The Microsoft Corporate, External and Legal Affairs (CELA) department has an immediate opening for an experienced attorney to join our Microsoft Federal CELA sales and services team in the role of Principal Corporate Counsel. THis role will provide legal support to Microsoft Federal’s Customer Vertical Unit (CVU) that provides product sales and services for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). This role will provide support across legal, compliance, and regulatory matters related to the DoD’s purchase of Microsoft’s portfolio of software, cloud computing (Software as a Service, Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service, Network as a Service), emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), devices, and professional services (product support and consulting).  This role will have frequent engagement with all levels of Microsoft executives, technical experts, outside partners, U.S. Government agencies and vendors as well as the breadth of Microsoft’s global CELA team.