Principal Applied AI Engineer

AECOM; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 139,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Principal Applied AI Engineer within its Microsoft Security division. This exciting opportunity involves driving AI-centric development for next-generation cybersecurity products and collaborating with top engineers. Candidates should possess a strong background in AI, machine learning, and Python programming to enhance security solutions globally.

Qualifications

• 6+ years related experience in statistics or predictive analytics.
• Experience in shipping ML/AI-based services on cloud platforms.
• 5+ years experience in research and presenting at conferences.

Responsibilities

• Build AI-based next-generation cybersecurity products.
• Collaborate with product teams for service delivery.
• Participate in AI experimentation for model improvement.

Skills

Coding in Python

Large Language Models

Natural Language Processing

SecDevOps

MLOps/AIOps

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Master's Degree in Statistics

Doctorate in Computer Engineering

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

Security represents the most critical priorities for our customers in a world awash in digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity. Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for all. We want to reshape security and empower every user, customer, and developer with a security cloud that protects them with end-to-end, simplified solutions. The Microsoft Security organization accelerates Microsoft’s mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers’ heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. Security represents the most critical priorities for our customers in a world awash in digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity. Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for all. We want to reshape security and empower every user, customer, and developer with a security cloud that protects them with end-to-end, simplified solutions. The Microsoft Security organization accelerates Microsoft’s mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers’ heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world.

We are looking for a Principal Applied AI Engineer to join the NEXT arm of Microsoft Security AI (MSECAI), where we build the next generation products for security. In the 18 months since our organization’s founding, we have driven the research behind Microsoft Security Copilot and a suite of both foundational and specialized AI models. Our project portfolio includes a variety of long-term horizon projects. We are a culture-first organization, and our culture is one of ambition and science together with curiosity and humility. We believe in a future that is brighter and better than the present, and we want to be the ones who make it happen. We believe that customer obsession requires a commitment to investing in new knowledge. Our people are some of the best and brightest scientists and engineers in the world, and we collaborate every day, helping each other grow and break boundaries. But we do this with the humility that comes with the immense challenges of providing cybersecurity to millions of customers. We are looking for a Principal Applied AI Engineer who will drive AI-centric development in the research and development for security scenarios, as well as ideation. You will also collaborate with internal and external partners to build the future of security. 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. 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**

+ Ideate and build AI-based next-generation cybersecurity products.

+ Service delivery in collaboration with Applied Researchers and product teams Design and build secure and robust ML- and GenAI-based cloud services Architect and implement scalable systems for AIOps for production environments

+ Participate in the AI experimentation and observation platform development for continuously improvement of AI models and experiences

+ Collaborate with senior technical staff of Copilot for Security and other Microsoft Security products

**Qualifications**

**Required/Minimum Qualifications**

+ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)

+ ORMaster's Degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)

+ ORDoctorate in Statistics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)

+ OR equivalent experience.

+ 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in Python

+ 3+ years of experience in working with LLMs (Large Language Models) and NLP (Natural Language Processing)

**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 background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

**Additional or Preferred Qualifications:**

+ Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 9+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)

+ ORDoctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)

+ OR equivalent experience.

+ Experience in SecDevOps and MLOps/AIOps

+ Experience in shipping at least 1 large scale ML/AI-based services or applications preferably in the security domain on cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP, etc.)

+ Experience with OSS GenAI (agent-based) frameworks

+ 5+ years experience creating publications (e.g., patents, libraries, peer-reviewed academic papers).

+ 2+ years experience presenting at conferences or other events in the outside research/industry community as an invited speaker.

+ 5+ years experience conducting research as part of a research program (in academic or industry settings).

+ 3+ years experience developing and deploying live production systems, as part of a product team.

+ 3+ years experience developing and deploying products or systems at multiple points in the product cycle from ideation to shipping.

Applied Sciences IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 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 process offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.

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