Full-Time

Service Engineer

Microsoft

Microsoft

10,001+ employees

Develops software, OS, and cloud services

Compensation Overview

$100.6k - $215.4k/yr

No H1B Sponsorship

Reston, VA, USA

In Person

US Top Secret Clearance Required

Category
IT & Security (2)
,
Required Skills
Microsoft Azure
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Data Science, Cybersecurity, or related field AND 2+ years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, service engineering, systems engineering, or industrial controls OR equivalent experience.
  • Hands-on experience supporting complex IT environments, with a strong understanding of system and service management challenges.
  • Experience operating in large distributed or air-gapped environments, with a focus on reliability, security, and compliance.
  • Ability to build consensus and influence across teams to achieve common goals.
  • Recent experience with Azure or equivalent hyperscale cloud technologies.
  • U.S. citizenship verification is required due to legal and customer requirements for this role.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including an active Top-Secret clearance with CI or FSP (if CI, willingness to upgrade to FSP) and successful completion of the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Responsibilities
  • Operate and support Microsoft 365 services in air-gapped and sovereign cloud environments, ensuring high availability and compliance with strict security standards.
  • Responds to incidents during regular on-call rotations by identifying the level of impact, troubleshooting incidents, and deploying appropriate fixes to resolve root cause(s). Shares details related to incidents and their resolution through postmortem reports.
  • Monitors and acts on telemetry data. Performs analyses to identify patterns that reveal errors that are affecting the system's availability, reliability and performance with minimal guidance. Develops scripting and/or automation used in monitoring based on observations and experience.
  • Implements reliable, scalable, and high-performance solutions across teams. Owns implementation and rollback plans. Quantifies and ensures the health and compliance of a service with minimal guidance.
  • Partner with engineering, program management, and security teams to deliver new features and maintain service parity with public cloud offerings.
  • Engage with internal and external stakeholders to communicate service status, risks, and mitigation plans.
  • Continuously assess and improve operational posture, adopting best practices for service engineering in regulated environments.
Desired Qualifications
  • Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Data Science, Cybersecurity, or related field AND 3+ years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, service engineering, systems engineering, or industrial controls OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Data Science, Cybersecurity, or related field AND 5+ years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, service engineering, systems engineering, or industrial controls OR equivalent experience.
  • 1+ year(s) technical experience working with large-scale cloud or distributed systems.

Microsoft develops software, devices, and cloud services. Windows is an operating system that runs on personal computers, Office provides productivity apps, and Azure offers cloud computing and developer tools. The company differentiates itself with a large, integrated ecosystem of software, devices, and services, plus long-standing partnerships with PC makers and a broad enterprise footprint. Its goal is to put a computer on every desk and in every home, and to extend that reach through cloud services, professional networking (LinkedIn), and gaming.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Redmond, Washington

Founded

1975

Simplify Jobs

Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Africa data centers expand to $4.58B by 2031, led by Microsoft in South Africa and Nigeria.
  • AI revenue hits $37B run rate with 123% growth in Q3 fiscal 2026.
  • MDASH AI discovers 500+ vulnerabilities in five months, enhancing security leadership.

What critics are saying

  • Rokos Capital cuts Microsoft stake 66% in Q4 2025 despite Azure growth.
  • AWS captures 28% market with $37.6B Q1 revenue, outpacing Azure's $34.7B.
  • Windows OEM revenue drops 1% in FY2026 Q3 amid post-Windows 10 decline.

What makes Microsoft unique

  • Microsoft pioneered PC software with Altair BASIC in 1975 for MITS Altair 8800.
  • MS-DOS deal with IBM in 1980 established Microsoft as OS leader.
  • Azure achieves 40% growth in Q1 2026, topping cloud infrastructure expansion.

Help us improve and share your feedback! Did you find this helpful?

Your Connections

People at Microsoft who can refer or advise you

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Professional Development Budget

Conference Attendance Budget

Flexible Work Hours

Remote Work Options

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

0%
Tech in Asia
Apr 14th, 2026
Microsoft adds 30,000 Nvidia chips to Norway site after $6.2B commitment

Microsoft has secured a deal with neocloud provider Nscale to expand its Norway data centre site with 30,000 Nvidia chips. The agreement adds to Microsoft's earlier $6.2 billion commitment to the location, whilst OpenAI did not finalise a capacity agreement there. The move is part of Microsoft's roughly $60 billion spending wave on specialised neocloud providers that rent AI computing infrastructure. CEO Satya Nadella has identified power availability and data centre construction speed as the company's biggest bottleneck, rather than chip supply. The deal reflects how cheap electricity and clear regulations increasingly shape AI data centre locations. Nscale, a UK-based startup that emerged from crypto-mining firm Arkon Energy in 2024, raised $2 billion at a $14.6 billion valuation in March 2026.

Bloomberg L.P.
Apr 14th, 2026
Microsoft takes over $6.2B Stargate data centre from OpenAI in Norway

Microsoft has agreed to rent data centre capacity at a Norwegian site originally intended for OpenAI as part of its Stargate initiative. The company will rent 30,000 additional Nvidia Vera Rubin chips from neocloud provider Nscale at a campus inside the Arctic Circle in Narvik, Norway. The deal builds on Microsoft's prior $6.2 billion commitment at the same location. Nscale announced the agreement in a statement, marking a shift in the facility's intended purpose from OpenAI to Microsoft operations.

Yahoo Finance
Apr 14th, 2026
Microsoft stock down 23% despite Azure growing 39% and $625B revenue backlog

Microsoft shares have fallen 23.14% year-to-date to $370.87, despite strong Q2 FY2026 results showing non-GAAP EPS of $4.14, a 7.57% beat. Revenue reached $81.27 billion, up 16.72% year-over-year, with Azure growing 39%. The company's commercial remaining performance obligation surged 110% to $625 billion in contracted future revenue, providing multi-year visibility. Microsoft's OpenAI partnership includes a $250 billion incremental Azure services commitment, whilst the company holds a 27% stake valued at approximately $135 billion. Despite the decline, 95% of covering analysts remain bullish, with a consensus price target of $587.31. Analysts cite the year-to-date drop as creating an entry point for investors confident in Azure's AI growth trajectory.

The Register
Apr 14th, 2026
Microsoft hikes UK Surface prices by up to $280 as RAM shortage hits consumers

Microsoft has quietly raised UK prices for its Surface devices by £170 to £220, citing rising memory and component costs. The 13-inch Surface Laptop now starts at £1,099, up from £899 in February, whilst the 15-inch model has increased from £1,349 to £1,519. In the US, some configurations have jumped from $999 to $1,499, according to Windows Central. Microsoft acknowledged the increases are due to rising memory and component costs, as chip manufacturers prioritise high-bandwidth memory production, leaving DRAM and NAND supplies constrained. The changes were not announced; Microsoft simply updated pricing on its website and removed cheaper configurations. The memory shortage is affecting manufacturers across the board, from Chromebooks to Raspberry Pi devices, with geopolitical tensions and freight costs further driving prices higher.

YouTube
Apr 13th, 2026
Microsoft Plots New OpenClaw-Inspired Copilot Features

Microsoft Reporter Aaron Holmes reveals how Satya Nadella is pushing for autonomous "always-on" agents within Copilot to rival OpenClaw. He explains the internal reorganization designed to prioritize these background AI tools for enterprise users. Read more: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/microsoft-plots-new-copilot-features-inspired-openclaw Subscribe: https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_youtube The Information’s TITV airs weekdays on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us: X: https://x.com/theinformation IG: https://www.instagram.com/theinformation/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@titv.theinformation LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theinformation/