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Overview We are looking for a  Senior Software Development Technology Consultant to join Microsoft Federal The Microsoft Federal organization was established to address the unique mission, legal/regulatory requirements, and procurement rules and processes of the United States Government (USG). Microsoft Federal is committed to ensuring its resources – including appropriately qualified, experienced, and certified personnel (with necessary security clearances or otherwise) are available as needed to meet USG evolving needs. To that end, Microsoft embraces, as a mission-critical philosophy, flexibility in the recruiting, hiring, and workforce assignment of Microsoft Federal personnel. Microsoft Federal personnel can expect to serve in various roles in the Microsoft Federal organization during the course of their career to meet evolving USG needs, regardless of segment – Civilian, Defense, or intelligence community. The Microsoft Federal team is looking for people with a passion for delivering customer success. As a Senior Software Development Consultant, you will own, troubleshoot and solve customer technical issues. This opportunity will allow you to accelerate your career growth, hone your problem-solving, collaboration and research skills, and develop your technical proficiency. Collaborates with internal stakeholders in the pre-sale process by understanding business requirements and providing industry and technical input and/or solution offerings to help shape the deal. Supports drafting proposals and/or statement of work (SOW). Provides input on staffing and skill requirements for delivery to Resource Deployment, Technical Delivery Managers (TDMs), and/or Project Managers. Uses business, industry, and technology strategies to map customer/partner requirements to the adoption and optimization of Microsoft technology solutions. Engages others appropriately to understand and define customer requirements. Communicates the business value of planned solutions to customers/ partners. Identifies technical and business risks in programs and proposes mitigations. Acts as an ambassador in the consumption of intellectual property (IP) by leveraging and/or modifying existing IP or creating repeatable content where applicable. Improves Managed Standard Offerings (MSO) quality and collaborates with portfolio and solution teams of the domain by providing feedback. Identifies opportunities to expand or accelerate the adoption and consumption of the cloud and Microsoft technologies. Facilitates, as appropriate, other team members to scale the business with existing customers by articulating value propositions of strategic Microsoft products and services and developing new offerings for the domain. Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Growth mindset encourages each of us to lean in and learn what matters most to our customers, to create the foundational knowledge that enables us to make customer-first decisions in everything we do. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. You can help us achieve our mission. Responsibilities Join our Cloud Engineering team as an individual contributor to build in-house solutions and applications for Microsoft Federal. You will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining cutting-edge software that meets the unique needs of our federal clients, while articulating value propositions for strategic Microsoft products and services. • Design, develop, and maintain scalable Kubernetes microservices using Node.js / Python / C# • Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and integrate with Azure services, including Service Bus, Cosmos DB, Blob Storage, and Redis. • Build event-driven architectures using message queuing technologies (e.g., Azure Service Bus) to manage transfer states and enable efficient system decoupling • Build robust logging and monitoring systems, leveraging tools like Application Insights and Log Analytics • Advanced storage patterns and practices to efficiently manage high concurrency transfers • Design and develop intuitive, user-friendly interfaces using React to enhance user experience across a modern, cloud-native web platform • Design, implement, and optimize data models and queries in Azure Cosmos DB, ensuring efficient storage, high performance, and scalability for large-scale, concurrent data operations Business Development Identifies opportunities to expand or accelerate the adoption and consumption of cloud and Microsoft technologies. Facilitates, as appropriate, other team members to scale the business with existing customers by articulating value propositions of strategic Microsoft products, including security to facilitate trust in the services, and developing new offerings for the domain. Drives innovation and digital transformation. Ensures the use of the existing intellectual property (IP). Intellectual Property Management Acts as an ambassador in the consumption of intellectual property (IP) by leveraging and/or modifying existing IP or creating repeatable content where applicable. Provides feedback on Managed IP for continuous improvement, reports IP gaps, reviews IP to be considered for harvesting and curation and ensures it is logged for consumption. Improves Industry Solutions offerings quality and collaborates with portfolio and solution teams by providing feedback. Operational Excellence Completes operational tasks and readiness and ensures timeliness and accuracy while maintaining adherence to security standards through Delivery Compliance, Privacy, and Security (DCPS). Follows Microsoft policies, compliance, and procedures (e.g., Enterprise Services Authorization Policy, Standards of Business Conduct, labor logging, expenses, travel guidelines). Leads by example and guides team members on operational tasks, readiness, and compliance. Pre-Sales Support Collaborates with internal stakeholders (e.g., Solution Architect, Pursuit Lead, Consulting Account Executive, Industry Solutions Delivery Engineering & Architecture Group) in the pre-sale process by understanding business and security requirements and providing industry and technical input and/or solution offerings to help shape the deal. Supports drafting proposals and/or statement of work (SOW). Provides input on staffing and skill requirements and ensures SME involvement to define security capacity for delivery to Resource Deployment, Technical Delivery Managers (TDMs), and/or Project Managers. Readiness Learns new technologies or services based on business demands and industry trends and evaluates their impact on security posture, revisiting the Industry Solutions Delivery (ISD) Learning Portfolio for Security to deepen understanding of security considerations. Obtains relevant accreditations and certification(s) as advised by domain leadership team. Identifies certifications and readiness plans in partnership with World Wide Learning. Leads or participates in relevant technical communities and conducts training sessions to evangelize technology and/or offerings based on availability. Mentors team members and acts as a technical advisor for stakeholders by providing thought leadership, articulation of solutions value, and outcomes of business strategies. Technical Delivery • Follows the capacity process outlined by Resource, Insights, Capacity, and Capability (RICC) team. Maintains tools with up-to-date skills and availability. • Participates in project planning and develops project documents by identifying the risks and dependencies. Communicates the business value of planned solutions to customers/ partners. Identifies technical, business, and security risks in programs and proposes mitigations. Assists project managers/architects in preparing for steering committee (e.g., developing artifacts). Manages their schedule and communicates with project leads. Generates and delivers Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). • Proactively manages executive-level customer/partner/stakeholder relationships to identify and contribute to the drivers of satisfaction and dissatisfaction, determine the root cause, and establish recovery actions to improve the experience. Works with account team to ensure One Microsoft approach. Shares lessons learned with workgroup and consultant community. • Implements solutions and provides oversight and leadership on workstreams across domains while adhering to Industry Solutions processes and security initiatives. Aligns solutions with the intent of the architecture. • Leads meetings with customers/partners to understand business needs. Uses business, industry, security, and technology strategies to map customer/partner requirements to the adoption and optimization of Microsoft technology solutions. Engages others (e.g., EAG Security stakeholders) appropriately to understand and define customer requirements, ensuring security is prioritized. • Manages escalations, analyzes situations, and coordinates appropriate resources to resolve issues by following delivery practices, considering cost implications, maintaining a security-first mindset and engaging in conversations with internal and external stakeholders (e.g., Customer Service and Support, Project Manager, Solution Architect, Product Group) as needed. Qualifications Required/minimum qualifications Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Business, or related field OR equivalent experience. 3+ years leadership experience in relevant area of business OR equivalent experience. Other Requirements Security Clearance Requirements: Candidates must be able 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: •The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance. Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination. • Clearance Verification: This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment. • Microsoft Cloud Background Check : This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. • Citizenship & Citizenship Verification : This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customer and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance Additional or preferred qualifications • 5+ years leadership experience in relevant area of business. • Technical certifications based on domain/service line (e.g., Azure, Security, Dynamics). • Delivery Management certification (e.g., Scrum, Agile, Change Management, Project Management). • 5 years plus years of software engineering and technical experience in a relevant business area. • Possession of technical certifications in specific domains or service lines, such as Azure or Security. • Expertise in using Bicep or similar domain-specific languages for Azure infrastructure as code. • Practical experience in deploying, managing, and scaling applications with Kubernetes. • Strong understanding of Microservice Architecture and related Design Patterns. • Proficiency in developing and maintaining applications using Node.js / Python / C#. • Competence in creating and managing CI/CD pipelines with GitHub DevOps. • Familiarity with containerization and managing Docker containers. • Knowledge of Azure Graph API for managing Azure resources. • Experience in implementing and managing security measures with Windows Defender or similar tools. Technology Consulting IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $101,800 - $193,800 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 $126,100 - $207,600 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: careers.microsoft.com 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.

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We are looking for a  Senior Software Development Technology Consultant to join Microsoft Federal
Design, develop, and maintain scalable Kubernetes microservices using Node.js / Python / C#
Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and integrate with Azure services, including Service Bus, Cosmos DB, Blob Storage, and Redis.
Build event-driven architectures using message queuing technologies (e.g., Azure Service Bus) to manage transfer states and enable efficient system decoupling
Build robust logging and monitoring systems, leveraging tools like Application Insights and Log Analytics
Advanced storage patterns and practices to efficiently manage high concurrency transfers
Design and develop intuitive, user-friendly interfaces using React to enhance user experience across a modern, cloud-native web platform
Design, implement, and optimize data models and queries in Azure Cosmos DB, ensuring efficient storage, high performance, and scalability for large-scale, concurrent data operations
Business Development
Intellectual Property Management
Operational Excellence
Pre-Sales Support
Provides input on staffing and skill requirements and ensures SME involvement to define security capacity for delivery to Resource Deployment, Technical Delivery Managers (TDMs), and/or Project Managers.
Technical Delivery
Follows the capacity process outlined by Resource, Insights, Capacity, and Capability (RICC) team. Maintains tools with up-to-date skills and availability.
Implements solutions and provides oversight and leadership on workstreams across domains while adhering to Industry Solutions processes and security initiatives. Aligns solutions with the intent of the architecture.
Required/minimum qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Business, or related field OR equivalent experience.
3+ years leadership experience in relevant area of business OR equivalent experience.
Other Requirements
Candidates must be able 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:
The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance.

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