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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.
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The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) is recruiting experienced nation-state threat hunters – with highly honed threat intelligence analysis 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.

QUALIFICATIONS

2+ years producing actionable threat intelligence on targeted and advanced persistent threats enabling network and host defences in external organizations with demonstrable impact.
Expertise tracking APT adversaries leveraging the Diamond Model to identify and characterize various TTPs, capabilities, infrastructure, and operational campaigns
Strong understanding in at least one of the following:
(1) cloud intrusion analysis in adversary operations;
(2) analysing sophisticated malware samples used in targeted attacks against large corporate or government entities;
(3) analysing host forensic and log data associated with advanced targeted adversaries Proven ability to collaborate and establish key threat intelligence partnerships to bolster information sharing and defences
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 background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

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As a threat intelligence analyst, you will track sophisticated adversaries and use your technical knowledge of adversary capabilities, infrastructure, and techniques.
You will define, develop, and implement techniques to discover and track current adversaries and identify the attacks of tomorrow. You will produce actionable intelligence and proactively drive hunting and detection capabilities.
In this role you will be responsible for collaborating with stakeholders from MSTIC and key engineering groups across Microsoft, working in partnership with them to protect both Microsoft assets and Microsoft’s customer base through improved product and services offerings.
You will strengthen existing partnerships and build new ones with key organizations to deliver benefits to Microsoft and its customers.