Security Researcher II and Senior Security Researcher (Multiple Positions)
- Salary
- $102,100 - $202,200 per year
- Level
- Senior
- Work type
- On-site · Washington
Not stated in the posting: visa.
Open. First seen 27 October 2026.
About the role
Overview Microsoft Defender Experts Team is looking for a Security Researcher II or Senior Security Researcher to join our detection and response team. No matter how sophisticated attacker behaviors become, Microsoft 365 Defender will help enterprises detect, investigate, and…
What this role asks for
Particular to this role
Penetration Testing
Rare in Microsoft's other 299 open postings.
Standard for security roles
Cybersecurity
Common in security postings at any company.
Compared with Microsoft's other open jobs.
The team: Security Research HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 13 open in Security Research. 9 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in July: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Cybersecurity (12 of 13), Python (8 of 13), C# (6 of 13), Azure (5 of 13), C++ (5 of 13), SIEM (5 of 13), SQL (5 of 13)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Security Researcher posted Oct 15
- Principal Threat Intelligence Analyst - CTJ - Top Secret posted Oct 13
- Senior Security Researcher posted Oct 13
- Security Research Intern posted Oct 4
- Senior Security Research Engineer posted Oct 2
- Security Researcher posted Oct 2
- Security Research Engineer - Project Perception posted Oct 2
- Senior Security Researcher posted Sep 30
- Security Researcher II posted Aug 11
- Security Researcher II /Senior Security Researcher - Microsoft Defender (Multiple Roles) posted Aug 10
- Principal Security Researcher posted Aug 4
- Senior Applied Threat Intelligence Analyst - Microsoft Security Threat Response posted Jul 31
From the team and dates on Microsoft's own job board.
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