Principal Security Researcher

The Principal Security Researcher will join the red teaming side of security and emulate real-world attacks against Microsoft by adopting the tactics, techniques, and procedures of potential attackers.

• Become a founding member of the AIAL group as part of Microsoft Red Team.
• Research and discover zero-day vulnerabilities in AI applications, models, and AI service ecosystems.
• Work closely with Red Team operators and engineering teams to address findings and strengthen the resilience of AI-driven systems.
• Analyze a wide array of data sources to identify potential security weaknesses and breach points within Microsoft’s AI infrastructure.
• Develop tools and techniques to scale and accelerate adversary emulation and vulnerability discovery.
• Advocate for security change across the company by building partnerships and clearly communicating the impact of risks.

• 10+ years of software security industry experience with knowledge of adversary tradecraft, security operations, and of emerging threats and techniques for attacks against modern cloud environments.
• 6+ years of hands-on experience in security research, including 4+ years in vulnerability security research.
• Hands-on experience with AI/ML systems, including understanding of model architectures, adversarial ML, data poisoning, prompt injection, or security of LLM-based applications.
• Familiarity with emerging AI security risks, evaluation frameworks, or red teaming AI applications.

• Industry leading healthcare
• Educational resources
• Discounts on products and services
• Savings and investments
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Generous time away
• Giving programs
• Opportunities to network and connect

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