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# Software Engineer II - CTJ - Poly

- **Company:** Microsoft
- **Location:** Redmond, WA, United States
- **Salary:** $102,100.0 - $202,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** User Authentication, Microsoft Azure, Software Design Documents, Identity and Access Management, Software Engineering
- **Published:** August 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/8987109/software-engineer-ii-ctj-poly

## About the Role

Software 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.

## Description

The Microsoft Sovereign Cloud Identity team is looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join the Authentication team. This individual will be responsible for maintaining the lifecycle of the Entra Authentication services stack at the heart of the Azure ecosystem.

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

 * Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a feature.

 * Supports identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product feature with oversight.
 * With guidance, learns to create and implement code for a product, service, or feature reusing code as applicable.
 * Assists and learns about breaking down work items into tasks and provides estimation.
 * Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) in monitoring system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions for simple problems, and recommends actions to restore system/product/service by following the playbook.
 * Reviews current developments and proactively seeks new knowledge that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.


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