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Senior Software Engineer - CTJ - Poly
Microsoft · Reston, VA · Posted 97 days ago
Collaborate with internal and external teams to identify dependencies and reach common goals. Implement security standards to raise security hardening across solutions, ensuring each layer is independently secure. Design, build, and operate distributed database services for secure, air‑gapped cloud environments, spanning infrastructure, automation, and platform tooling. Own production reliability and operability of database services, including availability, performance, backup and restore, upgrades, and incident response. Develop secure, compliant systems that meet strict isolation, regulatory, and supply‑chain requirements in sovereign and disconnected clouds. Automate the full service lifecycle end‑to‑end, reducing manual toil across provisioning, deployment, patching, failover, and recovery. Troubleshoot and resolve complex distributed system failures, leading deep root‑cause analysis and driving durable, long‑term fixes. Collaborate cross‑functionally with engineering, security, networking, and compliance teams to deliver fully operable database platforms. Set a high engineering and operational bar, contributing high‑quality code, strong design reviews, and mentoring engineers who build what they run. Embody our culture and values. 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, or Python OR equivalent experience. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: The successful candidate must have 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. Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate U.S. Government clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination. …
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