Microsoft
Principal Applied Threat Intelligence Manager
$143K–$304K
Redmond, WA +1 · On-site · Principal · Full-time · Posted Aug 6, 2026
- Location
- Redmond, WA
Reston, VA - Experience
- Minimum: 3+ years with a doctorate, 4+ with a master's, or 6+ with a bachelor's in the listed areas, or equivalent experience; plus 1+ year(s) people management. Preferred: 5+ years with a doctorate, 8+ with a master's, or 12+ with a bachelor's, or equivalent experience; also 3+ years people management and/or informal/indirect team leadership, and 10+ years in cyber threat intelligence, threat hunting, incident response, or a closely related discipline.
- Education
- Doctorate, master's, or bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Leads an Applied Threat Intelligence team that analyzes threat actors and attacker tradecraft, then delivers actionable intelligence to customers and defenders.
What you'll do
- Manage and mentor analysts tracking threat actors, infrastructure, targets, and techniques.
- Turn technical findings into guidance and intelligence for security teams, executives, and customers; partner across product, research, marketing, and communications.
- Improve intelligence pipelines and tools, and represent Microsoft Threat Intelligence in briefings and industry groups.
What they ask for
- Doctorate plus 3+ years, master's plus 4+ years, bachelor's plus 6+ years, or equivalent experience in a listed related field.
- 1+ year(s) people management experience.
- Ability to meet required security screenings, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
- U.S. citizenship verification is required for this position.
Nice to have
- Experience with AI tools and large language models, building agents and skills for information security applications and pipelines.
- Working experience with Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender XDR or comparable SIEM/XDR platforms.
Pay
USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year (base salary); USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year (base salary)
Tools
Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR, MITRE ATT&CK, Diamond Model, Python, PowerShell, C#, C++
AI focus
Lead with AI to understand the threat landscape and attacker tradecraft; preferred experience includes AI tools and large language models, building agents and skills for information security applications and pipelines.
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