Microsoft Senior Security Analyst

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Posted date: Aug 13, 2025

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Category: Security Engineering

Location: Redmond, WA

Estimated salary: $188,900
Range: $119,800 - $258,000

Employment type: Full-Time

Travel amount: 25.0%

Work location type: Up to 50% work from home

Role: Individual Contributor


Description



Microsoft is a company where innovators come to collaborate and envision what they can! This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness in a cloud-enabled world.  The Business & Industry Copilots group is a rapidly growing organization that is responsible for the Microsoft Dynamics 365 suite of products, Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, AI Builder, Microsoft Industry Solution and more. Microsoft is considered one of the leaders in Software as a Service in the world of business applications and this organization is at the heart of how business applications are designed and delivered.

We are looking for a Senior Security Analyst to join our team!

This is an exciting time to join our group and work on something highly strategic to Microsoft. With the BIC Security team, you will be a part of a team of security engineers who perform threat modelling, penetration testing, and security response support for the platform.

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.

Responsibilities include:

Creating platform and customer facing detections of abuseCreating security context enrichment tools for threat hunters and detectionsCoordinating with Microsoft detection ecosystem and threat hunters Reviewing Audit logs for schema conformance, content, and correctnessCollaborating with penetration testing to ensure appropriate auditing

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Risk Management, Cyber Security, or related field AND 3+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large scale computing, threat modeling, cyber security, or anomaly detection OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Risk Management, Cyber Security, or related field AND 4+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large scale computing, threat modeling, cyber security, or anomaly detection OR equivalent experience.3+ years of experience in the security threat landscape, with experience in the modern attacker kill chain, MITRE ATT&CK, and similar frameworks and how to use them to identify and close gaps in detection capabilities.3+ years of experience with SIEM platforms (Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, etc.)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

3+ years in data analytics or data science or authoring, deploying and tuning detections.Understanding of intrusion detection systems, security solutions, Azure and how they intersect with security workflows.Security Assurance IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $158,400 - $258,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.

Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until August 18, 2025.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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