Microsoft Principal Software Engineer-CTJ - TS/SCI 

United States, Washington 

948327362

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 6+ 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:

• Candidates must have an active TS/SCI and be willing to upgrade to TS/SCI (with polygraph). This role will require candidates to maintain the TS/SCI (with polygraph) 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.
• Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of U.S citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customers 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.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• OR equivalent experience.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until January 7th, 2025.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will lead the vision and strategy to streamline deployment and optimize the operations of Microsoft Purview solutions across specialized clouds, ensuring compliance with stringent security and regulatory controls. You will drive the technical strategy for your area, working with multiple partner teams across product management, security experts, and engineering to align requirements, build consensus, and ensure seamless delivery of complex features. You will mentor engineers, lead technical discussions, and ensure best practices are followed, while ensuring the subsystem meets scalability, security, and performance requirements. Key Responsibilities:

• Own and lead the design, implementation, and delivery of a critical subsystem within a high-scale, exabyte-scale security data platform.

• Drive consensus across multiple partner teams, ensuring alignment on technical decisions and project goals.

• Collaborate closely with product management, security experts, data scientists, and other engineering teams to translate business needs into technical solutions.

• Lead end-to-end development of features, including requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, and deployment.

• Mentor and guide senior and engineers, driving technical excellence and ensuring best practices across the team.

• Optimize subsystem performance to handle vast amounts of security data, ensuring scalability, availability, and security.

• Drive continuous improvement by adopting new technologies and methodologies to enhance the platform's capabilities.