Software Engineer - CTJ - Poly
About The Position
Are you interested in working on 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. Defender is looking for a 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 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. Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python 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 Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with Polygraph.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
- Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate U.S. Government clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination.
- 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.
- This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
- 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
Nice To Haves
- Understanding and experience with CI/CD concepts and Git
- Experience working with Docker, Kubernetes or other containerization technologies
- Experience debugging issues ranging from the operating system, application, and all the way to the cloud
- Experience with building and supporting large-scale production services, including logging, monitoring, alerting, and measuring reliability and availability
- Experience with Azure DevOps and GitHub tooling
- Demonstrated communication skills and ability to collaborate in a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Software Engineers, Program Managers, Security Researchers, and Data Scientists
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.
- Embody our Culture and Values
Benefits
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
