Software Engineer II/Senior Software Engineer - CTJ - POLY

Are you interested in working for cutting-edge cloud security products? Would you like to be part of one of the world's most advanced cyber-security solutions and protect millions of computers from thousands of active attack attempts every month? Look no further than the Microsoft Defender engineering team.

We are seeking a Software Engineer II and/or Senior Software Engineer to join our team. You will be building and delivering cloud solutions to meet the scale that few companies in the industry are required to support. Leveraging state-of-the-art technologies, you will be instrumental in delivering holistic protection within highly sensitive and secure government environments.

The Microsoft Defender team is responsible for delivering a constantly evolving set of services and solutions to meet the challenging landscape of our ever-evolving attackers. You will be part of a team that provides leadership, direction, and accountability for application architecture, Cloud design, Infrastructure development, and end-to-end implementation for our Sovereign and Government Clouds.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and improve services to be scalable and highly reliable
• Help deliver and improve engineering systems and practices to deliver services in complex cloud environments
• Contribute to design and automate service scale features and customer requirements
• Investigate pre-production and production issues, implement, and deploy fixes
• Participate in an on-call rotation (typically 24/7 for one week every 6-8 weeks) within a secure facility

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field
• 2+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• Active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)
• U.S. citizenship

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding and experience with CI/CD concepts and Git
• 2+ years of Windows / Linux hands-on system experiences
• Experience debugging issues ranging from the operating system, application, and all the way to the cloud
• Experience in solving operational issues in a scalable way
• Proficiency in Kubernetes and related technologies
• Experience with Azure DevOps and GitHub tooling

Join Microsoft and be part of a team that's shaping the future of cloud security and protecting millions of users worldwide. Apply now to take your career to the next level in a challenging and rewarding environment.