The Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) is looking for a Threat Context Analyst with proficiency in Mandarin and experience in investigating influence and/or AI threats emanating from China. MTAC is part of Microsoft Global Affairs within Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs (CELA). The threat context analyst will contribute to MTAC’s mission to detect, assess, and disrupt digital threats to Microsoft, its customers, and democracies worldwide. The analyst will leverage their language skills and geopolitical knowledge to research and develop reports on malicious nation-state influence and cyber-enabled and AI-enabled influence operations from China.

In this role, the analyst will leverage Mandarin language and regional, cultural, and geopolitical knowledge to inform attribution analysis and develop assessments about how influence and cyber operations fit into China’s national security policy. This will require collecting and analyzing Chinese social media press content in Mandarin, as well as other open-source information, to quickly and efficiently to capture the most relevant findings. The analyst will also synthesize data/intelligence from multiple sources to draw conclusions about China-based AI threats to write and brief for executive audiences. The position will require excellent written composition ability, professional briefing skills, and rigorous attention to detail.