Microsoft
Senior Site Reliability Engineering- CTJ- Secret (Cleared Environments)
$120K–$261K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Experience
- Required: 2+ years with a master's degree, or 4+ years with a bachelor's degree, in software engineering, network engineering, or systems administration; equivalent experience accepted. Preferred alternatives: 3+ years with a doctorate, 6+ years with a master's, or 8+ years with a bachelor's; 3+ years working with large-scale cloud or distributed systems.
- Education
- Master's or bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, with the stated experience alternatives, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Leads reliability engineering across Microsoft Substrate services in regulated cloud environments, including incident response, automation, architecture, and mentoring.
What you'll do
- Lead reliability improvements, incident response, and post-incident reviews across multiple services.
- Drive automation, monitoring, observability, and reliability-focused software components to reduce incidents and recovery time.
- Influence architecture and operational readiness, and mentor SREs across teams.
What they ask for
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 2+ years of technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, or systems administration; OR bachelor's degree in a related field and 4+ years of such experience; OR equivalent experience.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain required background investigations and customer screenings, including Tier 3 (T3) for GCCH/DoD access or CJIS eligibility for GCCM access.
- Must pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Nice to have
- Doctorate and 3+ years, master's and 6+ years, or bachelor's and 8+ years of relevant technical experience; OR equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of technical experience working with large-scale cloud or distributed systems.
Pay
USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year (base salary); USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Microsoft Substrate, Exchange Online, M365 Copilot, GCC Moderate (GCCM), GCC High (GCCH), Department of Defense (DoD)
AI focus
The role supports Substrate services powering M365 Copilot; no specific AI engineering responsibilities are stated.
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