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Senior Security Engineer, Vertex Synapse Analyst Microsoft Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. View company page Our team is looking for a Senior Security Engineer, Vertex Synapse Analyst. 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. Do you love codifying threat intelligence analysis tradecraft into repeatable, machine-driven processes? Do you understand the importance of effective data and analytical models in a large-scale Intelligence Production lifecycle? Do you have experience performing analysis on a graph or hypergraph-based intelligence analysis platform? The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) is looking for aSenior Security Engineer with experience utilizing Synapse (by the Vertex Project) who will empower MSTIC to harness the power of graph technology to discover, track, and disrupt the world’s most dangerous cyber threats. 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. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positivelyimpactour culture every day. Responsibilities Help MSTIC harness the power of Vertex’s Synapse platform by enabling analysts by building workflows, extending the analytical model, applying appropriate controls, and create needed data integrations. Integrate new data sources into MSTIC’s intelligence systems to expand MSTIC’s global threat visibility. Understand the workflows of MSTIC’s various threat analysis teams well enough to create automations which codify their tradecraft into scalable, repeatable processes. Collaborate with other threat analysts, data analysts, engineers, and researchers to share graph-based analysis knowledge, best practices, and feedback. Contribute to relevant MSFT efforts to design, build, or improve graph based threat hunting experiences. 5+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cybersecurity, and/or anomaly detection OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field. Experience utilizing & extending Synapse by the Vertex Project (or equivalent) to discover, track, and disrupt sophisticated cyber threat actors. Experience with defining and extending data and analytical models for the cyber threat domain. 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 6+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cybersecurity, and/or anomaly detection OR Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field Proficient in KQL (or equivalent) and at least one scripting language, such as Python Experience with cloud-based data platforms and services, such as those offered by Azure. Understanding of cyber security concepts, such as threat actors, attack vectors, indicators of compromise, etc. Communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. Security Research IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 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 $153,600 - $250,200 per year. Microsoft will accept applications for the role until May 30, 2024. 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. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a requestvia the Accommodation request form . Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work. Explore more InfoSec / Cybersecurity career opportunities Find even more open roles in Ethical Hacking, Pen Testing, Security Engineering, Threat Research, Vulnerability Management, Cryptography, Digital Forensics and Cyber Security in general - ordered by popularity of job title or skills, toolset and products used - below. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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