Principal Software Engineering Manager

Microsoft Azure Edge + Platform (E+P) is seeking a Principal Software Engineer Manager to lead a team of engineers in developing and delivering innovative solutions for our customers. You will drive security strategies in collaboration with partner teams to secure services and customer workloads running on Microsoft-managed/supported K8s clusters. Additionally, you will lead the team in releasing critical security solutions to both Microsoft 1P services and Microsoft customers.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and grow a team of engineers to deliver secure, scalable, and performant solutions
• Champion a growth mindset, diversity, and inclusion
• Collaborate with stakeholders to create a platform technical strategy for security architecture and API experiences
• Support the creation of product roadmap for timely release and easy adoption
• Manage through empowerment and accountability by modeling, coaching, and caring

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline AND 6+ years technical engineering experience
• 6+ years of industry experience successfully shipping services
• 3+ years of experience working with K8 platform including K8 security fundamentals
• 3+ years of people management experience
• Experience with Azure services, including containers (AKS) and AKV
• Familiarity with Microsoft Entra ID, ARM: Azure Resource Manager, and other Azure RBAC
• Experience in design and build system features

Benefits:

• Industry-leading healthcare
• Educational resources
• Discounts on products and services
• Savings and investments
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Generous time away
• Giving programs
• Opportunities to network and connect

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in its workforce.