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Work type: On-site
Location: —
Salary: $119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted: 14 days ago
Closes: Nov 25, 2026

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Similar $174k

This role $177k

$106k most similar roles pay here $248k

This role pays more than 60% of similar roles. Most pay $142,450–$204,650 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $177k versus about $174k for comparable roles.

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Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing

Microsoft currently has 1103 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 985 roles with salary data.

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As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer on the Microsoft CISO security engineering team, you will lead efforts to build and operate secure services in highly regulated environments, including U.S. Government Cloud deployments. Your daily responsibilities include writing high-quality, maintainable code, architecting hybrid and cloud infrastructure using tools like Bicep and Terraform, designing data governance for multi-petabyte Azure environments, and building large-scale data pipelines. You will also evaluate new engineering practices to improve efficiency and reliability, automate service health management, and participate in on-call rotations to troubleshoot complex issues. The role requires expertise in containerized applications, scripting languages like PowerShell and Python, cloud platforms such as Azure, and handling petabyte-scale datasets securely and efficiently.

Skills

Azure Terraform Kubernetes Docker Python PowerShell Bicep ARM templates Spark Hadoop Synapse CI/CD PostgreSQL SQL Server Azure Key Vault Event Hubs Microsoft 365 C# Java

What you'll do

Write secure, high-quality code for maintainable, scalable systems.
Architect hybrid and cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools.
Design data governance and disaster recovery for multi-petabyte Azure environments.
Build and operate large-scale data pipelines supporting analytics and operations.
Evaluate and integrate new engineering tools to improve efficiency and reliability.
Develop automation to enhance service health, manageability, and alerting systems.

What we're looking for

4+ years experience building, deploying, and operating containerized applications.
Strong background in infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform, Azure Bicep.
Extensive experience with large datasets, data pipelines, and transformations.
Proficiency in scripting languages for deployment and automation (PowerShell, Python).
Hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud).
Deep knowledge of petabyte-scale data management and reliable pipeline design.

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