Senior Software Engineer - CTJ - Poly Security Clearance

Position: Senior Software Engineer - CTJ - Poly with Security Clearance
Overview Do you thrive on optimizing and maintaining foundational services that power the cloud? Microsoft is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in the Azure Edge + Platform Silver Infrastructure Operations and Insights Team. The Operations and Insights team develops mission-critical platforms, tools, and big data solutions that empower Microsoft technicians and engineers to operate and protect Microsoft's cutting-edge cloud datacenters and high-security facilities.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to build the most secure and trusted cloud that the US Government relies on for innovation. You'll design, develop, test, deploy, and support a variety of foundational cloud services, making a broad impact across Microsoft's products and customers.

This role offers the chance to leverage your software and data engineering experience while delving into cloud infrastructure, big data, and cloud-scale automation. Plus, enjoy the flexibility of partially working from home while contributing to strategic projects. 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. Responsibilities
* Translate user and stakeholder requirements into robust designs, clarifying acceptance criteria and aligning solutions with team architecture and security/compliance standards.

* Own complex components end-to-end: produce maintainable, performant, and reusable code; write unit/integration tests; and uphold engineering excellence through thorough reviews.

* Decompose large initiatives into well-scoped work items with estimates, identify cross-team dependencies and risks, and drive execution to hit schedule and quality bars.

* Serve as senior Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) for services/features: lead incident response, perform root-cause analysis, create/automate playbooks, and drive measurable incident and toil reduction.

* Improve service reliability and operational maturity through enhanced telemetry, observability integration, automated rollback/remediation workflows, and proactive performance tuning.

* Design and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) assets-such as resource templates, declarative configurations, and automated deployment pipelines-to ensure consistent, repeatable, and secure provisioning across clouds.

* Model continuous learning and knowledge sharing: evaluate emerging technologies, document patterns and runbooks, and mentor peers to uplift code quality and operational practices.

* Embody our culture and values . Qualifications Required/

Minimum Qualifications:

* 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 equivalent experience. Other Requirements:
Security Clearance Requirements:
Candidates must be able 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:
* 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.

* Clearance Verification:
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.
* Microsoft Cloud Background Check:
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