Microsoft

Software Engineer - CTJ - TS (Cleared)

$85K–$184K

Reston, VA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026

Experience: No years specified for required qualifications; preferred alternative includes 2+ years of technical engineering experience.
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
Visa sponsorship: The role requires U.S. citizenship verification due to citizenship-based legal restrictions.

About the job

Build and operate secure, scalable cloud software and services for U.S. government customers in specialized cloud environments.

Design, implement, test, and maintain distributed systems, APIs, services, and platform features.
Develop automated tests, monitoring, telemetry, and operational tools; diagnose issues and improve service health.
Apply security, privacy, and compliance practices and participate in monitoring, incident response, and readiness reviews.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline with proven coding experience, or equivalent experience.
Must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance and meet required security screening requirements.
Must verify U.S. citizenship.
Must pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.

Master's degree in Computer Science or related technical field with proven coding experience; or bachelor's degree plus 2+ years of technical engineering experience; or equivalent experience.
Experience with cloud services, distributed systems, containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, regulated environments, or AI-assisted development or AI-enabled applications.

USD $85,400 - $168,100 per year (base salary); USD $111,100 - $183,700 per year (base salary)

C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Azure, Kubernetes

Preferred experience includes applying AI-assisted development tools or building AI-enabled applications.

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