Software Engineer II

Security represents the most critical priorities for our customers in a world awash in digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity. Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for all. We want to reshape security and empower every user, customer, and developer with a security cloud that protects them with end to end, simplified solutions. The Microsoft Security organization accelerates Microsoft’s mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers’ heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world.

We are looking for a Security Software Engineer II to join our team and develop tools that enable the scalable management of Entra ID tenants. This role requires building efficient full-stack solutions that enhance security and operational effectiveness. We are looking for engineers with a passion for learning new technologies and the ability to build solutions around them. In this role, they will help shape the future of security at Microsoft by leveraging their expertise to protect Microsoft services and customers. 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

• Create and implement code for a service or feature, reusing code as applicable. Write and learn to create code that is extensible and maintainable.
• Contribute to processes for the architecture of a solution feature and help to create proposals for architecture by testing design hypotheses and helping to refine code plans, with technical leadership from others. Translate business requirements into technical specifications and help implement them.
• Contribute to efforts to ensure the correct processes are followed to achieve a high degree of security, privacy, safety, and accessibility. Check for visible evidence to demonstrate compliance for solution areas.
• Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) working as part of an on-call rotation to monitor system/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions. Alert stakeholders as to the status and gain approval to restore system/service for simple problems.
• Work closely with engineers from partner teams, Program Managers and other Security Engineering disciplines
  
  

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 o OR equivalent experience.
• Experience developing cloud solutions.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 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 o OR 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 o OR equivalent experience.
• Experience in identity management principles.
• Experience designing software via a security development lifecycle.
  
  

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.