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The Cyber Defence organization accelerates Microsoft’s mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers’ heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate. The Cyber Defence Team is Microsoft’s investigation center of excellence responsible for rapid, high‑fidelity security investigations across Corporate, Azure, Gaming, and Edge environments.
Job Responsibility:
Rapid threat investigations for all first‑party Microsoft security incidents
High‑severity adversary response, including root cause, blast radius, and attacker behavior analysis
Uplifting defenses through intelligence‑driven detective and preventive controls
Requirements:
Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat modeling, cyber security, anomaly detection, Security Operations Center (SOC) detection, threat analytics, security incident and event management (SIEM), information technology (IT), or operations incident response
OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 2+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat modeling, cyber security, anomaly detection, Security Operations Center (SOC) detection, threat analytics, security incident and event management (SIEM), information technology (IT), or operations incident response
OR equivalent experience
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
This position will be required to pass the Microsoft background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Nice to have:
GIAC certification (e.g., GCIA, GCIH, GCFA, GDAT) or equivalent