Software Engineer - Regulated Services

Microsoft is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Digital Security & Resilience (DSR) organization as we undergo the journey to ensure that the right virtualization services are released with the right security mindset. Our goal is to ensure access to the right resources at the right time, protected every step of the way.

With your experience in software engineering, along with an understanding of IAM (Identity and Access Management), operating systems, enterprise infrastructure and overall service health, you will champion our own identity-centric digital transformation. Your experience will not only drive our software development, but also support thousands of employees in leveraging these technologies effectively.

A proficient candidate will have experience in a team environment, experience running enterprise scale services and platforms, technical depth in cloud platforms, agile development practices, and experience in designing & tuning telemetry. In addition, this position requires an individual who can demonstrate the ability to ensure highly resilient and scalable service designs through partnership with other members of the service team.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to modern engineering practices, enacting change to services through software engineering, unit testing, debugging, refactoring, code reviews and maintaining build/deployment pipelines.
• Identify opportunities and drive the implementation of automation to improve service health, manageability, reliability, and telemetry.
• Own, triage, investigate and resolve service issues with an emphasis on broad communication, learning & teaching throughout the process.
• Author functional and technical documentation. Communicate on a deep technical level with product engineering, project management and operations teams to improve and optimize products, improve infrastructure, and evolve services.
• Remain current on new technologies, methods and procedures including, but not limited to, coding practices such as Test-Driven Development, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Deployment.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications and help manage priorities, deliverables, and timelines.
• You will be a service owner and will be responsible for all stages of the Software Development Lifecycle.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience coding with scripting languages including, PowerShell or Python.
• 2+ years of experience working with any of the following: Azure, AWS or GCP (Google Cloud Platform) clouds.
• 2+ years of experience with writing tools, automation, and enhancements to deliver and manage services in production.

Other Requirements:

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

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 customers 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of troubleshooting/debugging experience.

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $94,300 - $182,600 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $120,900 - $198,600 per year.

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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.