Software Engineer at - Nairobi, Kenya - Microsoft

Description

Microsoft Corporation (commonly referred to as Microsoft or MS) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington, that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics and personal computers and services.

Summary

We are seeking a Software Engineer who can help us design, implement, and deliver high-quality and high-scale cloud services that meet the needs of our customers and partners, willing to explore the unknown, from RDBMS and LDAP directories to Kerberos and SCIM protocols, from Hyper-V virtual machines to Azure DevOps pipelines.

This role is more than just a regular developer – an explorer, a system administrator, a debugger, a troubleshooter.

You will have the opportunity to work on challenging and impactful problems, collaborate with a team, and learn and grow as an engineer.

You will also have an opportunity to contribute to the broader Identity community and ecosystem, both within and outside Microsoft.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, deploy, and monitor cloud services and on-premises applications that provide identity and access management solutions to our customers.

Work closely with customers and partners to understand their issues, problems, requirements and scenarios and provide feedback and guidance on best practices and solutions.

Collaborate with other engineers, program managers, and designers across the Entra organization and beyond to deliver end-to-end experiences that delight our customers and users.

Drive innovation and quality in our engineering processes and practices, and foster a culture of excellence, collaboration, and learning.

Stay abreast of the latest trends and developments in the identity and security domains and apply them to our products and services.

Requirements
Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, PowerShell, Bash, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python (_or_ equivalent experience)

Additional Or Preferred Qualifications

Experience with administration of Microsoft Active Directory, Kerberos Shadow Security Principals and other LDAP directories
Experience with RDBMS administration, including TSQL debugging
Experience with virtualization platforms
Experience with PowerShell DSC, AD DS Group Policies, Patch management
Experience with agile development methodologies and DevOps practices
Experience with automated UI testing suites
Experience with communication, collaboration, critical thinking skills, and ability to drive changes across multiple teams.