Government Mission Lead

Company: PowerToFly
Location: Redmond
Posted on: September 14, 2020

Job Description:

Microsoft is building Azure to be the world's computer to tackle the hardest problems on the planet. Core to the success of this mission is that every customer, in every industry, can adopt Azure to further their mission. Azure Global is at the center of this mission, building hyperscale cloud infrastructure around the world to support commercial industry, critical infrastructure and enable global governments to adopt cloud for their most complex and important workloads. Azure Global Government Mission Lead - CTJ

DC, United States(flexible)

DC, United States(flexible)

Posted 6 hours ago

Microsoft Corporation

Main Location

Redmond, WA, United States

Open jobs

3529

Microsoft is building Azure to be the world's computer to tackle the hardest problems on the planet. Core to the success of this mission is that every customer, in every industry, can adopt Azure to further their mission. Azure Global is at the center of this mission, building hyperscale cloud infrastructure around the world to support commercial industry, critical infrastructure and enable global governments to adopt cloud for their most complex and important workloads.

Azure Global is looking for an experienced leader to partner with our top priority government customers to identify key missions and systems that need to move to the cloud to facilitate cloud computing transformation. The ideal candidate should have a rich history in US and foreign military operations, to include one or more of the following: special operations, intelligence analysis, public safety & justice, and weapon systems. In addition, the candidate should possess a clear understanding of global military policies that support bridging mission and enterprise with the ability to match technology to business and mission problems.

To be successful in this role, the leader must excel in level diplomatic outreach to senior leaders across US and Global Governments, Armed Forces, Intelligence Agencies, and Special Operations Command - brokering mutually beneficial and creative partnerships and effectively positioning Azure as the cloud of choice for mission-critical workloads. This leader must be able to collaborate across Microsoft and with customers and partners to facilitate end-to-end adoption in highly complex mission scenarios.

This role is based in the Reston, VA area and requires close collaboration with MSFT executives in Washington, DC, and around the world. We seek an inspirational engineering and business leader to drive order of magnitude growth and support building products for our largest and most strategic government customers

Responsibilities

In this role you will:

* Function as the Defense, Special Operations, Weapons System, or Public Safety & Justice mission lead, representing the Azure Global Government expansion team for our largest and most strategic government customers

* Translate mission-critical scenarios into feature requirements and product reality by effectively bridging the gap between customer needs and engineering

* Coordinate and collaborate with Azure US Government team to identify, define, and deploy mission solutions including "government first" approaches to drive innovation with our government customers

The ideal leader should be hands on, action oriented, willing to "lead from the front" and further, amplify and participate in an innovative results-oriented culture.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science or engineering, or equivalent experience

* Demonstrated success working with large government agencies and global customers

* Experience growing, scaling, and motivating large teams towards aspirational goals

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.

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.

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. * Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science or engineering, or equivalent experience

* Demonstrated success working with large government agencies and global customers

* Experience growing, scaling, and motivating large teams towards aspirational goals

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.

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.

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