Senior Security Researcher

The Cloud & AI 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.

• 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.

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field OR relevant practical experience.
• 6+ years of hands-on experience in security research, including 3+ years in vulnerability security research.
• Knowledge of the security threat landscape, with experience in the modern attacker kill chain and MITRE ATT&CK - especially in AI-related threat scenarios.
• Proficiency in multiple programming and scripting languages.
• Proven track record of discovering and responsibly disclosing security vulnerabilities.
• Experience in Red Teaming or offensive cyber operations.
• 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

Microsoft is one of the largest enterprise service companies in the world.