Senior Applied ML Engineer - Security for AI

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. 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. The Microsoft Security organization accelerates Microsoft’s mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers’ heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world.

We are a product research team of dedicated and innovative experts specializing in machine learning and artificial intelligence research for cybersecurity, looking for a Senior Applied ML Engineer - Security for AI. We stand at the forefront of revolutionizing cybersecurity solutions in a rapidly evolving digital landscape where cyber threats persistently challenge the boundaries of security. Come and work with a team of world-class researchers and engineers who are passionate about advancing the state-of-the-art in cybersecurity and creating impactful solutions for customers. Help us build a culture of learning, growth, and inclusion, where everyone thrives and makes a difference in the security domain.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute cutting-edge research projects in machine learning and artificial intelligence for cybersecurity, with a focus on cloud security challenges and opportunities.
• Serve as an expert within team on changes in industry/market trends, products, industry advances, and opportunities in applied technologies across a broad range of applied research areas. 
• Communicate the results and impact of your research and development to senior leadership and external audiences through publications, presentations, and demos. 
• Drive high-stakes negotiations across teams to ensure cutting edge technology is being applied to products in a practical way that meets key business objectives. 
• Write production-ready code to successfully deliver research project into AI product.

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years related experience (e.g., statistics predictive analytics, research) OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research) OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 1+ year(s) related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in programming language such as C#, Python.
• Ability to problem solve architecture design and coding problems
• Understanding of statistics, machine learning algorithms and data visualization.
•  Knowledge in large language model, deep learning, transformer models, data engineering, cloud stack technologies, information fusion, large-scale machine learning models.

Other Requirements:

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:  

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

Additional or preferred qualifications

• Master's Degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 6+ year(s) related industry experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research) OR Doctorate in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 5+ years related industry experience
• Prior experience in AI product development is preferred not required
• Experience in working with cross-functional teams, such as product managers, designers, researchers, engineers, and stakeholders, with strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills, for translating research into a production service. 
• Ability to deal with ambiguity at work; identify research areas independently; shape the direction of research to product in a practical way 

Applied Sciences IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $158,400 - $258,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

 Microsoft will accept applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.

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