Microsoft
Software Engineer II - CTJ - Poly
$102K–$219K
Reston, VA +1 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Location
- Reston, VA
Redmond, WA - Experience
- 2+ years of technical engineering experience with coding; alternatives: equivalent experience. Preferred: 3+ years with a Master's degree, or 5+ years with a Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Build and operate scalable, reliable cloud security services for Microsoft Defender in government environments.
What you'll do
- Build, improve, and deploy scalable, highly reliable services and engineering systems.
- Investigate pre-production and production issues, then implement and deploy fixes.
- Participate in an on-call rotation, typically 24/7 for one week every 6–8 weeks, within a secure facility.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 2+ years of technical engineering experience coding; OR equivalent experience.
- Must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to SCI based on an SSBI with Polygraph.
- Must meet required security screening requirements, pass the Microsoft Cloud background check, and verify U.S. citizenship.
Nice to have
- Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 3+ years of technical engineering experience coding; OR Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years; OR equivalent experience.
Pay
USD $102,100 - $202,200 per year (base salary); USD $133,800 - $219,200 per year (base salary)
Tools
C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python
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