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Applied Scientist II

Microsoft

Redmond, Washington, United States of America
Full-Time
Posted Aug 26, 2025
Up to 50% work from home

About the role

Security represents the most critical priorities for our customers in a world awash in digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity. Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for all.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a domain expert in machine learning, statistics, and experiment design
  • Drive fraud detection by researching evolving behaviors, identifying features with threat analysts, and applying scalable detection strategies
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering and security teams to operationalize data and feature pipelines for new scenarios
  • Own model lifecycle by monitoring deployed detection models and continuously enhancing detection coverage and reliability

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years related experience
  • 2+ years of Data Science or Machine Learning experience in handling high volumes of structured and unstructured data
  • 2+ years of extensive programming experience in at least one of the following languages: C#, Python, or similar language
  • 2+ years of data querying experience in SQL, Kusto (KQL), or similar languages

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • 401k matching
  • Discounts on products and services
  • Generous time away
  • Giving programs
  • Opportunities to network and connect

About the Company

Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for all. We want to reshape security and empower every user, customer, and developer with a security cloud that protects them with end-to-end, simplified solutions.

Job Details

Salary Range

$100,600 - $199,000/yearly

Location

Redmond, Washington, United States of America

Employment Type

Full-Time

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