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Microsoft

Senior Service Engineer - Fraud Detection, Cybersecurity OR Online Forensics Techniques

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Key details

Salary

Not specified

Employment type

Full-time

Seniority

Senior

Years experience

5-10

Location

Hyderabad, India

Full job description

Microsoft Advertising is seeking a Senior Service Engineer for the Advertising Trust and Safety team. The role involves leading technical investigations into fraud, malware, and unsafe advertising practices to protect platform integrity. Responsibilities include analyzing large-scale data for anomalies, driving mitigation strategies, developing automation and AI-driven solutions, and collaborating with engineering and business teams. Candidates must have a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, 7+ years in software or systems engineering, 3+ years in advertising technology and data analysis, and expertise in ad fraud detection and cybersecurity. Proficiency in Python, C#, Java, or R, familiarity with machine learning and AI, and experience with web technologies are required. The position is full-time, on-site in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, and may require occasional on-call work.

What you'll do

  • Lead advanced forensic investigations into complex fraud, malware, and unsafe advertising or supply practices
  • Identify anomalous trends and systemic patterns across disparate data sources to uncover threat vectors and ecosystem risks
  • Drive mitigation of traffic quality, policy, and security risks and improve detection and investigation methodologies
  • Apply advanced investigative, data analysis, and AI-assisted techniques to connect signals and resolve complex issues
  • Capture, analyze, and interpret security and platform events using forensic systems and develop automation and tooling
  • Lead post-launch investigations and quality reviews for new features and high-risk scenarios
  • Design and deliver scalable, production-grade mitigation solutions including automation and AI-driven workflows
  • Own resolution of complex technical risk exposure and drive durable system-level fixes and platform improvements
  • Act as a technical expert and advisor influencing stakeholders and promoting best practices in security, AI, and engineering

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Data Science, Cybersecurity, or related field OR equivalent experience
  • 7+ years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, service engineering, systems engineering, or industrial controls
  • 3+ years experience in search, display and/or native advertising or working in a technical organization for a high-volume commercial website or service
  • 3+ years experience in data analysis and use of statistical software with large-scale datasets
  • 3+ years knowledge of ad fraud detection, cybersecurity, or online forensics techniques and tools
  • Experience with programming languages such as Python, C#, Java, or R
  • Familiarity with machine learning and AI concepts applied to fraud detection and anomaly detection
  • Experience in web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and online tracking mechanisms including cookies and server-side tracking
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to think critically in complex, ambiguous scenarios
  • Collaborative team player able to work across technical, security, and business stakeholders
  • Customer-focused mindset
  • Solid English language skills (speaking, reading, writing, presenting)
  • Willingness for occasional night and weekend on-call work

Tech stack

PythonC#JavaRHTMLCSSJavaScriptmachine learningAIstatistical software

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