Come and be part of the team building one of Microsoft’s most exciting security products, Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (WDATP). As cyber-attacks have become more sophisticated, WDATP helps enterprises detect, investigate, and respond to advanced attacks and data breaches on their networks. From detecting nation state actors to patient zero ransomware infections, our research team brings deep knowledge of the attacker landscape and tradecraft to create the innovations necessary to uncover even the most well-funded attacker.
We are seeking an experienced security researcher who is excited by uncovering unknown attacks to join our Israeli research team. The job includes researching our rich sensors data, identifying necessary optics for detecting malicious behavior, and crafting detection logic to ensure compromise does not go undetected.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities would include:
- Investigate, analyze, and expand upon security research and real incidents to develop durable detection strategies across the entire kill-chain.
- Collaborate with multiple product teams to design sensors, implement detection ideas, and validate their effectiveness using a data-driven approach.
- Collaborate with data science teams to understand and identify detection gaps, capabilities, assumptions, and improvements.
Qualifications
- BSc / MSc in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
- 5+ years of software development/research experience
- Deep and practical Windows internals knowledge (other OS experience may count)
- Reverse Engineering skills: familiar with debuggers, disassemblers, protocols, file formats
- Excellent cross-group and interpersonal skills
Preferred qualifications:
- Offensive security research experience
- Digital forensics skills
- Industry recognized author of security research papers, blogs, or books
- Low-level/security knowledge of other operating systems
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
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