Microsoft Azure is the foundation for cloud workloads supporting millions of customers across a vast array of cloud native and heterogeneous architectures. Attackers are relentless in their attempts to find a way to compromise all manner of computing infrastructure, and cloud services such as Azure are also in their crosshairs. Do you want to take a major leadership role in a team dedicated to protecting Azure from sophisticated attackers? 

At Microsoft Security, our mission is to make the world a safer place for all.  The Threat Protection Research Team is a global, multidisciplinary organization of engineers, data scientists, security researchers, and program managers. With trillions of signals from millions of endpoints, we have an unparalleled view of the threat landscape, enabling us to develop deep expertise in attacker techniques and use that knowledge along with the latest technology to stop it. 

We are looking for a Principal Data Scientist to apply their deep knowledge of machine learning and AI to detect attacks on Azure. This person should have a deep understanding and practical experience with the latest advancements in AI, understand modern cloud computing architectures, and be able to oversee the creation of data-driven solutions in a large-scale, operational organization supporting millions of customers.  Are you up for this challenge? 

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