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The Senior Software Engineer joins the Identity Security team to build and operate automated systems powering the security posture measurement framework for Microsoft Entra. In this role, you will own the governance state machine, a real-time engine that evaluates risk thresholds, triggers escalations, and dispatches actions across the organization. You will design security state management systems, build automated response workflows, and scale core cloud-based governance platform infrastructure. Key responsibilities include engineering escalation mechanisms, developing intelligent alerting systems, and integrating security telemetry. Required technical skills include proficiency in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. You will solve complex problems regarding identity protection, threat mitigation, and high-reliability distributed systems, ensuring 24/7 system resilience and automated remediation for enterprise security environments.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $196750 from 2601 postings across 154 companies.
Design and operate security state management systems to track posture and drive escalation decisions.
Build automated response and remediation workflows for incident creation, notifications, and deployment safeguards.
Scale core cloud-based governance platform infrastructure to ensure high reliability, scalability, and observability.
Engineer escalation and prioritization mechanisms to trigger coordinated response workflows during elevated risk states.
Develop intelligent alerting and routing systems with de-duplication and correlation to maximize actionable signals.
Integrate security telemetry and risk signals into decisioning and automation workflows by partnering with data engineering.
Incorporate predictive risk modeling and forecasting into prioritization and escalation logic.
Ensure 24/7 system reliability through robust monitoring, failover mechanisms, and self-healing capabilities.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, or equivalent experience.
Ability to pass Microsoft and Microsoft Cloud background checks.
Must be a U.S. citizen as verified via a valid passport.
5+ years of professional software engineering experience building, deploying, and operating production services (preferred).
Strong experience in distributed systems with a focus on reliability, scalability, performance, and operational excellence (preferred).
Proficiency in at least one systems or backend language such as Python, Go, C#, or TypeScript (preferred).
Experience designing and building automation, platform, or reliability engineering solutions (preferred).
Hands-on experience with event-driven architectures, workflow orchestration, or state machine–based systems (preferred).
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