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Senior Security Analyst - Microsoft
Security Engineer
Senior Security Analyst leading high‑severity, nation‑state investigations across Microsoft’s cloud estate, driving root‑cause analysis, threat attribution, and intelligence‑driven hunting using Python, C++, and Azure security tools.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Lead deep‑dive investigations of complex, high‑severity security incidents across Microsoft’s first‑party cloud estate.
- Conduct root cause analysis, blast radius assessment, and threat actor attribution to inform platform‑level mitigations.
- Develop and maintain automated detection and hunting scripts in Python and C++ for rapid incident response.
- Collaborate with Microsoft Defender and Azure security teams to integrate findings into broader threat intelligence feeds.
- Provide actionable intelligence to engineering and product teams to drive security enhancements and platform hardening.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in advanced threat detection, incident response, or cyber‑defense investigations.