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Microsoft Cloud Network Engineer II 
United States, Washington 
993115669

11.06.2024


For this position, you should be familiar with network protocols, network devices include network interface cards, pluggable optics, switches and routers. You should feel comfortable working with large-scale distributed systems that managing the network infrastructure that supports the Azure Cloud infrastructure as well as well in designing and building the large-scale distributed systems that manage the network.


Required Qualifications:

  • 5+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation
    • OR Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field AND 2+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation
    • OR Master's Degree in Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical experience in network design, development, and automation

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:

  • Experience in networking, scripting, and software development. Familiarity/hands on experience with any network device operating systems (Sonic, Arista, Cisco, Juniper)
  • Cisco CCNA (or equivalent) and experience with Linux/Unix operating systems and Windows servers
  • Experience with writing automation in languages such as Python, Perl, Powershell or C#
  • Experience with writing scripts that use REST APIs, Syslog, xml, SNMP, and other Network Management Systems
  • Knowledge of TCP/IP fundamentals along with a basic understanding of IP networking MPLS, BGP, ISIS, OSPF and Anycast routing
  • Experience managing and troubleshooting network issues
  • Experience working on large scale networks
  • Understanding of TCP/IP, BGP and AnyCast

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until June 13, 2024.

Responsibilities
  • Coordinate and provide escalation support for datacenter network buildouts
  • Execute various tests (new product/features qualification, interoperability, and regression) for proving the usability of various network hadware and software in Microsoft datacenters
  • Configure the hardware lab set ups and maintaining network test equipment, switches, routers and various third party optical plugs (100GBE, 40GBE, 10GBE) used in the qualification process
  • Collaborate with partner development teams to integrate hardware into existing Azure SDN tooling
  • Working with internal and external vendor engineers to troubleshoot issues found during qualification and field operations and drive for resolution
  • Participate in “field technical support/on call rotation” to resolve issues with production networks
  • Maintaining the documentation of test results and updating the matrix of supported parts, ensuring proper asset management & maintaining lab documentation
  • Embody our Culture and Values