Government Cloud Investigations Analyst - CTJ - Secret

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

22h

About The Position

The Government Cloud Investigations Analyst is a specialized member of Microsoft’s Fraud & Vetting Operations (FVO), responsible for conducting high-impact investigations into fraud, abuse, and security incidents within U.S. Government cloud environments (e.g., Azure Government, GCC, GCC High, DoD). This role operates in a high-trust, regulated environment, requiring strict adherence to federal compliance frameworks (e.g., CJIS, FedRAMP, DoD SRG) while delivering audit-defensible, evidence-based investigative outcomes that protect government customers, national interests, and Microsoft services. The analyst functions within a fraud-first, threat-actor-informed model, partnering with engineering, legal, compliance, and government stakeholders to detect, investigate, and remediate sophisticated threats.

Requirements

Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat modeling, cyber security, anomaly detection, Security Operations Center (SOC) detection, threat analytics, security incident and event management (SIEM), information technology (IT), or operations incident response OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat modeling, cyber security, anomaly detection, Security Operations Center (SOC) detection, threat analytics, security incident and event management (SIEM), information technology (IT), or operations incident response OR equivalent experience.
Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination.
Clearance Verification : This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements.
You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment.
Microsoft Cloud Background Check : This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions.
Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customer and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law.
To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance.
Criminal Justice Information Services: This position requires passing a background check conducted through the CJIS criminal justice information system by authorized local, state, and/or federal agencies.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Azure Government, GCC High, or DoD environments
Knowledge of CJIS Security Policy and government incident response procedures
Background in threat hunting, digital forensics, or advanced incident response
Experience in security operations, fraud investigations, or incident response; Cloud environments (Azure, M365, identity systems)
Strong analytical capabilities: signal correlation, hypothesis testing, timeline reconstruction
Experience with investigation tooling, logs, and telemetry systems
Evidence-based decision making and analytical rigor
Strong understanding of threat actors and fraud methodologies; identity abuse, tenant compromise, and cloud abuse patterns
Ability to operate in ambiguous, high-pressure, high-impact environments
Clear written and verbal communication for technical and executive audiences

Responsibilities

Conduct deep-dive investigations into: Fraud-from-birth tenants, account compromise, abuse of government cloud resources, Insider risk, misuse of privileged access, and policy violations within regulated environments
Correlate signals across identity, billing, telemetry, and cross-tenant activity to reconstruct attack timelines and determine root cause
Differentiate fraud vs. compromise vs. legitimate activity using structured decision frameworks and evidence correlation
Own or support Sev-1 / Sev-2 incidents within Government cloud environments
Execute containment actions: Account disablement, service restrictions, tenant isolation, enforcement actions
Coordinate with: Legal, Privacy, Engineering, and Federal engagement teams
Provide executive-ready risk assessments and case summaries for high-visibility incidents
Manage investigations end-to-end: Intake → Investigation → Containment → Documentation → Closure
Ensure SLA adherence (time-to-contain, response timelines, throughput)
Maintain high-quality, audit-ready documentation aligned to policy and compliance standards
Serve as final decision authority for investigative disposition in assigned cases
Identify emerging fraud patterns and adversary modus operandi (MO)
Partner with threat hunting teams to: Surface unknown threats, Validate detection gaps, Feed improvements into detection systems
Contribute to proactive investigation strategies across Gov Cloud workloads
Develop and refine Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Improve: Investigation quality standards, Decision frameworks, Automation opportunities
Ensure consistent application of: Enforcement policies, Audit defensibility standards, Cross-team operational discipline
Work across: Engineering (detections, telemetry, automation), Legal & Compliance (regulatory alignment, enforcement authority), Government stakeholders (data governance, access, escalation)
Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for fraud investigations within Government cloud environments