Role at a glance
- Salary
- $102.1K – $202.2K/yr
- Location
- Reston, Virginia, United States Redmond, Washington, United States
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment
- Full-time
- Experience
- 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field
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Role Summary
This Site Reliability Engineer role supports Microsoft 365 and Purview compliance, security, and governance services at large scale. The role focuses on service reliability, operational excellence, automation, observability, incident management, and improving availability, performance, security, and customer experience.
What You'll Do
- Participate in onboarding, code and design reviews, and regular meetings with engineering teams.
- Develop code or scripts that automate repetitive and scalable operations processes.
- Design, develop, and maintain telemetry pipelines and monitoring tools for operations metrics.
- Develop, test, troubleshoot, and implement changes to optimize code and improve products.
- Respond to incidents during regular on-call rotations.
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View full postingQualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 2+ years of technical engineering experience with coding, or equivalent experience. Must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI), pass the Microsoft Cloud background check, and verify U.S. citizenship.
Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field
- 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding
- Coding in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- Active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on a Single Scope Background...
- Microsoft Cloud background check
- U.S. citizenship verification
Preferred
- Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding
- Coding in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
Original job description
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Original job description
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Help build and operate the trusted platforms that power Microsoft 365's most critical compliance, security, and governance services. As a member of our team, you will work at the intersection of large-scale cloud engineering, service reliability, and operational excellence, helping ensure that enterprise and government customers can rely on Microsoft services every day. You'll collaborate with engineers across Microsoft to solve complex technical challenges, improve resiliency, and drive innovation through automation, modern cloud technologies, and data-driven operations.
As a Site Reliability Engineer, you will help design, operate, and continuously improve large-scale Microsoft 365 and Purview services that support millions of users worldwide. You will partner with software engineers, service owners, and reliability teams to monitor service health, automate operational processes, investigate production issues, and implement engineering solutions that improve availability, performance, security, and customer experience.
This opportunity will allow you to accelerate your cloud engineering expertise, develop deep knowledge of distributed systems and large-scale service operations, and build advanced skills in automation, observability, incident management, and AI-powered operational tooling. You will gain end-to-end ownership experience across the service lifecycle while helping shape the future of reliability engineering through automation, data-driven operations, and AI-enabled solutions.
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
• You independently develop code or scripts that automate the performance of repetitive and easily scalable operations processes.
• You design, develop, and maintain telemetry pipelines and monitoring tools that detail operations metrics.
• You develop, test, troubleshoot, and implement changes to optimize code and improve products.
• You respond to incidents during regular on-call rotations.
Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications
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:
Preferred/Additional Qualifications
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Site Reliability Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100 - $202,200 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 $133,800 - $219,200 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.
About the company
Microsoft
Large Enterprise
Microsoft is a global technology leader that empowers individuals and organizations to achieve more through innovative software, services, and devices. Founded in 1975, the company is best known for its flagship products like the Windows operating system and Microsoft Office suite. In addition to personal computing, Microsoft is a leader in cloud computing with its Azure platform, providing a range of solutions for businesses to enhance productivity and efficiency. With a strong commitment to sustainability and accessibility, Microsoft continues to drive technological advancements that shape the future of work and learning.
Microsoft is a global technology leader that empowers individuals and organizations to achieve more through innovative software, services, and devices. Founded in 1975, the company is best known for its flagship products like the Windows operating system and Microsoft Office suite. In addition to personal computing, Microsoft is a leader in cloud computing with its Azure platform, providing a range of solutions for businesses to enhance productivity and efficiency. With a strong commitment to sustainability and accessibility, Microsoft continues to drive technological advancements that shape the future of work and learning.