Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 2+ years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, or systems administration OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 4+ years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, or systems administration 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 Security Clearance. Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate 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: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Preffered Qualifications
Doctorate Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 3+ years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, or systems administration OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 6+ years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, or systems administration OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 8+ years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, or systems administration OR equivalent experience.
3+ years technical experience working with large-scale cloud or distributed systems.
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Responsibilities
Ensure 24x7 Service Reliability Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) in an on-call rotation, leading incident response and resolution to maintain uptime and performance for Microsoft’s most critical services.
Support and Automate Deployments Execute and improve manual operations and deployments for our products, while designing automation to scale and streamline those processes across environments.
Build Scalable Systems Develop automation for monitoring, alerting, debugging, and deployment to reduce manual effort and accelerate safe, reliable delivery.
Drive Compliance and Security Ensure systems meet Microsoft’s standards for security, privacy, and accessibility, especially when onboarding new technologies.
Lead Post-Incident Learning Conduct postmortems, share insights, and implement solutions that prevent recurrence—fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
Collaborate Across Teams Partner with engineering and product teams to align reliability goals with customer needs and deliver seamless user experiences.
Stay Ahead Technically Continuously invest in your technical growth to improve system availability, observability, and performance at scale.