Senior Applied Threat Intelligence Analyst - Microsoft Security Threat Response

About the role

As a Senior Applied Threat Intelligence Analyst: Author and publish high-impact threat intelligence reports (actor profiles, campaign analyses, trend reports, TTP deep-dives, vulnerability profiles) for both customer-facing and internal audiences. Translate technical findings into clear, actionable insights for security operations teams and technical stakeholders.

Contribute to scalable workflows and pipelines that improve how threat intelligence is generated, refined, and delivered to customers. Support customer engagements (briefings, responses, and discussions) with accurate and timely intelligence insights. Collaborate within the team to improve analytic tradecraft, knowledge sharing, and intelligence quality.

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 4+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat analysis or modeling, cybersecurity, vulnerability research, and/or anomaly detection.

These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: * Doctorate 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 Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field AND 6+ 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 8+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat analysis or modeling, cybersecurity, vulnerability research, and/or anomaly detection. OR equivalent experience. 5+ years of experience in cyber threat intelligence, threat hunting, incident response, or a closely related security discipline.

Demonstrated experience producing finished threat intelligence reporting for technical audiences. Attribution experience creating threat groups, assessing connections between established threat groups, and communicating attribution assessments to internal stakeholders and customers in a timely manner.

Understanding of adversary tradecraft, the cyber kill chain, and frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, the Diamond Model, and structured analytic techniques. Written and verbal communication skills, with a portfolio of public or customer-facing intelligence writing. Experience analyzing endpoint, cloud, identity, and network telemetry. Familiarity with scripting or data analysis tools (Python, KQL, SQL, PowerShell).

Understanding of OS internals, network protocols, and common attack techniques. Exposure to reverse engineering or malware analysis. Functional understanding of common threat analysis models such as the Diamond Model, Cyber Kill Chain, and MITRE ATT&CK. Programming or scripting background (Python, PowerShell, C#, C++, etc.).