Microsoft Security (MSEC) is seeking a Senior AI Engineer to lead the development of AI-native, multi-agent systems that help customers securely adopt AI at an enterprise scale.
This role sits at the intersection of AI engineering, security, and customer readiness, bridging the gap between cutting-edge AI capabilities (LLMs, agentic systems) and real-world enterprise adoption. You will design, build, and deploy intelligent systems that transform complex signals across identity, devices, data, applications, and infrastructure into actionable intelligence, automation, and measurable outcomes.
You will operate in a highly collaborative, cross-company environment, driving end-to-end execution—from AI model development and data pipelines to production deployment, telemetry, and continuous optimization—while shaping how enterprises prepare for and securely adopt AI.
As an AI Engineer, you will bridge the gap between AI research and real-world applications, enabling automation, enhanced decision-making, reasoning, and innovation.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities (Enhanced with Modern AI Engineering Expectations)
AI Systems, Models & Platform Engineering
Design and build multi-agent AI systems leveraging LLMs, RAG pipelines, and vector-based retrieval systems to operationalize customer readiness across security domains.
Develop and productionize machine learning and deep learning models that transform large-scale, multi-source enterprise signals into contextual intelligence and automation.
Architect scalable systems for data ingestion, feature engineering, and model training, integrating signals across Microsoft services.
Implement optimization and automation algorithms for prediction, prioritization, and decision-making across AI readiness workflows.
Data, MLOps & Productionization
Build and operate scalable data pipelines, ETL workflows, and training infrastructure to support AI lifecycle management.
Deploy models into production using MLOps practices (CI/CD, model versioning, containerization) to ensure reliability, reproducibility, and scalability.
Monitor deployed AI systems for performance, drift, reliability, and security risks, continuously improving through telemetry and feedback loops.
Establish best practices for model governance, evaluation, and lifecycle management aligned with enterprise security and compliance requirements.
AI Readiness & Customer Impact
Define and operationalize AI readiness frameworks, metrics, and telemetry to measure adoption maturity and security posture.
Translate customer scenarios into deployable AI solutions, playbooks, and onboarding frameworks that enable secure AI adoption at scale.
Embed AI into customer workflows via APIs, services, and platform integrations, delivering end-to-end experiences.
Builder Mindset & Iteration Velocity
Demonstrate a strong builder mindset with a bias for action—rapidly prototyping and iterating on AI solutions, evolving them from experimentation to production-scale systems.
Operate in ambiguous environments, converting problem spaces into working AI systems using iterative development, experimentation, and telemetry-driven refinement.
Cross-Company Collaboration & Integration
Partner across Engineering, Data Science, Product, and Customer Experience teams to translate business problems into AI-driven solutions.
Drive integration of AI capabilities into products, services, and APIs, ensuring seamless end-to-end customer experiences.
Align stakeholders across a matrixed organization to deliver cohesive, platform-level solutions at enterprise scale.
Technical Leadership & Operational Excellence
Lead end-to-end delivery of complex AI and security initiatives, from architecture through production readiness and operational scale.
Build telemetry, instrumentation, and analytics to track adoption, system performance, and business impact.
Drive data-informed decision-making, converting system signals into actionable insights and continuous improvements.
Establish governance, documentation, and engineering standards to ensure maintainability, transparency, and reproducibility of AI systems.
Qualifications
Qualifications
Required
Bachelor’s Degree AND 4+ years of experience in AI engineering, system design, or data engineering.
Hands-on experience designing and deploying production-grade AI/ML systems, including LLM-based or agentic systems.
Strong programming skills (e.g., Python) for model development, data pipelines, and system integration.
Experience building and operating distributed systems and scalable data/ML pipelines.
Preferred
8+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering and large-scale distributed systems.
Deep experience with LLMs, RAG architectures, vector databases, and agentic workflows.
Expertise in MLOps (CI/CD for ML, model monitoring, versioning, containerization) and production deployment.
Strong understanding of statistics, optimization, and machine learning fundamentals.
Experience building enterprise-grade AI systems on cloud platforms (Azure preferred).
Proven ability to operate in ambiguous, cross-org environments and deliver end-to-end systems.
Strong communication skills to translate complex AI systems into clear business and executive insights.
Demonstrated leadership in AI adoption, platform building, or security domains.
Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $160,200 - $261,000 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
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree AND 4+ years of experience in AI engineering, system design, or data engineering.
- Hands-on experience designing and deploying production-grade AI/ML systems, including LLM-based or agentic systems.
- Strong programming skills (e.g., Python) for model development, data pipelines, and system integration.
- Experience building and operating distributed systems and scalable data/ML pipelines.
- 8+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering and large-scale distributed systems.
- Deep experience with LLMs, RAG architectures, vector databases, and agentic workflows.
- Expertise in MLOps (CI/CD for ML, model monitoring, versioning, containerization) and production deployment.
- Strong understanding of statistics, optimization, and machine learning fundamentals.
- Experience building enterprise-grade AI systems on cloud platforms (Azure preferred).
- Proven ability to operate in ambiguous, cross-org environments and deliver end-to-end systems.
- Strong communication skills to translate complex AI systems into clear business and executive insights.
- Demonstrated leadership in AI adoption, platform building, or security domains.
Microsoft Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Microsoft and has not been reviewed or approved by Microsoft.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is presented as broadly competitive overall, with clear role/level/location variation and an emphasis on using posted ranges and band information for apples-to-apples comparisons.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are described as a standout, highlighted by a strong 401(k) match structure and immediate vesting, plus additional plan features for tax-advantaged saving.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits are portrayed as a meaningful strength, with substantial paid parental leave and added supports like back-up care and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
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