The Role
Build and operate scalable Azure-based data, analytics, automation, and tooling solutions for Microsoft's Finance Data & Experiences organization. Responsibilities include software development, infrastructure as code, Azure DevOps pipelines, observability, incident response, cost optimization, security, and production reliability. The role involves managing cloud infrastructure, automating operations, integrating AI capabilities, and collaborating with cross-functional engineering and business teams.
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Ready to shape the future of how Microsoft operates its ~$250B+ business portfolio?
Are you passionate about AI, data, and transformative user experiences? Do you bring energy, curiosity, and a sense of ownership to your work?
The Finance Data & Experiences (FD&E) organization is on a mission to redefine how Microsoft measures, monitors, and optimizes its global business, and we’re looking for top talent to join us. This is a unique opportunity to lead with bold ideas, apply cutting-edge technology, and work across Finance, Sales, Marketing, Business Operations, and Product Engineering to deliver high-impact business solutions. The right candidate will thrive in fast-paced, cross-functional environments, bring fresh thinking to complex problems, and be eager to learn, take ownership of end-to-end processes, and deliver outcomes.
At FD&E, you will help build reliable, scalable, and secure data solutions that power decision-making, business insights, automation, and AI-driven experiences. You will work across data engineering and software engineering disciplines, contributing to data pipelines, data platforms, services, analytics products, and engineering systems that support Microsoft’s global business.
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
As a Software Engineer II at Microsoft, you will be part of a team of engineers who build and run the Azure infrastructure behind FD&E. This is a software engineering role with real site reliability ownership: you write the code and the infrastructure, ship it through your own pipelines, and keep it healthy in production.
- Design, develop, deploy, and operate scalable cloud based data, analytics, automation, and tooling solutions on modern Azure data platforms, owning each one end to end through design, implementation, and operations.
- Build, manage, and maintain Azure infrastructure across environments, covering compute, networking, storage, identity, certificates, and service dependencies, and adapt engineering practices to security and compliance constrained environments.
- Define infrastructure as code with ARM, Bicep, or Terraform, and build, maintain, and troubleshoot YAML based Azure DevOps build and release pipelines with automated test gates, security scanning, and safe deployment with rollback.
- Drive engineering excellence and service reliability through design, testing, observability, and deep diagnostics using logs, metrics, telemetry, and Kusto (KQL).
- Instrument what you build with monitoring, logging, alerting, and insightful dashboards so issues are caught proactively, and use telemetry and usage analytics to understand customer behavior and inform product decisions.
- Support live site operations, including on call, incident triage, root cause analysis, and driving issues to resolution, then automate the toil that causes repeat incidents.
- Engineer for cost as well as reliability, using rightsizing, scheduling, and automated detection of idle or oversized Azure resources.
- Integrate AI capabilities such as Azure OpenAI and Copilot tooling to make engineering and operations workflows faster and more intelligent.
- Collaborate across stakeholders, product managers, and engineers, contribute to the evolution of Microsoft's data platforms through technical feedback and innovation, and champion a culture of diversity, inclusion, customer obsession, and continuous learning.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- OR equivalent experience.
- 2+ years of professional software engineering experience shipping and supporting production systems.
- Knowledge of Azure fundamentals across compute, storage, identity, and networking.
- Programming experience in one or more of the following:
- C# and .NET Core: Backend services, Azure Functions, and internal APIs.
- Python: Automation, operational tooling, and light data work in Functions or notebooks.
- PowerShell and Bash: Azure resource automation, remediation runbooks, and Linux host operations.
- KQL: Log Analytics, Application Insights, and Azure Data Explorer queries for telemetry and cost analysis.
- T-SQL: Querying and shaping operational and cost data from Azure SQL or Fabric.
- YAML and JSON: Pipeline definitions, ARM/Bicep templates, and API payloads.
- Hands-on experience in infrastructure areas such as:
- Azure infrastructure as code: Bicep, ARM, or Terraform, including parameterized environments, reusable modules, and Azure Policy guardrails.
- Azure DevOps and CI/CD engineering: Multi-stage YAML pipelines, templates, environments and approvals, and artifact or container image promotion.
- Observability, telemetry, and SRE: Azure Monitor dashboards and workbooks, actionable alerting, service-level objectives, monitoring, on-call support, and incident response.
- Azure platform and identity: App Service, Azure Functions, AKS, Azure SQL, Storage/Data Lake Gen2, Key Vault, Entra ID, managed identities, and role-based access control.
- Networking fundamentals: Virtual networks, subnets, private endpoints, network security groups, and DNS.
- Business fluency in English, including reading, writing, and speaking.
- Azure certification, such as Administrator Associate, DevOps Engineer, or Solutions Architect.
- Experience with containers and orchestration, including Docker image authoring, Azure Container Registry, Kubernetes deployments, and Helm.
- Experience with cloud cost optimization or FinOps practices, including rightsizing, reservations, and spend reporting.
- Familiarity with AI/ML tooling, such as Azure OpenAI, Azure Machine Learning, or agent-based automation.
- Familiarity with Power BI and DAX, including the ability to read, validate, and extend spend and reliability reporting.
- Curiosity, a collaborative mindset, and an interest in solving real-world customer problems.
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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
- At least 2 years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- Business fluency in English, including reading, writing, and speaking
- Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and at least 3 years of technical engineering experience, or bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of experience, or equivalent experience
- At least 2 years of professional software engineering experience shipping and supporting production systems
- Knowledge of Azure fundamentals across compute, storage, identity, and networking
- Programming experience with C# and .NET Core, Python, PowerShell, Bash, KQL, T-SQL, YAML, or JSON
- Hands-on Azure infrastructure-as-code experience with Bicep, ARM, or Terraform
- Azure DevOps and CI/CD engineering experience with multi-stage YAML pipelines
- Experience with observability, telemetry, SRE, monitoring, on-call support, and incident response
- Experience with Azure platform and identity services, including App Service, Azure Functions, AKS, Azure SQL, Storage, Key Vault, Entra ID, managed identities, and RBAC
- Knowledge of networking fundamentals, including virtual networks, subnets, private endpoints, network security groups, and DNS
- Azure certification such as Administrator Associate, DevOps Engineer, or Solutions Architect
- Experience with containers and orchestration, including Docker, Azure Container Registry, Kubernetes, and Helm
- Experience with cloud cost optimization or FinOps practices
- Familiarity with AI/ML tooling such as Azure OpenAI, Azure Machine Learning, or agent-based automation
- Familiarity with Power BI and DAX
- Curiosity, collaboration, and interest in solving customer problems
Microsoft Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is presented as broadly competitive overall, with clear role/level/location variation and an emphasis on using posted ranges and band information for apples-to-apples comparisons.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are described as a standout, highlighted by a strong 401(k) match structure and immediate vesting, plus additional plan features for tax-advantaged saving.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits are portrayed as a meaningful strength, with substantial paid parental leave and added supports like back-up care and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
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