Member of Technical Staff (Senior Security Researcher)
Microsoft · microsoft.com
United StatesSenior4+ yrs
Straight from the company’s own careers site.
The job in short
GenAI security red teaming and vulnerability research for cyber and national security.
PythonC++C#LinuxGenAIGenerative AILegal
Details
- Found
- 9 d ago · posted 2026-10-28
- Location
- US
Full description
Discover and exploit GenAI security vulnerabilities end-to-end in order to assess AI systems specifically looking for cyber and national security Manage product group stakeholders as priority recipients and collaborators for operational sprints Drive clarity on communication and reporting for red teaming peers when working with product groups Develop methodologies and techniques to scale and accelerate cyber and national security AI Red Teaming in new and emerging threat areas, including open source models Work alongside traditional offensive security engineers, adversarial ML experts, developers to land responsible AI operations 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. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This role will require access to information that is controlled for export under export control regulations, potentially under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations or Export Administration Regulations, the EU Dual Use Regulation, and/or other export control regulations. As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to provide either proof of their country of citizenship or proof of their U.S. permanent residency or other protected status (e.g., under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) for assessment of eligibility to access the export controlled information. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate's citizenship will be verified with a valid passport. Lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees may verify status using other documents, where applicable. Experience of using common penetration testing tools; Kali Linux, Burpsuite, Nmap, Nessus, etc Familiarity with one or more programming languages from: Python, C#, C/C++, PowerShell Background in development, red teaming, pentesting AND national security Prior knowledge of Generative AI not required, though experience testing agents is preferred, while basic familiarity with AI or willingness to learn is desired