Digital thieves are getting more sophisticated and harder to detect and stop.

Our enterprise
customers are asking us to do more to protect their accounts from compromise and the data to
which they have access from theft whether in their own data centers, Microsofts cloud
environments or other environments. Proactive measures, including infrastructure security
improvements, Privileged Identity Management and multi-factor authentication, are only part of
the solution.

The C+E Security Division team is seeking highly talented and motivated software engineers with
strong machine learning/statistical background to help prevent the theft of our customers digital
assets using a range of behavioral modeling techniques. We are on the lead edge applying a
unique combination of security research and machine learning that we call enterprise security
intelligence. Come be part of this exciting new generation of security analytics!

Job Responsibilities include:

Develop high-performance machine learning systems for detecting abnormality, intrusion,
fraud, masquerading, etc.
Deliver end to end solutions to analyze data that originates from users, services, or other
automated systems
Develop infrastructure as required to enable new experiences in enterprise security intelligence
by deriving meaning from vast array of enterprise data about users and their activity
Actively engage other teams across the company to identify security scenarios where machine
learning/applied statistics can be used, and lead the development of solutions to these problems
Act as an expert in the area of machine learning/statistics to serve the growing needs of C+E
Security
Provide technical leadership to other developers

Qualifications:
5+ years of educational or professional experience in applying machine learning and data
mining techniques to real problems with copious amounts of data
Strong algorithmic background and experience applying knowledge to solve real problems
Experience with very large scale data processing/analysis (a.k.a. big data)
Strong C++ and/or C# skills (C# preferred) and understanding of software design patterns
Experience developing high-performance service-oriented solutions
5+ years of experience developing production quality code in a professional software
engineering role
Ability to work independently to actively identify and drive solutions for evolving business
problems
A Ph.D degree in Computer Science is highly desired. Candidates with a Ph.D in other
quantifiable fields (e.g. Statistics, Mathematics, Physics) with applied practical experience and
programming background are also desirable

Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud
background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

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. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a
disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to
askstaff@microsoft.com.

Job # 1054386

Locations United States, Redmond (WA)

Job familiesDevelopment (engineering)

Teams Cloud and enterprise

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