Principal Software Architect

Principal Software Architect

Overview

Join Microsoft as a Principal Software Architect in Reston, Virginia, where you will be at the forefront of driving engineering and cybersecurity initiatives. This role is part of the Cybersecurity & Trust Engineering team (CSTE) within the Customer Security and Trust (CST) department. You will be responsible for defining the technical direction, roadmap, goals, and product strategy for CST and the Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs (CELA) department.

Responsibilities

• Lead the requirements, analysis, and development efforts for engineering projects, solving complex business problems while leveraging Azure technologies and Agile Scrum methodology.
• Manage tradeoffs between cost, schedule, roadmaps, and business impact, incorporating expertise in quality, cybersecurity, distributed services, infrastructure, and components.
• Partner with and influence a multi-disciplinary stakeholder group to envision and formalize effective engineering system and solution architecture.
• Collaborate with architects and engineers to define and prioritize workstreams across functional areas and drive the adoption and implementation of cohesive architecture patterns, designs, and best practices.
• Spearhead the development and evolution of architectural patterns for resilient, scalable, and secure cloud services and solutions for CST and the CELA department.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of software industry and cross-company best practices, technologies, architectures, and emerging technologies.
• Manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously, prioritize workload effectively, and thrive in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline AND 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to C#, C++, and JavaScript.
• 6+ years of experience designing, building, and supporting highly scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant workloads in Azure.
• 6+ years of engineering leadership experience in delivering complex, time-sensitive initiatives across organizational boundaries.
• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity.

Preferred

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity.
• 4+ years of experience with agile delivery methodologies using Azure DevOps.
• Experience with deploying cloud security guardrails and controls.
• Experience with one or more programming or query languages (PowerShell, Python, Java, SQL).
• Certification in one or more of the following technologies: Microsoft Azure Security Engineer, Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer, AWS Certified Security Specialty.

Work Environment

This position is hybrid, allowing for a combination of on-site and remote work.

Salary

The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is €137,600 - €267,000 per year, with a different range applicable to specific work locations, such as the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, where the base pay range is €180,400 - €294,000 per year.

Application

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Applications will be accepted until September 23, 2024. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, please reach out for support.

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