Microsoft
Software Engineer II - Top Secret
$102K–$219K
Reston, VA +1 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Location
- Reston, VA
Redmond, WA - Experience
- 2+ years of technical engineering experience; preferred: 2+ years of Windows / Linux hands-on system experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Build, improve, and operate scalable, reliable cloud security services for Microsoft Defender in sovereign and government cloud environments.
What you'll do
- Develop and automate service architecture, cloud infrastructure, and features for scale and customer requirements.
- Investigate pre-production and production issues, deploy fixes, and improve engineering systems and practices.
- 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 in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, or equivalent experience.
- Must have an active TS clearance and be willing and eligible to upgrade to TS/SCI (with polygraph), or have active TS/SCI and be willing and eligible to upgrade to TS/SCI (with polygraph); must maintain TS/SCI (with polygraph).
- Must meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements and pass the Microsoft Cloud background check.
- U.S. citizenship verification is required.
Nice to have
- Understanding and experience with CI/CD concepts and Git; 2+ years of Windows / Linux hands-on system experience.
- Experience with Kubernetes, large-scale production services, operational debugging, or Azure DevOps and GitHub tooling.
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, Kubernetes, Azure DevOps
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