Microsoft’s Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO+I) team builds and operates Microsoft datacenters, which in turn power Microsoft’s cloud business. We anticipate and provide capacity for continuous scale. The **Software Engineer II, Cloud Operations and Innovation** will deliver services, applications, and automation supporting datacenter planning, construction, and operation. We own a large portfolio of services, including workflows that enable predicable, lowest cost datacenter construction, telemetry systems that drive high availability and optimized energy usage, and task and performance management applications that help our operation run as efficiently as possible.

Our core infrastructure is a target for cyber criminals and nation-state adversaries that seek to bring harm to our businesses, customers, and staff. The security software engineering team is focused on delivering security and technology services across the datacenter delivery lifecycle.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

**Responsibilities**

Our Security Software Engineering team delivers innovative solutions that provide critical capabilities to our physical security partners at scale. We are looking for a **Software Engineer II, Cloud Operations and Innovation** with deep technical expertise who can learn fast and contribute to a full Azure web application stack. In this role you will develop and maintain capabilities focused on automation and advanced security controls for our physical security partners that supports the scale & growth of our global business. The services that we manage are “next generation” solutions with a UI written in modern frontend framework (Angular/REACT) and a backend written in C#, among other technologies. We leverage Azure components including web services, Azure SQL, Queues, App Insights, Azure storage and Azure Functions. We have a variety of synchronous and asynchronous systems working together to support security at hundreds of datacenters around the world. In this role you will:

+ Write high quality, maintainable, reusable code following SOLID principles.

+ Collaborate with and demonstrate features developed to stakeholders in an Agile environment.

+ Resolve complex system integration challenges working with other members of the team and external teams.

+ Share learnings and code assets developed with the CO+IE team.

+ Embody our  culture  and  values.

**Qualifications**

**Required/Minimum Qualifications:**

+ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

+ OR equivalent experience.

**Other Requirements:**

+ Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to, the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

**Preferred/Additional Qualifications:**

+ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science OR related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript

+ Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

+ 2+ years of full-stack application development with proficient OO coding/design by .Net/Java/C++ and modern frontend technology (Angular or REACT)

+ 2+ years of cloud-based service experience, e.g., Azure or AWS, with a comprehensive understanding of cloud architecture and ability of distributed system design, with the experience of delivering of large projects/web application with relational and/or non-relational (NoSQL) databases.

+ 1+ years of experience of physical access control API integration.

+ 1+ years of experience of the deployment, configuration or management experience of network-based hardwares.

+ 1+ years of DevOps experience of IoT devices and Azure Kubernetes Service.

+ Proficient skills in problem analysis and abstraction.

+ Effective communication skills and teamwork and comfortable with agile software development.

+ Self-motivated and consistent learner of new technology

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $98,300 - $193,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $127,200 - $208,800 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until June 4, 2024.

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