Collaborates across teams to support safe, secure network deployments, using machine-readable definitions and established deployment processes.
Supports incident management and live-site troubleshooting by diagnosing and triaging network issues, documenting incidents, participating in root cause analyses and postmortems, and supporting on-call responsibilities.
Develops and improves automation tools and services to increase engineering efficiency, enhance security, reduce operational burden, and minimize human error in production environments.
Provides guidance to datacenter and network-site technicians for securely installing, repairing, replacing, and maintaining physical network hardware, while identifying and addressing process gaps.
Monitors and analyzes network telemetry and capacity to identify errors, unexpected behavior, performance trends, and components that may require modification or replacement.
Designs and implements improvements to network processes, architecture, resources, and tooling, ensuring solutions meet quality objectives and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Performs network design, testing, validation, and implementation, including testing devices, firmware, and configurations; defining test cases; identifying coverage gaps; participating in design and code reviews; developing Bills of Materials (BoMs); translating high-level designs into low-level designs; and developing network components based on business and technical requirements.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical experience in network design, development, and automation
OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 2+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation
OR equivalent experience.
Other Requirements
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.
Preferred Qualifications
Doctorate Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 3+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation
OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 5+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation
OR equivalent experience.
A keen desire to consistently improve our operational posture so a track record of being data driven across disciplines will be a big plus.
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Cloud Network Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100 - $202,200 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 $133,800 - $219,200 per year.
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
- https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
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.
