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Our team empowers internal engineering teams through secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure solutions. We are reimagining the developer experience by using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, and AI-driven interfaces to accelerate productivity and reduce operational complexity.\nWe are looking for an Azure Platform Engineer who will help us create and evolve a foundational platform that enables teams across Ads to build with speed, security, and efficiency. This role blends cloud architecture consulting, Infrastructure as Code expertise, and AI tooling to deliver reusable and scalable patterns that reduce toil and promote innovation.\nAs part of the Platform Engineering team, you will partner with engineering teams, architects, and product groups to design, implement, and evangelize cloud best practices, all while staying curious and open to trying new ideas.\nMicrosoft’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.\nStarting January 26, 2026, Microsoft AI (MAI) employees who live within a 50- mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. or 25-mile commute of a non-U.S., country-specific location are expected to work from the office at least four days per week. This expectation is subject to local law and may vary by jurisdiction.\nResponsibilities\nBuild and maintain secure-by-default, reusable Terraform and CDKTF/CDKTN modules to standardize and accelerate Azure infrastructure deployments. \nConsult with internal engineering teams to guide cloud architecture design, optimize for cost and security, and ensure alignment with platform standards. \nDevelop automation and AI-driven interfaces that improve internal usability, accelerate onboarding, and unlock developer productivity. \nBuild and maintain AI agents and MCP server integrations that automate operational work, and own them as production platform components with proper CI/CD, versioning, and evaluation. \nDrive security and compliance remediation across many repositories and teams, using automation and reusable patterns rather than manual effort. \nOwn shared observability and deployment tooling, including managed Grafana, alert quality, and deployment automation. \nDesign and implement scalable CI/CD pipelines and operational tooling. \nWrite high-quality documentation and communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences in a clear, engaging way. \nParticipate in platform strategy discussions and contribute to cross-team technical direction. \nQualifications\nRequired Qualifications:\nBachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or PythonOR equivalent experience.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\nMaster's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or PythonOR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python\nOR equivalent experience.\n\n4+ years of experience in Microsoft Azure and Terraform (or experience with AWS or GCP and a solid interest in Azure). \nExperience managing systems at scale-globally distributed, highly available, and real-time, 24/7 environments. \nProficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, and with at least one programmatic IaC framework such as CDKTF, CDKTN, Pulumi, or Bicep. \nMinimum of 4 years of experience in programming or scripting with modern software development practices, including CI/CD pipelines.\nPractical experience building or integrating AI agents-for example MCP servers, agent tooling, or automation built on LLMs-and a clear view of where automation is and is not appropriate. \nExcellent written and verbal communication skills, especially explaining technical concepts to non-specialist audiences. \nA growth mindset, openness to learning, and passion for trying new approaches to improve developer experiences. \n6+ years of experience deploying and managing Azure infrastructure, especially globally distributed and highly available systems. \nHands-on experience deploying Terraform on Azure, and experience migrating between Infrastructure as Code toolchains. \nFamiliarity with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions. \nExperience building self-service tools and developer platforms for provisioning Azure infrastructure. \nExperience with Kubernetes and AKS, including admission policy and cluster platform services. \nExperience with observability tooling such as Grafana, Prometheus, or Azure Monitor, and querying telemetry with Kusto (KQL). \nExperience operating in a compliance-driven environment and driving remediation across teams you do not directly own. \nSolid understanding of cloud cost optimization, secure access control, and automated governance. \n#MicrosoftAI\nSoftware Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $160,200 - $261,000 per year.\nCertain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:\nhttps://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay\nThis position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.\nMicrosoft 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. 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