Job Description

Microsoft has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer to join the Azure Cross-Domain Systems (CDS) team. Azure CDS enables secure data transfer between enclaves, supporting a wide set of missions within highly regulated industries. We welcome you to meet the team and learn about the complex challenges you can solve with us!

* Support, troubleshoot, and automate implementation and day to day operations of Azure CDS systems
* Engage with Microsoft technical experts, government agencies and the user community to identify and solve use constraints and common issues
* Work with Microsoft technical experts to investigate integration of new technologies
* Work closely with security assessment teams to ensure compliance with security standards
* Travel expectation: 0-25%
* 5+ years Software Engineering experience
* CS degree or equivalent experience
* Systems shell scripting experience (Bash, PowerShell, Python)
* Continuous configuration automation experience (Ansible, Saltstack, Puppet, Chef)
* Experience working on distributed services with on-call responsibilities
* Ability to contribute and influence towards common goals and priorities
* Expertise in problem solving and analyzing distributed systems and critical production service environments
* Ability to identify and apply security principles and mechanisms to the systems and enterprise system designs

An ideal candidate will have the following:

* Passion for understanding and improving their skills and knowledge while working to understand and be able to troubleshoot, large, complex systems, and improving overall system productivity
* Excellent collaboration skills within and across teams
* Automation experience through use of scripting, templates, and deployment
* Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of US Citizenship to meet federal government security requirements

Ability 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:

* Microsoft Cloud Screen: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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