Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for all by reshaping security and empowering users, customers, and developers with a security cloud that protects them with end-to-end, simplified solutions. The Core Authentication team within Microsoft Entra ID needs to lead the design and evolution of services that form the backbone of Microsoft's identity platform, powering authentication for millions of organizations and issuing billions of tokens daily, while meeting stringent availability targets and addressing evolving security threats.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience developing high scale, distributed systems on a cloud platform.
- coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C-Sharp, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- experience developing high scale, distributed systems on a cloud platform
- experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C-Sharp, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- experience developing high scale, distributed systems on a cloud platform
- experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C-Sharp, Java, JavaScript, or Python
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and delivery of large-scale, distributed identity services with a focus on scalability, security, and performance.
- Drive cross-team system architecture by defining clear contracts across components, conducting deep design reviews, and leveraging telemetry and AI-driven insights to guide strategic decisions.
- Champion engineering excellence by establishing standards for modularity, security, diagnosability, and reusability
- Lead AI-first initiatives by embedding AI-driven automation and efficiency into engineering workflows and fostering a culture that embraces AI for innovation and operational excellence.
- Own quality and reliability at scale by defining robust integration and end-to-end testing strategies, improving coverage, and proactively addressing systemic risks.
- Ensure operational readiness and live-site health by driving observability, reliability, and maintainability; lead root cause analysis for complex incidents and implement long-term architectural fixes.
- Influence organizational strategy by aligning authentication capabilities with Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative and other company-wide priorities.
Other
- 3 days / week in-office
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
- Mentor and grow technical leaders, fostering innovation, accountability, and a growth mindset across the engineering organization.
- Our team values diversity, inclusion, and a growth mindset.
