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Software Engineer - Ctj - Poly

Microsoft

$84,200 - $180,400
Sep 12, 2025
Reston, VA, USA
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Microsoft Defender is looking to hire a Software Engineer to build and deliver cloud solutions that meet the scale required to protect millions of computers from thousands of active attack attempts monthly, leveraging state-of-the-art technologies for holistic protection within government environments.

Requirements

  • proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • Experience with PowerShell and C
  • Understanding and experience with CI/CD concepts and Git
  • Experience working with Docker, Kubernetes or other containerization technologies
  • Experience debugging issues ranging from the operating system, application, and all the way to the cloud
  • Experience with building and supporting large-scale production services, including logging, monitoring, alerting, and measuring reliability and availability
  • Experience with Azure DevOps and GitHub tooling

Responsibilities

  • Build and improve services to be scalable and highly reliable.
  • Help deliver and improve engineering systems and practices to deliver services in complex cloud environments.
  • Contribute to design and automate service scale features and customer requirements.
  • Investigate pre-production and production issues, implement, and deploy fixes.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation (typically 24/7 for one week every 6-8 weeks) within a secure facility.

Other

  • Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
  • The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with Polygraph.
  • This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions.
  • Demonstrated communication skills and ability to collaborate in a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Software Engineers, Program Managers, Security Researchers, and Data Scientists
  • Embody our Culture and Values