Principal Software Engineer - CTJ - POLY at Microsoft

Reston, Virginia, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

14 Apr, 26

Salary

274800.0

Posted On

14 Jan, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Project Management, Customer Engagement, Azure Dev Ops, Technical Problem Solving, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Communication Skills, Risk Management, Quality Control, Data Analysis, Software Development, Stakeholder Management, Security Clearance, Agile Methodologies, Customer Needs Assessment, Technical Recommendations, Process Improvement

Industry

Software Development

Description

Overview Microsoft has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Software Engineer in the Cloud+AI Silver Team. This team is responsible for customer deployments within the air gapped environments. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with engineers who enable a broad set of Azure services to be consumed by internal and external customers in highly secured and regulated industries. 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. Responsibilities Drive and effectively manage strategic and complex projects with executive visibility and critical dependencies across a variety of cross functional teams. Interface with customers and/or internal stakeholders to gain necessary information to align project timelines, provide updates, and adapt plans to changing goals. Communicate effectively to keep all the stakeholders (internal Microsoft & customer) informed of the progress of the project, issues, blockers, successes, and impact to drive adoption and realize value. Manage engineering projects through Azure Dev Ops (ADO) or like engineering services tool, focused on prioritization, planning, scheduling, risk management, quality control and effective and efficient decision making for customer projects. Understand the technical challenges, constraints and blockers faced by customers and provide recommendations for solving these challenges by suggesting multiple solutions and workarounds along with pros and cons for each approach, to enable the customer / partner team to successfully deploy solutions Develop a deep understanding of how internal and external customers use Azure to drive adoption and refine and iterate program processes, tools, and strategies based on data and feedback. Be Voice of Customer to share insights and best practices and partner with engineering, compliance, commerce, legal, and other Microsoft teams to gather feedback and translate customer demand signals into platform priorities to improve or unblock Azure solutions. Embody our culture and values. Qualifications Required/minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ 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: Security Clearance Requirements Candidates must be able 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: The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance. Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. 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. Clearance Verification: This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment. Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customer and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must have authorization to work in the United States that does not now or in the future require employer sponsorship. Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Math, Business, or related field AND 12+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience. 10+ year(s) experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects. 10+ year(s) experience leading and managing customer facing projects. Dependable communication skills, verbal and written, with experience communicating to multiple stakeholder groups such as engineering, customers, end-users, and executives. Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with lots of context switching. Proven initiative and influence with demonstrated ability to solve challenging and complex problems requiring the effort and impact of a diverse cross team. Demonstrated ability to engage with customers and partners to understand their business needs and priorities. Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 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 This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

Responsibilities

Drive and manage strategic projects with executive visibility across cross-functional teams. Communicate effectively with stakeholders to align project timelines and adapt plans to changing goals.