Detection Analytics Software Engineer

Job Summary

5‑Month project with the possibility of extension, but the duration will not exceed 8 months. Remote candidates will be accepted; onsite availability 3 days per week is preferred. The program consists of two projects with two parallel teams: retrofit (HRU) and new‑build (CDU), each led by a project manager, a data scientist, two developers and, if needed, an SME.

The Signals Quality team, part of Microsoft’s CO+I IDEA group, deploys high‑reliability detections across data‑center telemetry. The team blends analytics (Python/KQL), cloud‑native engineering (Azure Functions/Logic Apps), and CI/CD hardening via Azure Dev Ops, collaborating closely with Solutions Engineering to deliver rapid low/no‑code deployments that graduate into production‑grade components.

This role focuses on translating validated detection logic into deployable analytics for two site environments:

• Retrofit sites using HRU (Heat Rejection Units)
• New‑build sites using CDU (Cooling Distribution Units)

• Analyze large telemetry sets; shape and replay datasets; validate detection effectiveness and tune severity to reduce alert fatigue.
• Translate prototype logic into production‑ready analytics (Python/KQL); package into Azure Functions/Logic Apps and set up CI/CD pipelines.
• Work with Solutions Engineering on low/no‑code accelerators; coordinate with engineering to harden and scale solutions.
• Validate data paths and telemetry onboarding; triage signal gaps with domain SMEs (CDU/HRU).
• Track work in Azure Dev Ops boards; contribute to design notes, detection descriptions, validation plans, and weekly status updates for the PM.

• Advanced KQL / Azure Data Explorer (ADX)
• Time‑series queries (make‑series, makes‑list, joins, windows) for telemetry analysis at scale
• Build replay datasets and run historical backtests to validate thresholds and anomaly logic
• Identify data gaps and propose telemetry enhancements; map operational scenarios to available signals
• Python for analytics (incl. notebooks) – 7+ years of experience
• Wrangle/transpose large datasets; implement feature engineering for detection logic
• Prototype and harden anomaly/threshold detection logic; collaborate with DS to quantify precision/recall and reduce alert fatigue
• Package analytics into Azure Functions or glue code around Logic Apps when appropriate
• Azure Functions / Logic Apps + Azure Dev Ops CI/CD – 3+ years of experience
• Manage pipelines, artifacts, secrets, and approvals in ADO
• Integrate detection outputs into downstream systems and operator‑facing surfaces; contribute to runbooks and validation plans
• Partner with Solutions Engineering to deliver rapid low/no‑code wins that graduate into hardened CI/CD‑backed services

• Experience with c# and Power Shell
• Git Hub and Dev Ops workflow expertise
• Machine learning or AI exposure is a plus

Contract position based out of Redmond, WA. Fully onsite in Redmond, WA. Remote acceptable but onsite availability preferred.

Hourly rate: $55.00 – $65.00.

Benefits for this temporary role may include:

• Medical, dental & vision
• 401(k)/Roth
• Insurance (Basic/Supplemental Life & AD&D)
• Short and long‑term disability
• Health and Dependent Care Spending Accounts (HAS & DCFSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

The company is an equal‑opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

The position is anticipated to close on February 27, 2026.