As a part of the Windows Privacy, Compliance and Trust organization, the Product Release and Security Services (PRSS) team is responsible for foundational services to the Microsoft software and hardware supply chains. Examples of Microsoft services that reside on our network include PKI certificate management, code signing, scanning for malware, software distribution, and hardware & software licensing. The PRSS Secure Topology team (Network, Security+, and Storage) is continually designing, automating, and improving the security and availability of our high-security environments that host mission critical services. We currently manage multiple purpose-built, highly secure facilities and manage 1000’s of devices at enterprise scale.
We are looking for a Senior Cloud Network Engineer to help design, automate, deploy, monitor, and operate our core network. We are building a secure datacenter (DC) in the Phoenix area. The Senior Cloud Network Engineer will be a key contributor/leader in bringing a new secure DC to life from the ground up. In this role, you will be part of a multidiscipline team and learn from a peer group of industry experts which will expose you to opportunities for professional growth and development.
While this role will initially be remote, onsite work location will be required in Phoenix, Arizona prior to the datacenter construction completion (June 2024). Also, the position provides option to work in a hybrid model, splitting your time between working from home 50% and working from the Phoenix office 50%. Relocation assistance is available. During your ramp-up period, you will travel to Redmond, Washington for one week each month for training and onsite work at Microsoft’s corporate headquarters.
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.
Qualifications:
Required/Minimum Qualifications:
- 7+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation
- OR Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field AND 4+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation
- 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 Doctorate Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
- 3+ Years experience deploying and troubleshooting IP networks and the application of IP/Routing protocols (i.e., BGP, OSPF, MPLS, TCP/UDP, IPSEC/MACSec, HTTP/HTTPS).
- 2+ years’ experience creating enterprise automation using PowerShell, Perl, Python, YAML/Ansible, C# or equivalent.
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/Additional Qualifications:
- 11+ 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 8+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation
- OR Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 6+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation
- OR Doctorate Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 3+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation.
- Experience working in a secure datacenter environment designing and implementing network architectures that include hybrid Cloud/on-prem deployments.
- Comprehensive troubleshooting skills across the OSI layer (Switching, Routing, and application/layer 7 Firewalls).
- Experience with design for global availability (GTM, DNS, Anycast, IP Management)
- Experience with designing and implementing application load balancing (LTM/HLB).
- Ability to work effectively across teams to drive business and technology decisions, and take projects from beginning to end with little direct supervision
- Ability to work as a team player including mentoring and sharing of knowledge.
- Professional communication and writing skills.
- Desire to learn new skills.
Cloud Network Engineering IC4 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $112,000 – $218,400 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 $145,800 – $238,600 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
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Responsibilities:
- Partner with Network, Security+, and Storage peers to design highly secure and available private cloud solutions.
- Design simple processes for running the network infrastructure.
- Automate defined processes to eliminate human error and increase availability and standards.
- Define secure connectivity paths between Azure and Secure DCs to enable hybrid services.
- Consult with service owners to help them create secure, easy to troubleshoot, and highly available services on top of our network (Example: help them to create comprehensive hardware load balancer (HLB) Health checks)