Service Engineer 3 Job at Microsoft Corporation (Reston)

Service Engineer 3

Microsoft Corporation

Location:
United States , Reston

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

119800.00 - 234700.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

As a Service Engineer, you will own the operational health, compliance posture, and live‑site reliability of mission‑critical Microsoft 365 services operating across connected and air‑gapped environments. You will work across incident response, service onboarding, Copilot integrations, privacy and security remediation, and infrastructure configuration to ensure platform readiness, availability, and policy alignment. In this role, you will partner with engineering, security, and platform teams to triage incidents, drive security initiatives, maintain service reliability.

Job Responsibility:

Implement high-performance solutions across teams while maintaining a quality checklist with minimal help
Monitor telemetry data and perform analyses to identify patterns that reveal errors and unexpected problems
Respond to incidents by identifying the level of impact, troubleshooting basic issues, deploying the appropriate fixes, and implementing automations to prevent recurring issues
Follow prescriptive guidance for security, privacy, and compliance standards
Collaborate within and across teams by proactively and systematically sharing information
Support your work with others by proactively managing dependencies
Improve the development and operations of systems, platforms, or product features by sharing insights and best practices
Participate in design reviews, incident drills and debriefs, and regular meetings

Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Data Science, Cybersecurity, or related field AND 4+ years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, service engineering, systems engineering, or industrial controls OR equivalent experience
Hands-on experience supporting complex IT environments, with a strong understanding of system and service management challenges
Experience operating in large distributed or air-gapped environments, with a focus on reliability, security, and compliance
Ability to build consensus and influence across teams to achieve common goals
Recent experience with Azure or equivalent hyperscale cloud technologies
U.S. citizenship verification is required due to legal and customer requirements for this role
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including an active Top-Secret clearance with CI or FSP (if CI, willingness to upgrade to FSP) and successful completion of the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter

Nice to have:

Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Data Science, Cybersecurity, or related field AND 5+ years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, service engineering, systems engineering, or industrial controls OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Data Science, Cybersecurity, or related field AND 5+ years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, service engineering, systems engineering, or industrial controls OR equivalent experience
3+ year(s) technical experience working with large-scale cloud or distributed systems

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
April 11, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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