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Senior Applied AI Engineer - Security for AI

11/25/2025

Develop and execute research projects in machine learning and AI for cybersecurity, focusing on cloud security. Communicate research results to leadership and drive technology application to meet business objectives.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

10,001+ employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
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. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.
About the Role
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. 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: 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 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. 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
Key Skills
Machine LearningArtificial IntelligenceCybersecurityCloud SecurityStatisticsPredictive AnalyticsProgrammingC#PythonData VisualizationDeep LearningTransformer ModelsData EngineeringInformation FusionAI Product DevelopmentCross-Functional CollaborationResearch
Categories
TechnologyEngineeringData & AnalyticsScience & ResearchSecurity & Safety
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