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Microsoft Corporation Principal AI Architect – Microsoft Defender for Endpoint in Beer-Sheva, Israel
Come and be part of the team building one of Microsoft’s most exciting security products, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE). As cyber-attacks have become more sophisticated, MDE helps enterprises detect, investigate, and automatically disrupt advanced attacks and data breaches on their networks. From detecting and disrupting nation state actors to huge ransomware actors in action, our research team brings deep knowledge of the attacker landscape and tradecraft to create the innovations necessary to uncover and protect against even the most well-funded attacker.
Your job as a Principal AI Architect is to design and build AI solutions that help our customers with their security needs by using the team's security research skills. You will work with security research, applied science and engineering teams to make it easier to use AI in their work. You will keep track of the newest AI developments and use them to tackle hard security research issues.
Our team focuses on diversity of all types in candidates and we strive to hire people with different experiences and perspectives into our team. To that end, we know that no candidate has every desired skill and experience, but together we make a strong, effective team.
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
Lead the long-term AI strategy of the team, in collaboration with the different leaders
Collaborate with security experts to integrate their insights into the AI roadmap
Stay up to date with the latest advancements in AI, including LLM, GNN and Anomaly Detection, and apply these to solve complex cybersecurity challenges
Contribute actively and work together with applied scientists to test hypotheses and implement ML models
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the AI team
Qualifications
M.Sc. (PhD preferred) in Computer Science (or equivalent)
10+ years of AI/ML experience in the industry (5+ years for PhD)
Strong technical skills in AI and machine learning
Track record of shipping innovative AI-based products at scale
Extensive and up to date knowledge in LLM and other modern AI methods
Coding skills and knowledge of Python AI ecosystem
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to think creatively
Ability to learn new technologies quickly and independently
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Keen interest in cyber security
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in the cybersecurity industry
Publications of AI-related research
Experience with Cloud computing and databases
Experience working with customers to understand their business needs and design solutions that meet their requirements.
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