Washington, United States Role overview
About this role
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.
ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities:• 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.
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Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100 - $202,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $133,800 - $219,200 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
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