# Senior Security Researcher

OverviewAre you interested in radically improving the security of Microsoft’s products on Linux? Do you want to work on cutting edge malware analysis systems? Are you committed to helping Microsoft customers keep their computers secure and combating evolving malware threats? We are searching for a strong self-driven Senior Security Researcher to join Microsoft Defender Security Research Team for Linux. Microsoft Defender Security Research team is a global team of security researchers, advanced threat hunters, and agile malware responders at the forefront of protecting the Microsoft ecosystem from emerging security threats. Our research powers protection in products like Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Office 365, Azure, and more. We are an industry leading threat research lab that does in-depth threat research with threats and exploits to help keep our customers safe. If you are a technically strong security researcher who has experience with the Linux platform and who is passionate about having huge impact in the security industry, we would love to talk to you! Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to

- **Id**: 3764746
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/microsoft-senior-security-researcher-8>
- **Role**: Security
- **Role family**: Security
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Redmond, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-29T00:48:41Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T08:54:22Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 12
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5671
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Console Games, Cloud Platforms (IaaS & PaaS), Gaming Consoles, Developer Tools

## Company

- **Id**: 18
- **Name**: Microsoft
- **Domain**: microsoft.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/microsoft>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Eightfold

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 84
- **Open postings**: 471
- **Ghost share**: 0.006
- **Stale share**: 0.597
- **Repost share**: 0.04
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 29
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 119800
- **Max**: 234700
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 234700

## Technologies

- **Azure** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Defender** — Optional: no
- **C++** — Optional: yes
- **PowerShell** — Optional: yes
- **Python** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 12

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T19:32:18Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 6,957 · green card filings: 2,767; Filings 12m: 6957

## Liveness

- **Score**: 62
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.693
- **P room**: 0.9
- **Age days**: 12
- **Expected fill days**: 29
- **Reasons**: conf:3, stale_co, wave, velocity, win:mid, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 234700
- **Is top pay**: yes

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