Cloud Network Engineer II

Microsoft Corporation•Redmond, WA

33d

About The Position

Microsoft Digital (MSD) builds and manages the critical products and services that Microsoft runs on. We boldly pursue big ideas that power transformational advances at Microsoft and for our customers, while helping Microsoft teams work smarter, faster, and more securely every day. Microsoft Digital employees have technical and business expertise, customer insights, and a clear point of view that comes from first-hand, large-scale experience with Microsoft and industry solutions. We are engineers, technology leaders and experts, digital transformation change agents, and customer advocates. We have exciting opportunities for you to innovate, influence, transform, inspire, and grow within our organization and we encourage you to apply to learn more! 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. People working within Microsoft Infrastructure Engineering Service(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.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 2+ 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 1+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation
OR equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

2+ years technical experience in enterprise network design and development
2+ years of experience with routing and switching protocols (e.g., BGP, OSPF, IS-IS) and their interaction with MPLS.
Working knowledge of MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) technologies, including traffic engineering, Segment routing, EVPN, L3VPN and L2VPN mechanisms across MPLS backbones.
2+ years of hands on experience with enterprise-grade routing and switching platforms
2+ years of experience with automation and scripting for network provisioning, operations and monitoring
2+ years of experience managing enterprise-grade optical transport systems
Working knowledge of optical transmission technologies including DWDM, CWDM, ROADM, and OTN
Familiarity with fiber characterization technologies (OTDR, CD, PMD, etc)
Knowledge of network security principles and best practices

Responsibilities

Network Design and Implementation
You will apply Knowledge of Networks, Industry Trends, and Field Data towards implementation and operations
Datacenter or Network Site Development - You will create bill of materials and translate high-level design into low-level design and collaboration.
Design Reviews and Quality Assurance - You will participate or contribute to network design or code reviews
Secure by design philosophy to ensure design meets best practice security standards
Maintain and Operate Networks
You will monitor, analyze, and troubleshoot 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 and optical devices.
Deployment Management - Work within a team of engineers to manage network deployments.
You will troubleshoot enterprise grade routing networks and relevant protocols.
You will troubleshoot enterprise grade optical network and relevant protocols.
Supporting People and Execution
Collaboration - You will 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 - You will 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.