Microsoft

Security Research IC3

Microsoft • $102K — $202K *
Tulsa, OK 74133In-Person
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in relevant field or equivalent experience with software development in cybersecurity.
  • Experience in threat analysis, vulnerability research, or anomaly detection for 1-5 years depending on degree.
  • Ability to pass Microsoft security screenings required for this role.
  • Preferred Doctorate or Master’s with higher experience in security research and software engineering.
  • Experience in AI, machine learning, and cybersecurity workflows, with coding proficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct security research on emerging AI and cybersecurity challenges.
  • Translate real-world security issues into defined technical use cases and experiments.
  • Design and build security prototypes and workflows using lab infrastructure.
  • Identify threats and vulnerabilities through modeling, testing, and analysis.
  • Link local experimentation to national Microsoft Security initiatives.
  • Collaborate with local partners to enhance Tulsa’s cybersecurity ecosystem.

Benefits

  • Work in a collaborative, innovative environment at a cutting-edge lab.
  • Opportunity to strengthen regional security and AI initiatives.
  • Engage with a variety of stakeholders from academia to industry.
  • Access to technical resources and expertise from Microsoft.
  • Visibility into emerging cybersecurity technologies and practices.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

We are looking for a hands-on Security Research Engineer who is excited to work at the intersection of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and real-world experimentation. Based at Microsoft's Greenwood Cyber + AI Lab in Tulsa, Oklahoma, you will work directly with Microsoft teams, startups, industry partners, universities, and community stakeholders to turn meaningful security challenges into focused technical research, experiments, prototypes, and measurable outcomes.This role offers a unique opportunity to conduct applied security research while helping build technical capability and innovation in Tulsa's historic Greenwood District and connecting that work to Microsoft Security and broader Cyber + AI priorities.

Responsibilities include:
  • Conduct applied security research across emerging cybersecurity and AI challenges, including threat analysis, vulnerability research, security architecture, operational security, and the security implications and opportunities created by AI and agentic systems.
  • Translate real-world challenges from startups, industry, academia, and other partners into well-defined technical use cases, research questions, success criteria, and executable experiments; contribute to focused, sprint-based engagements that move quickly from scoping through testing, findings, and tangible outcomes.
  • Design, build, test, and iterate on technical prototypes, research environments, tools, automations, and AI-enabled security workflows using the Greenwood Cyber + AI Lab's computing and security infrastructure, applying sound engineering, data-quality, privacy, and security practices throughout the research lifecycle.
  • Identify security vulnerabilities, risks, attack paths, and potential mitigations through techniques such as threat modeling, architectural and design reviews, security testing, data analysis, and experimentation; document findings and collaborate with Microsoft and partner teams on appropriate remediation or solution approaches.
  • Connect experimentation in Tulsa with Microsoft Security research, engineering, products, and emerging capabilities, helping translate relevant advances-including AI-enabled and agentic security technologies-into applied scenarios while bringing insights from real-world Lab engagements back into Microsoft.
  • Contribute to the Greenwood Cyber + AI Lab's place-based mission by collaborating with Tulsa-area startups, universities, industry, and community partners; sharing research and technical insights through demonstrations, workshops, publications, or other forums; and helping strengthen the region's cybersecurity and AI innovation ecosystem while connecting Tulsa to broader national and global technology initiatives.


Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field AND 1+ year(s) experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat analysis or modeling, cybersecurity, vulnerability research, and/or anomaly detection.
    • OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field AND 2+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat analysis or modeling, cybersecurity, vulnerability research, and/or anomaly detection.
    • OR equivalent experience.

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 background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field AND 3+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat analysis or modeling, cybersecurity, vulnerability research, and/or anomaly detection.
    • OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field AND 5+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat analysis or modeling, cybersecurity, vulnerability research, and/or anomaly detection.
    • OR equivalent experience.
  • Ability to work on-site at the Greenwood Cyber + AI Lab in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as required to support hands-on technical experimentation, Lab operations, and partner engagements.
  • Experience conducting applied cybersecurity research or engineering in areas such as threat analysis, vulnerability research, threat modeling, security architecture, penetration testing, detection, attack disruption, or other offensive or defensive security disciplines.
  • Experience developing or experimenting with artificial intelligence, machine learning, large language models, AI agents or agentic systems, automation, and/or AI-enabled cybersecurity workflows, including the ability to prototype and evaluate technical approaches using code and modern computing environments.
  • Experience translating ambiguous real-world problems into technical experiments, prototypes, or solutions and collaborating across technical and non-technical stakeholders, such as engineering teams, customers, startups, universities, industry partners, or public-sector organizations, to drive projects toward measurable outcomes.


Security Research IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100 - $202,200 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 $133,800 - $219,200 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

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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181,000 employees
Market Cap
$1,762.4 billion
Industry
Enterprise Technology
Net Income
$51.3 billion
Founded
1975
5 Year Trend
+15.5%
Revenue
$153.2 billion
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