Senior Software Engineering

Are you interested in working on cutting-edge cloud security products Would you like to be part of one of the worlds most advanced cyber-security solutions and protect millions of computers from thousands of active attack attempts every month Look no further than the Microsoft Defender engineering team.
Defender is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team. You will be building and delivering cloud solutions to meet the scale that few companies in the industry are required to support. Leveraging state-of-the-art technologies you will be instrumental in delivering holistic protection within government environments. The Microsoft Defender team is responsible for delivering a constantly evolving set of services and solutions to meet the challenging landscape of our ever-evolving attackers.
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.

Help deliver and improve engineering systems and practices to deliver services in complex cloud environments.
Contribute to design and automate service scale features and customer requirements.
Participate in an on-call rotation (typically 24/7 for one week every 6-8 weeks) within a secure facility.

Bachelors 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
Security Clearance Requirements: Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
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. Government clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination.
This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. Microsoft Cloud Background Check : This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically this position supports United States federal state and/or local United States government agency customer 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
Masters Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6 years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including but not limited to C C C# Java JavaScript or Python
OR Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8 years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including but not limited to C C C# Java JavaScript or Python
Some exposure or working knowledge with building and supporting large-scale production services including logging monitoring alerting and measuring reliability and availability
Demonstrated communication skills and ability to collaborate in a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Software Engineers Program Managers Security Researchers and Data Scientists

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.position will be open for a minimum of 5 days with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
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