Cloud Network Engineer II

As a Cloud Network Engineer II in the Azure Dedicated Team, you will be part of a team designing Network Fabrics for traditional Ethernet networks and back-end networks using technologies such as Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) and InfiniBand, enabling the organization to build and integrate the next generation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) workloads into Azure. You will collaborate with peers to create highly reliable and resilient designs while continuing to learn and grow in one of the fastest-evolving areas of the technology industry. You will help operate world-class network designs capable of managing petabits per second (Pbps) levels of traffic. This opportunity will allow you to strengthen your expertise in large-scale, scale-out networks, expand your professional network across the industry, and help meet some of the most demanding customer needs.

Microsoft’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.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes data to identify missing information, defects, patterns, and trends, using insights to support product and service decisions.
• 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.

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.