Sr Software Engineer

Sr Software Engineer

• Build and maintain deployment automation, Azure infrastructure tooling, and pipeline checks that make service deployments repeatable, reliable, and easier to operate.
• Own engineering features through design, implementation, automated testing, rollout, and production support.
• Partner with Defender service teams to understand deployment dependencies, improve existing workflows, and integrate automation with clear ownership boundaries.
• Write maintainable, secure code and participate in design and code reviews, including validation, error handling, and safe rollback or recovery.
• Use logs, telemetry, and incident findings to diagnose deployment failures and improve reliability, observability, and release quality.
• Contribute to engineering efficiency across Defender by reducing repetitive deployment and operational work and developing reusable solutions for shared service needs.
• Lead subsystem design, resolve cross-team technical dependencies, mentor engineers, and guide implementation decisions across related components.

Qualifications - Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field AND 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding, OR Master’s Degree in that field AND 6+ years of such experience, OR equivalent experience.
• Experience building or supporting deployment tooling, cloud infrastructure software, CI/CD pipelines, or production services.
• Experience with Azure, infrastructure as code such as Bicep/ARM, containerized services, deployment validation, or release recovery.
• Experience with C#/.NET, Python, PowerShell, REST APIs, Azure DevOps, GitHub, or comparable languages and tools. 

Qualifications - Other Requirements

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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