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Applied Scientist II

Microsoft

$100,600 - $199,000
Aug 27, 2025
Redmond, WA, USA
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Microsoft Security is looking to protect its customers and services from abuse and fraud by developing a cloud-scale service that provides detections for fraud and abuse activities across Microsoft Clouds.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of Data Science or Machine Learning experience in handling high volumes of structured and unstructured data
  • 2+ years of extensive programming experience in at least one of the following languages: C, Python, or similar language
  • 2+ years of data querying experience in SQL, Kusto (KQL) or similar languages
  • Familiarity with ML tools & frameworks such as PySpark, Scikit-Learn, PyTorch etc.
  • Familiarity with experiment design and applied machine learning for predicting outcomes in large-scale, complex datasets.
  • Experience in cloud services with prior exposure to Big Data technologies is desirable but not required.
  • Security and Fraud domain experience and interest

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a domain expert in machine learning, statistics, and experiment design.
  • Drive fraud detection by researching evolving behaviors, identifying features with threat analysts, and applying scalable detection strategies.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering and security teams to operationalize data and feature pipelines for new scenarios.
  • Own model lifecycle by monitoring deployed detection models and continuously enhancing detection coverage and reliability.
  • Build machine learning pipelines, vet experiments, incorporate quality monitors, and ship successful models to production.
  • Partner with engineers, other data scientists, and researchers to design, build, and deploy state-of-the-art machine learning to protect Microsoft Clouds.
  • Create publications (e.g., patents, peer-reviewed academic papers) related to machine learning and security

Other

  • Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years related experience
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements
  • 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.
  • Travel requirements not specified
  • Degree requirements: Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate in related field
  • Clearance requirements not specified