Sr. Software Engineer - CTJ - Poly

Microsoft

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Work type: On-site
Location: —
Salary: $119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted: 25 days ago
Closes: Nov 29, 2026

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $154k

This role $177k

$102k most similar roles pay here $249k

This role pays more than 74% of similar roles. Most pay $128,825–$178,318 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $177k versus about $154k 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 622 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Sr. Software Engineer - CTJ - Poly

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As a Sr. Software Engineer on the Microsoft Defender team, you will play a crucial role in developing advanced security solutions tailored for government environments. Your daily tasks will involve collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance existing products and implement new features that address evolving cybersecurity threats. You will work extensively with cloud technologies and may leverage containerization tools like Docker or Kubernetes to build scalable and resilient systems. The ideal candidate possesses a strong background in software development, particularly in building large-scale production services, along with experience in logging, monitoring, alerting, and measuring system reliability. This role requires a current security clearance and the ability to pass a Microsoft Cloud background check every two years.

Skills

Docker Kubernetes CI/CD Prometheus Grafana Python Go AWS Azure PostgreSQL Redis Git Jenkins Ansible Terraform Linux Windows Server REST APIs JSON YAML

What you'll do

Design and implement robust security solutions using state-of-the-art technologies.
Continuously enhance protection mechanisms for government environments against evolving threats.
Develop and maintain scalable cloud-based services to support large user bases.
Ensure compliance with federal government customer requirements for security clearance.
Pass Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire and biennially thereafter.

What we're looking for

Must have a relevant degree or equivalent work experience.
Requires successful verification of stated security clearance for federal government customers.
Must pass Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire and every two years thereafter.
Experience with containerization technologies like Docker or Kubernetes is preferred.
Preferred: Exposure to building and supporting large-scale production services.
Knowledge in logging, monitoring, alerting, and measuring reliability and availability is beneficial.

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