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Are you interested in building and securing cloud‑scale software that protects some of the world’s most sensitive and mission‑critical environments? As a Software Engineer II in Microsoft’s Sovereign Cloud Security team, you’ll help design, deliver, and secure highly reliable services that underpin both internal security platforms and customer‑facing cloud offerings. Your work will directly contribute to protecting mission‑critical environments that demand the highest levels of trust, compliance, and operational excellence. In this role, you’ll solve complex systems and security challenges in a fast-paced, agile setting. You’ll collaborate with experienced engineers to solve complex problems in software engineering, distributed systems, security engineering, and reliability, leveraging modern tools and engineering practices. This is an opportunity to grow your career in a position that demands rigorous engineering, robust operational excellence, and an obsession with security and reliability.
Job Responsibility:
Design, implement, test, and maintain cloud‑scale services and platform components used in security‑critical and highly regulated environments
Build features and systems that support security, compliance, management, and reliability scenarios for both internal Microsoft platforms and customer‑facing services
Collaborate closely with partner teams such as security, operations, program management, and compliance to deliver end‑to‑end solutions
Investigate and resolve live‑site issues, contributing to strong operational excellence and service reliability
Participate in 24x7 on-call rotations to support service health, respond to incidents, and help restore service quickly and safely
Apply secure‑by‑design principles throughout the development lifecycle, including threat modeling and defense‑in‑depth practices
Demonstrate a growth mindset by learning new technologies, seeking feedback, and gradually taking on broader technical ownership
Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
Security Clearance Requirements: 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 pre-offer and post-hire for this role
This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements
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
Nice to have:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science OR related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, OR Python OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
Experience building and supporting large-scale production services, including logging, monitoring, alerting, and ensuring reliability and availability
Hands-on experience with DevOps systems, including source code management, CI/CD pipelines, and code review tools
Strong debugging skills and ability to solve issues across operating systems, applications, and cloud environments
Familiarity with cloud computing, virtual machines, and networking
Experience with security disciplines such as event collection, monitoring, detection engineering, or vulnerability management in cloud environments
Excellent communication skills and proven ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including Software Engineers, Program Managers, and Data Scientists