13 hours ago
Reston, VA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$85k - $184k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop foundational knowledge of distributed systems, cloud technology layers, dependencies at scale, and infrastructure code.
- Contribute to incremental improvements in product availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance.
- Test changes that optimize code and improve platform, system, or product operability with guidance from other engineers.
- Participate in code and design reviews, regular engineering meetings, on-call rotations, and incident response.
- Use existing tools and automation to manage production changes and troubleshoot availability, reliability, performance, and efficiency issues.
Requirements
- Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- An active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance is required.
- Candidates must satisfy applicable Microsoft, customer, and government security screening requirements and verify U.S. citizenship.
- Preferred qualifications include a bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of technical experience, or 3+ years of technical experience, in software engineering, network engineering, or systems administration.
Benefits
- The position supports Microsoft government cloud environments with scheduled shift rotations, including possible four 10-hour workdays or rotating coverage across daily operating windows.
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Categories
Site Reliability
About Microsoft
Microsoft develops operating systems, productivity software, cloud services, developer tools, and consumer devices for individuals, enterprises, and governments. Its main products include Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, Visual Studio/GitHub, Xbox, and LinkedIn; revenue comes from software subscriptions and licenses, cloud consumption, hardware sales, and advertising. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft is a public company traded on Nasdaq.