Cloud Network Engineering

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The Microsoft Infrastructure Engineering Services (IES) organization is for those technology professionals who want to be strategic partners to the business and be the first place to create innovative solutions using Microsoft and industry leading products and services. Unlike other enterprise organizations, IES employees create global impact for thousands of partners and employees.  

As a Cloud Network Engineer II, you will manage the global datacenter network infrastructure for highly secure environments, supporting some of the most critical Microsoft services. Your responsibilities will include daily operations, maintenance of these essential services, and the deployment of new technologies. A strong understanding of security technologies and service models related to datacenter networking is crucial to ensure that these foundational services are architected, designed, deployed, and maintained to the highest standards. 

People working within Microsoft Infrastructure Engineering Services (IES) ensure Microsoft is maximizing productivity to its fullest, and therefore, helping lead the company’s digital transformation journey. We build flexible, reliable, enterprise-scalable solutions with Microsoft product teams – influencing products that customers use, enabling them to be more productive.  

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.

Network Design and Implementation  

• Applying Knowledge of Networks, Industry Trends, and Field Data towards implementation and operations.
• Datacenter or Network Site Development – Create bill of materials and translate high-level design into low-level design and collaboration.
• Design Reviews and Quality Assurance – Participate or contribute to network design or code reviews.

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), firewalls, load balancers, and overlay technologies such as EVPN, VXLAN, MLAG.
• Network and Security management expertise to drive compliance against security 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.

Required Qualifications: 

• 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 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 technical experience in network design, development, and automation.
• Technical experience in network engineering which must include layer 2 analysis and troubleshooting TCP/IP routing & switching.

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: 

• 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 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 technical experience in network design, development, and automation
• OR Doctorate Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND technical experience in network design, development, and automation.
• Experience with Scripting skills (Perl, Python, PowerShell, and C# are preferred, but not a strict requirement) in both Linux and Windows environment.

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. 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.

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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. 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.

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