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As a Security Researcher - AI Red Team, Do you want to find responsible AI failures in Microsoft’s largest AI systems impacting millions of users? Join Microsoft’s AI Red Team where you'll emulate work alongside security experts to cause trust and safety failures in Microsoft’s big AI systems. We are looking for an AI Safety Researcher where you will get to work alongside experts to push the boundaries of AI Red Teaming. We are a fast paced, interdisciplinary group of red teamers, adversarial Machine Learning (ML) researchers, and Responsible AI experts with the mission of proactively finding failures in Microsoft’s big bet AI systems. Your work will impact Microsoft’s AI portfolio including Phi series, Bing Copilot, Security Copilot, Github Copilot, Office Copilot and Windows Copilot and help keep Microsoft’s customers safe and secure. More about our approach to AI Red Teaming: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2023/08/07/microsoft-ai-red-team-building-future-of-safer-ai/

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

The AI Red Team is looking for security researchers who can combine the development of cutting-edge attack techniques, with the ability to deliver complex, time limited operations as part of a diverse team. This includes the ability to manage several priorities at once, manage stakeholders, and communicate clearly with a range of audiences.

• Understand the products & services that the AI Red Team is testing, including the technology involved and the intended users to develop plans to test them.
• Understand the risk landscape of AI Safety & Security including cybersecurity threats, Responsible AI policies, and the evolving regulatory landscape to develop new attack methodologies for these areas.
• Conduct operations against systems as part of a multi-disciplinary team, delivering against multiple priority areas within a set timeline.
• Communicate clearly and concisely with stakeholders before, during, and after operations to ensure everyone is clear on objectives, progress, and the outcomes of your work.
• Co-ordinate with your team members during ops to ensure that all areas of focus are covered and that stakeholders are clear on the status of your work.
• Partner with and support all elements of the AI Red Team and our partners, including actively contributing to tool development and long-term research efforts.

Other 

• Embody our Culture and Values 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field
  • OR 3+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cybersecurity, and/or anomaly detection.
• 1+ year experience in identifying security or safety issues through threat modelling, architecture reviews, penetration testing or red teaming.

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:

• Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field
  • OR 4+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cyber-security, and/or anomaly detection.

Security Research IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $98,300 - $193,200 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 $127,200 - $208,800 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 and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.

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