Overview
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 are looking for a “Security Researcher” and 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.
The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) is recruiting security researchers looking to hone their skills. MSTIC provides unique insight on threats to protect Microsoft and our customers and is responsible for delivering timely threat intelligence across our product and services teams.
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 positively impact our culture every day.
Qualifications

REQUIRED/MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

3+ years’ experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cybersecurity, and/or anomaly detection
OR bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field.
2+ years of experience in reverse engineering malware that are associated with APT or financially motivated groups.
2+ years’ experience analyzing malicious desktop, mobile and web applications developed in common programming languages such as x86/x86-64 Assembly, ARM, C, C++, C#, Visual Basic, PowerShell, Ruby, Python, ActionScript, ASP, Java, JavaScript, HTML, etc.
2+ years’ experience using commercial and open-source malware analysis tools and platforms such as debuggers, disassemblers, decompilers, sandboxes and virtualization solutions.

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.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

4+ years’ experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cyber-security, and/or anomaly detection
OR Master’s Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field
Knowledge of Windows Operating Systems (OS) internals and Windows API Demonstrated capability to coherently present potentially sensitive threat intelligence to a wide variety of audiences in public and private settings.
Demonstrated interpersonal skills (adaptability, inclusiveness, optimism, curiosity, empathy, courage, respect) which support the development of high functioning teams.
Tactical software development experience in support of automation, triage and analysis of datasets, information and artifacts associated with APT related malware and campaign activity.
Familiarity with legacy and modern software and system protection mythologies and technologies Demonstrated experience working with SQL-based databases and Big Data solutions.
Experience working closely with threat intelligence analysts to understand their workflow and analytic problems and turning those into large-scale analytics.
Demonstrated experience analyzing packed and obfuscated programs, scripts, and shellcode.
Demonstrated experience identifying and subverting anti-disassembly, anti-decompilation, anti-debugging and anti-virtualization/emulation and anti-forensic techniques and methodologies
Experience with malware used in conjunction with ransomware is highly preferred.
Security Research IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $83,600 - CAD $159,600 per year.

Please refer the Job description for details