Security Research Specialist

As a Security Researcher at Microsoft Security, you will be responsible for analyzing vulnerabilities in Microsoft's products and services to determine their root cause, severity, and security impact. Your role will be crucial in shaping the security updates deployed to customers and informing offensive and defensive security research within the team. Key Responsibilities: - Analyzing vulnerabilities in software and services to determine root cause, severity, and security impact - Identifying variants of vulnerabilities and discovering new vulnerabilities - Building tools and inventing new approaches to automate the discovery & analysis of vulnerabilities - Analyzing trends in vulnerabilities to spot patterns - Researching, developing, and deploying mitigations for common vulnerability patterns - Performing penetration testing, offensive security research, and red teaming activities - Engaging with and contributing knowledge back to the security research community - Mentoring and contributing to the growth of individuals within the team and across Microsoft - Supporting a healthy and inclusive culture within the team and across Microsoft Qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field - Experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cybersecurity, and/or anomaly detection - In-depth experience working as a security engineer - Experience in identifying common vulnerability types (OWASP top 10, CWE top 25) in software and services written in various programming languages - Ability to debug and root cause vulnerabilities in software, services, and cloud platforms - Excellent written and verbal communication skills Preferred Qualifications: - Public track record of vulnerability research and discovery - Familiarity with cloud service architectures (Azure, etc.), design, and implementations - Knowledge of operating system internals for Windows and/or Linux - Understanding of exploitation techniques and mitigations Joining Microsoft Security as a Security Researcher will provide you with a unique opportunity to have a positive impact on improving safety for customers worldwide and work on challenging real-world security problems as part of a supportive and collaborative team.,