Cloud Network Engineer II

Microsoft • ,

3d • $102,100 - $219,200

About The Position

As a Cloud Network Engineer II in the Azure Dedicated Team, you will help design network fabrics for traditional Ethernet networks and back-end networks using technologies such as Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) and InfiniBand. These networks enable the organization to build and integrate the next generation of artificial intelligence workloads into Azure. You will collaborate with peers to create reliable and resilient designs and help operate large-scale networks capable of managing petabits-per-second levels of traffic.

The role involves analyzing network data, supporting secure deployments, troubleshooting live-site issues, developing automation, guiding datacenter technicians, monitoring telemetry and capacity, and designing, testing, validating, and implementing network solutions. You will work to improve network processes, architecture, resources, and tooling while meeting quality objectives and key performance indicators.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field and at least 1 year of technical experience in network design, development, and automation; or bachelor's degree in one of these fields and at least 2 years of such technical experience; or equivalent experience.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including passing the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.

Nice To Haves

• Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; or master's degree in one of these fields and at least 3 years of technical experience in network design, development, and automation; or bachelor's degree in one of these fields and at least 5 years of such technical experience; or equivalent experience.
• A keen desire to consistently improve operational posture; a track record of being data-driven across disciplines is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data to identify missing information, defects, patterns, and trends, using insights to support product and service decisions.
• Collaborate across teams to support safe, secure network deployments using machine-readable definitions and established deployment processes.
• Support incident management and live-site troubleshooting by diagnosing and triaging network issues, documenting incidents, participating in root cause analyses and postmortems, and supporting on-call responsibilities.
• Develop and improve automation tools and services to increase engineering efficiency, enhance security, reduce operational burden, and minimize human error in production environments.
• Guide datacenter and network-site technicians in securely installing, repairing, replacing, and maintaining physical network hardware, and identify and address process gaps.
• Monitor and analyze network telemetry and capacity to identify errors, unexpected behavior, performance trends, and components that may require modification or replacement.
• Design and implement improvements to network processes, architecture, resources, and tooling, ensuring solutions meet quality objectives and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Perform network design, testing, validation, and implementation, including testing devices, firmware, and configurations; defining test cases; identifying coverage gaps; participating in design and code reviews; developing Bills of Materials (BoMs); translating high-level designs into low-level designs; and developing network components based on business and technical requirements.

Benefits

• Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation; additional benefits and pay information is available through the linked Microsoft careers page.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level