Microsoft is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Cloud+Artificial Intelligence Microsoft Specialized Cloud Team. This team focuses on deploying and operating services within an Air-Gapped environment, catering to highly secured and regulated industries. The role involves collaborating with engineers to build Azure Data services that meet stringent security requirements. The ideal candidate will have a growth mindset and a commitment to innovation and collaboration.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• Candidates must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements pre-offer and post-hire.
• Verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions.

• Apply debugging tools and examine logs, telemetry, and other methods to verify assumptions through proactive and reactive coding.
• Maintain operations of live service on a rotational, on-call basis and implement solutions for complex issues.
• Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guide other engineers in monitoring system performance.
• Drive efforts to integrate instrumentation for gathering telemetry data on system behavior.
• Collect, classify, and analyze data on a range of metrics to refine products through data analytics.
• Build, enhance, and identify new software developer tools to support other programs and applications.
• Define and develop standardized, repeatable, scalable solutions to guarantee quality.

• Employees at Microsoft are often offered comprehensive, “world-class” benefits—including health and mental-wellness programs, competitive pay with bonuses and stock awards, and retirement/savings options. Time-off and flexibility are common, with generous vacation and holidays, parental and caregiver leave, and flexible work schedules, alongside learning support, employee resource groups, product discounts, and matching-gifts/volunteering programs. Specific benefits can vary by region.