

Location

India , Bangalore

Salary:

Not provided

Microsoft Corporation

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with strong hands-on understanding of the modern attacker kill chain, MITRE ATT&CK framework, and evolving identity-based threats, including attacks targeting SaaS applications, OAuth-based Enterprise Apps, and emerging AI-driven applications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience in security research or threat detection
Deep knowledge of adversary tooling, red team frameworks, and attacker techniques, with the ability to analyze, simulate, and interpret real-world attacker behaviors across identity and cloud ecosystems
Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, C, or C++) for building research prototypes, internal tools, automation, or detection logic
Strong proficiency in query languages such as KQL, SQL, or Cypher for large-scale telemetry analysis, threat hunting, behavioral investigations, and detection validation
Experience working with large-scale datasets to support detection development, proactive threat hunting, behavioral analytics, and signal quality improvement
Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate research insights, influence product and engineering decisions, and work effectively with partner teams, including Engineering, Data Science, and incident response stakeholders

Job Responsibility

Research attacker tradecraft and evolving threat patterns across cloud identity ecosystems, including OAuth, Enterprise Applications, third‑party SaaS platforms (e.g., Okta), emerging AI applications, and end‑to‑end authentication flows, with a strong focus on real‑world identity abuse techniques
Conduct proactive threat hunting across Microsoft Defender and Entra product signals to uncover identity‑based attacks, abuse paths, and misconfigurations
Design and deliver high‑quality detections, analytics, and risk insights by correlating multi‑product telemetry with attacker context
Partner with Engineering and PM teams to translate research findings into scalable, customer‑facing protection capabilities
Collaborate with Data Science teams to develop ML/AI‑based anomaly detection models, risk scoring frameworks, and hunting algorithms
Publish and communicate research outcomes through internal papers, external blogs, and conference presentations, representing Microsoft’s thought leadership in identity threat detection and cloud application security
Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for identity threats by supporting customer incidents, field engagements, and internal incident response teams with deep context on attacker techniques, abuse patterns, and emerging trends
Work cross‑functionally with red teams, blue teams, infrastructure teams, and product groups to validate attack paths, simulate real‑world abuse scenarios, and continuously improve defensive coverage
Maintain strong research hygiene, including dataset curation, methodology documentation, signal quality assessment, and continuous improvement of detection efficacy

Fulltime

Cybersecurity Incident Response Coordinator

The Microsoft Incident Response Team - Detection and Response Team (DART) are se...

Location

United States , Multiple Locations

Salary:

119800.00 - 234700.00 USD / Year

Microsoft Corporation

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field OR 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
OR 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
OR equivalent experience.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements
Microsoft Cloud Background Check
Flexibility to work shifts, including assignments during non-standard business hours that may include evening, nighttime, weekends, and/or holidays.
2+ years of hands-on experience with Active Directory, Entra ID, or other enterprise identity platforms and/OR 2+ years threat hunting, windows forensics OR 2+ years pentesting experience
1+ years ability to script or automate tasks using PowerShell or similar tools or 1+ years KQL experience
Experience in high pressure reactive incident response environments where customers are experiencing a potentially business-ending event and your evidence-driven plans of action dictate their next steps.
Security Certifications in any of the following: OSCP, CISSP, SANS Certifications, SC Certifications from Microsoft.

Job Responsibility

Scope customer engagements as part of pre-engagement activities, including assessing client needs, defining desired outcomes, and estimating resources and timelines to ensure a successful delivery.
Oversee escalation pathways ensuring timely responses, directing issues to the appropriate delivery teams, monitoring progress to resolution, and raising matters to leadership, when necessary, especially in cases of urgent and sensitive nature.
Collaborate closely with delivery teams to manage and resolve customer escalations promptly and effectively, ensuring customer satisfaction and maintaining delivery timelines.
Oversee staffing and capacity planning for engagements and special event support, ensuring the appropriate allocation of resources to meet demand and client needs effectively.
Fulfill on-call duties on a scheduled rotation, inclusive of weekends and holidays.
Manage and document the implementation of incident management frameworks and procedures.
Collaborate with internal teams, including Legal, Security Research, Product Groups, and others, to address and resolve emerging issues.
Ensure operational processes maintain alignment with business objectives.
Track the status of operational activities, ensuring schedules and priorities are met.
Manage daily and weekly communication and status reporting proactively.

Fulltime

New

Research Senior Specialist - Intelligent Service Operations

This is a senior technical expert role in Research and Commercialisation which s...

Location

United Kingdom , Bristol

Salary:

Not provided

Plusnet

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Technical domain expert: Considerable (10+ years) experience successfully pioneering new and emerging network systems technologies, with breadth and depth of knowledge across a range of technologies in the Intelligent Service Operation
expertise in service orchestration and SD-WAN features
requirements capture for feature development for network automation
network automation, orchestration and assurance frameworks and toolsets
familiarity with layered service architectures
understanding of VNFM, NFVO, SDWAN
Network programming skills
Expertise in Cloud computing including OpenStack
Automation data pipelines
Intent based networking

Job Responsibility

Domain expert responsible for the delivery of world-class research within the Network Platform & Security research group
Accountable for generating proposals and managing novel research projects delivering business value and contributing to the RaC goals
Responsible for intellectual property creation and helping others across the team develop skills in that area
Manages collaborative research projects or other research collaborations as appropriate
Accountable for appropriate standards contribution, industry influencing and direction setting within the area of specialism for the team
Responsible for authoring thought leadership technical papers, capturing intellectual property
Supervision of professionals, graduates and post-graduate student placements and secondments

What we offer

15% on target bonus
Health Care
Car Allowance
BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
From January 2025, equal family leave: receive 18 weeks at full pay, 8 weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at the statutory rate. It’s for all parents, no matter how your family is made up
Enhanced women’s health support: including help with menopause symptoms, cancer screenings, period care and more
25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues
2 weeks carer’s leave
World-class training and development opportunities

Fulltime

New

Qualys Threat and Vulnerability Management Cyber Security Advisor

This role will be responsible for assessing the security vulnerabilities & threa...

Location

United States , Plano

Salary:

95000.00 - 140000.00 USD / Year

NTT DATA

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

6+ years Security-Threat and Vulnerability-Vulnerability Remediation to include Researching, evaluating, scanning, reporting out on cyber security threats, incidents, and vulnerabilities (automated asset discovery, vulnerability management, threat prioritization, and remediation)
Must have Hands-on experience working with Vulnerability assessment tool, Qualys VMDR.
Must have client-facing experience

Job Responsibility

Assessing the security vulnerabilities & threats identified by the infrastructure scan
Work with appropriate teams across the businesses and associated 3rd parties to ensure appropriate remediation plans are defined and implemented
Perform information system security vulnerability scanning to discover and analyze vulnerabilities and characterize risks to networks, operating systems, applications, databases, and other information system components
Perform compliance scanning to analyze configurations and facilitate implementation of configurations and hardening settings for networks, operating systems, applications, databases, and other information system components
Maintaining appropriate documentation that defines the Threat & Vulnerability Management Program, Policy and Procedures
Participated in the calls to resolve information security incidents, including internal events and targeted threats
Research, evaluate, and assess emerging cyber security threats, incidents, and vulnerabilities
Work with the stakeholders to develop and maintain a vulnerability intelligence process that monitors for emerging systems vulnerabilities
Prioritize the remediation of vulnerabilities based on their characteristics, such as threat intelligence, business criticality, and exploit maturity
Define minimum standards in relation to threat management and monitoring compliance across the businesses

What we offer

medical, dental, and vision insurance
flexible spending or health savings account
life and AD&D insurance
short and long term disability coverage
paid time off
employee assistance
participation in a 401k program with company match
additional voluntary or legally-required benefits
incentive compensation based on individual and/or company performance

Fulltime

Research Scientist II

Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision...

Location

India , Hyderabad

Salary:

Not provided

Microsoft Corporation

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Master's Degree in relevant field AND 1+ year(s) related research experience
Bachelor's Degree in relevant field AND 2+ years related research experience
OR equivalent experience
Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements
Microsoft Cloud Background Check
Doctorate in relevant field OR Master's Degree in relevant field AND 3+ years related research experience OR Bachelor's Degree in relevant field AND 5+ years related research experience OR equivalent experience
Experience publishing academic papers as a lead author or essential contributor
Experience participating in a top conference in relevant research domain
Strong track record in cross-functional product development and delivering measurable impact through data-driven iteration

Job Responsibility

Build and expand collaborative partnerships across product, engineering, and research groups inside and outside Microsoft
Provide growing expertise that accelerates technology transfer, strengthens data security practices, and advances internal tools, benchmarking efforts, patent filings, and whitepaper development
Contribute to cutting-edge research by collaborating with peers and engineering teams to advance existing projects, develop new ideas, and publish high-quality papers
Coauthor or lead publications for top-tier conferences and journals with impact on par with postdoctoral research output
Drive research projects to completion, delivering novel algorithms, prototypes, theories, datasets, tools, or insights that meaningfully advance one or more open research problems
Uphold Microsoft’s commitments to security, ethics, and privacy by incorporating responsible research practices into data collection, experimentation, and system design
Support the development of trustworthy, robust, privacy-preserving, and ethically aligned technologies
Help define clear research problems and goals, contributing to the formulation of compelling problem statements and feasible research plans with measurable impact
Develop deep understanding of the state of the art, tracking new methods, tools, and breakthroughs in the research community
Contribute domain expertise in multiple specialized techniques to guide project planning, scoping, and execution

Fulltime

Research Intern - Security Research Group

Microsoft Corporation

Location:
United States , Redmond

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Employment contract

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