
Software Engineer II
at Microsoft
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Join as a Software Engineer II to help design and build a zero-trust data protection layer, creating a common scrubbing layer to govern privacy-sensitive content with minimal disruption to enterprise systems. The role involves implementing real-time data obfuscation for tickets, telemetry, diagnostics, and Azure storage access, and integrating AI-based and rule-based data redaction. You will collaborate across regions and organizations to ensure auditable and transparent data access, and design safeguards to prevent data leakage via copy-paste, shared files, or chat. This role emphasizes privacy, zero-trust principles, and building scalable, auditable security-enabled data workflows.
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
- Develop and maintain a Cloud Security Gateway-like service that performs real-time data obfuscation to support tickets, telemetry, diagnostics, and Azure storage access.
- Integrate AI-based and rule-based detection to identify and redact sensitive data patterns dynamically.
- Work with teams across various regions and organizations to guarantee data access is auditable and transparent.
- Design safeguards to prevent data leakage via copy-paste, shared files, or chat, including lockbox enforcement.
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.
- 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.
- Solid background in cloud services, data governance, and security architecture.
- Experience with telemetry pipelines (e.g., COSMOS, Geneva, Kusto), Azure storage, and diagnostics tooling.
- Familiarity with AI integration, data classification, and compliance frameworks.
- Passionate about privacy, zero-trust principles, and building scalable, auditable systems.
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.

