Microsoft

Cloud Network Engineering IC4

Microsoft • $119K — $234K *
Redmond, WA 98052In-Person
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Doctorate or Master's in relevant field or equivalent experience; 3-4 years technical experience in network design, development, and automation.
  • Over 7 years of experience in network engineering, emphasizing layer 2 analysis, TCP/IP routing, and troubleshooting.
  • Proficient in scripting (Python, Ansible preferred), in both Linux and Windows environments.
  • Experience in agile settings with organizational complexity.
  • Proven track record in supporting large-scale, high availability enterprise services.

Responsibilities

  • Translate business and security needs into effective technical solutions.
  • Design and implement Azure connectivity solutions meeting cost and security parameters.
  • Engage in Live-Site activities for compliance and incident management.
  • Manage on-call duties and customer issue processes efficiently.
  • Assess network requests to optimize connectivity between lab environments and Azure.
  • Create and maintain hybrid networking topologies for Microsoft workloads.
  • Develop automation frameworks to enhance team productivity and service quality.

Benefits

  • Access to a diverse team culture that fosters innovation and growth.
  • Opportunities for mentorship and professional development.
  • Involvement in significant projects with real-time impact.
  • Chance to work at Microsoft, a leader in technology and cloud solutions.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

As a Senior Cloud Network Engineer, you will be at the heart of Microsoft's modern network engineering process, working in a team that manages Microsoft's corporate hybrid hosting infrastructures, and enabling hybrid development workloads from on premise Lab networks to Azure. We are focused on solving the most interesting challenges of developing innovative solutions while ensuring service reliability through identifying and eradicating defects within the infrastructure. We are growing a strong, diverse team of engineers and have exciting opportunities for you to innovate, influence, transform, inspire, and grow within our organization and we encourage you to apply to learn more.

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Translate security, business and functional requirements into a technical solution.
  • Engage with security & internal customers to design and implement connectivity solutions leveraging Azure services and appropriate network technology required to meet cost, interoperability, and security requirements.
  • Participate in Live-Site activities pertaining to compliance, security, and availability incidents.
  • Participate in on-call (DRI) and customer issue intake processes.
  • Assess and triage application owner/customer consult network connectivity requests within the from the traditional lab networking connecting to Azure infrastructure stack (compute/networking/storage) to further modernize and secure overall architecture in the environment.
  • Design and implement hybrid networking topologies to provide minimally required connectivity for internal Microsoft workloads.
  • Develop automation to scale work out or ensure quality as work is distributed within the team. Python and Agentic AI.
  • Set standards in alignment with the service leadership and ensure these standards are met across services under different workloads.
  • Work on the service platform and continuous delivery process to drive improvements in service reliability, as well as working with product development teams on improving these.

Maintain and Operate Networks
  • Monitoring, analyze & debugging, and Troubleshooting network infrastructure; participate in on-call/Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) duties and create root cause analysis for network incidents.
  • Continuous Improvement, testing and validation of network devices.
  • Deployment Management - Work within a team of engineers to manage network deployments, work with a machine-readable definition of the network deployment.
  • Troubleshooting of network routing protocols (e.g., IPv4, IPv6, OSPF, BGP), TCP/UDP/HTTP(s), and overlay technologies such as EVPN, VXLAN, MLAG
  • Experience with Palo Alto Firewalls with Panorama, Arista, Cisco, F5.
  • Drive compliance against security compliance objectives.

Supporting People and Execution
  • Collaboration - Collaborate within and across teams by proactively sharing information with an appropriate level of detail for their audience; overcome obstacles by resolving conflicts and issues across interdependent teams and engage with partners and stakeholders so issues can be resolved, and mutual objectives are met.
  • Mentorship / Development - Mentor and provide feedback to other engineers, while also proactively seeking mentorship and feedback from others; share ideas and insights for improving team-oriented behaviors, including DevOps and live site handling skills.


Qualifications

Required 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 4+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • 7+ years of technical experience in network engineering which must include layer 2 analysis and troubleshooting TCP/IP routing & switching, network design, development, and automation.
  • 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:
  • 3 + years Scripting skills (Python, Ansible are preferred, but not a strict requirement) in both Linux and Windows environment.
  • Experience working in an agile environment with high organizational complexity.
  • Track record in successfully planning and supporting large scale, geo-distributed, high availability enterprise services.
  • Experience in program or project management to plan, design, deploy and document customer solutions.
  • Create internal and external documentation such as standard operating procedures for internal use and customer facing knowledge resources with the help of engineering resources
  • Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.


Cloud Network 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.

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.

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Microsoft is an American multinational corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services. Microsoft’s devices and consumer (D&C) licensing segment licenses the Windows operating system and related software, Microsoft Office for consumers, and the Windows Phone operating system. The company’s computing and gaming hardware segment provides Xbox gaming and entertainment consoles and accessories, second-party and third-party video games, and Xbox Live subscriptions; surface devices and accessories; and Microsoft PC accessories. Its phone hardware segment offers Lumia smartphones and other non-Lumia phones. Its D&C segment provides Windows Store, Xbox Live transactions, and Windows phone store; search advertising; display advertising; Office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal; first-party video games; and other consumer products and services as well as operating retail stores. Microsoft’s commercial licensing segments license server products, including Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Visual Studio, System Center, and related Client Access Licenses (CALs); Windows Embedded; Windows operating system; Microsoft Office for business, including Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, and related CALs; Microsoft Dynamics business solutions; and Skype. Its commercial segment offers enterprise services, including premier support services and Microsoft consulting services; commercial cloud comprising Office 365 Commercial, other Microsoft Office online offerings, Dynamics CRM Online, and Microsoft Azure; and other commercial products and online services. The company markets and distributes its products through original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and resellers, as well as online.

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Size
181,000 employees
Market Cap
$1,762.4 billion
Industry
Enterprise Technology
Net Income
$51.3 billion
Founded
1975
5 Year Trend
+15.5%
Revenue
$153.2 billion
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