Senior Software Engineer - Microsoft Defender For Endpoint

Cyber-attacks are increasing in volume and sophistication, evading traditional defenses, and posing a growing risk to enterprises from outside criminal organizations and malicious insiders in the organization. The Microsoft 365 Defender suite leverages the Microsoft 365 security portfolio - including Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Office, Cloud Apps and Identity, as well as Microsoft Sentinel and XDR - to automatically analyze threat data across domains, building a complete picture of each attack in a single dashboard to monitor, hunt, detect and remediate threats. With this breadth and depth of clarity defenders can now focus on critical threats and hunt for sophisticated breaches, trusting that the powerful automation in Microsoft's security products detects and stops attacks anywhere in the cyber-attack kill chains and returns the organization to a secure state. Join our team of engineers to develop cutting edge detection and remediation systems. Be a part of defining and shaping the next big leap in the product's journey.

We use state of the art cloud technologies, big data solutions and AI at hyper scale and modern UX platform to deliver the highest value for our customers. If you're passionate about cyber security like us, and if you live and love data, want to make the world a safer place for millions of customers, love creating products for and with customers and are a team player - come join us.Our team values diversity of all types in candidates for our roles and we strive to hire people with different experiences and perspectives into our team. To that end, we know that no candidate has every desired skill and experience, but all of us together makes our team strong. so, we’re looking for an experienced hands-on architect to join our fast-growing team.

Responsibilities

As a Software Engineer, you will collaborate with multiple teams across Microsoft to deliver key customer solutions and support technology. You will improve the end-to-end lifecycle of services, analyze complex system behavior, and apply modern engineering practices to streamline deployments and reduce costs. Your role involves working on cutting-edge technologies and collaborating across disciplines to deliver impactful features. You will also contribute to business-critical initiatives in Microsoft Security, requiring deep technical skills and the ability to quickly adapt to new areas. Join us to unlock your highest potential in a collaborative and agile culture!  

 

Qualifications

1. Qualifications Required –

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in computer science, software engineering, or equivalent education. 
• Professional hands-on software development experience, primarily focused on developing and designing backend services in cloud.
• Experience working with distributed computing platforms for high scale systems 
• Experience working with .NET or Java (or equivalent). 
• Can take initiative, map product/feature requirements, dependencies, and deliverables. 
• Team player with excellent collaboration and communication skills.
• Attention to details and passion for quality engineering.
• Demonstrate success dealing with ambiguous “unsolved” problems; and the ability to independently make solid progress by breaking new ground.

1. Qualifications: Other Requirements –Preferred Qualifications  Experience working with Microsoft Azure.  Experience working with Kubernetes and Containers.  Experience with databases (MongoDB, Cosmos DB, Redis, Azure Data Explorer).  Experience in the cybersecurity domain.  Experience in product execution from inception to production.  Experience in designing, building, and operating large-scale resilient distributed systems.  Experience/familiarity with application and system monitoring systems.  

 

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

 

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