We are striving to turn Azure Storage into not only the ubiquitous Cloud storage service but the only way to store data for any modern and pre-existing application at large scale.  

We strive towards engineering the most secure cloud storage platform in the world. Our platform supports one of most innovative and leading-edge technologies in cloud security. Azure Storage seamlessly integrates platform cloud security with other Azure Services allowing our customers to build the most secure solutions on the Azure Cloud platform.

We are looking to hire an Engineering Manager to lead our Security platform team, a fundamental team for one of our core layers of the Azure Storage stack, including building customer-facing features.

Responsibilities

The Principal Software Engineering Manager's responsibilities include:

• Manage the team:  Attract and retain talent while supporting the growth and career development of team members.
• Research and deep-dive into technical issues and bring clarity to the team as needed.
• Work with PMs and technical leads to understand customer needs and incorporate them to build strategies and plans.
• Own planning and ensure top deliverables are met for the success of Microsoft, Azure Storage, and the team.
• Contribute to the technical direction and approach alongside other leads and managers.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience managing a team of engineers by setting clear expectations, keeping team members energized, and delivering great results
• 8+ years of industry software engineering experience, including delivering highly available cloud-based services and platforms
• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Design, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent alternative education, skills, and/or practical experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience with web services, storage, cloud computing, and large scale systems
• Prior hands-on development experience including leading architecture for large scale system, designing, and writing code, experience in coding in C++ or C#
• Prior experience and/or subject matter expertise within Cloud Security space with Network Security, Encryption and Authentication.
  

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.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. 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.

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.