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Software Engineer II - CTJ - Poly will join the Purview Infrastructure Engineering team to own solutions improving the scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency of Purview services across multiple cloud environments. The role involves building automated pipelines to reduce manual steps, optimizing costs through telemetry and dashboards, refactoring components for better architecture, and ensuring cross-cloud parity and compliance. Candidates must possess a degree in computer science or a related field and experience coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. Preferred skills include CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code using Azure DevOps, Bicep, and Terraform, alongside expertise in secure coding and automated testing. This position focuses on solving infrastructure challenges for Purview services while ensuring audit readiness and technical alignment across various engineering teams to deliver high-quality features.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $196000 from 2031 postings across 144 companies.
Build and maintain automated pipelines to reduce manual steps and increase deployment speed.
Optimize system costs and efficiency using telemetry, dashboards, and targeted technical improvements.
Refactor components and apply best practices to enhance architecture and reliability.
Drive cross-cloud parity and compliance by integrating Purview capabilities and audit readiness.
Develop engineering solutions that improve scalability and operational efficiency across multiple cloud environments.
Investigate complex technical issues and provide high-quality solutions for infrastructure problems.
Participate in technical design discussions to drive successful delivery outcomes.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 2+ years of experience coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Equivalent experience to a degree is acceptable.
Must possess 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.
Must be able to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check.
Must provide verification of U.S. citizenship due to legal restrictions for government agency support.
Experience with CI/CD and IaC using Azure DevOps, Bicep/Terraform, and telemetry for safe rollouts (preferred).
Deep knowledge of engineering fundamentals in secure coding, automated testing, and maintainable design (preferred).
Ability to collaborate across teams to deliver features and compliance artifacts for specialized clouds (preferred).