Microsoft
Security Researcher II
$102K–$219K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Aug 11, 2026
- Experience
- Required: 1+ year with a master’s degree, or 2+ years with a bachelor’s degree, in one or more listed relevant areas; equivalent experience accepted. Preferred: 5+ years in software development lifecycle and cybersecurity, or a master’s in computer science or related field.
- Education
- Master’s or bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or a related field; or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- The role requires citizenship or qualifying-status verification for export-control access. Preferred qualification: ability to obtain and maintain a United States Security Clearance.
About the job
Conducts threat hunts and security investigations, develops threat intelligence, and improves Microsoft tooling and products to help customers defend against advanced adversaries.
What you'll do
- Research, analyze, and contextualize threat actor, tool, technique, and vulnerability intelligence; enrich it with detection logic and security recommendations.
- Create briefings on current security threats for internal and external teams.
- Adapt written content to business needs and customer feedback.
What they ask for
- Master’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or a related field and 1+ year of relevant experience; or bachelor’s degree in one of those fields and 2+ years of relevant experience; or equivalent experience.
- Meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including a Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
- Provide citizenship or qualifying-status documentation for assessment of eligibility to access export-controlled information.
Nice to have
- 5+ years of professional experience in software development lifecycle and cybersecurity, or a master’s in computer science or a related field.
- Knowledge of Microsoft platforms, security products, threat investigation, forensics, query languages, and related tools or technologies.
Pay
USD $102,100 - $202,200 per year (base salary); USD $133,800 - $219,200 per year (base salary)
Tools
SQL, Kusto Query Language (KQL), Splunk, Humio, Kibana, Jupyter Notebooks, Microsoft Azure, Azure DevOps
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