Job Description

Microsoft Azure is the worlds most trusted, secure, and global cloud platform - and a great place for people to do their best work. Our team builds and operates the critical network infrastructure that powers Azure at scale, including datacenter network buildouts, network automation, and operational support for one of the largest global networks in the world.

We are looking for a highly motivated, passionate and talented Senior Software Engineer to join our team focused on datacenter networking, buildout automation, and network support. You will help design and deliver the tools, systems, and processes that enable rapid, reliable network deployments across Azure datacenters while ensuring operational excellence in network support.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate highly scalable cloud services and infrastructure with high availability, reliability, and performance requirements.
• Responsible for ensuring that highly usable, reliable and secure services are delivered to delight our customers.
• Leverages subject-matter expertise and partners with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers, program managers, design) to drive product features from design through implementation.
• Exhibit thought leadership in helping take the platform forward with new capabilities, innovation, and improving the engineering and operational practices of the team.
• Effectively create clarity of status, progress and blockers affecting large projects.
• Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guides other engineers by developing and following the playbook, working alongside the on-call engineer to maintain safe operations of the service.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

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.