Sr. IS&T Lab Site Lead

Microsoft • Raleigh, NC

103d • $119,800 - $234,700

About The Position

Microsoft Silicon Cloud Hardware Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft's expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft's 'Intelligent Cloud' mission. SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Skype, OneDrive and the Microsoft Azure platform globally with our server and data center infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability solutions. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering trusted experiences to customers and partners worldwide and we are looking for passionate, high-energy engineers to help achieve that mission. We are looking for an experienced information systems and technology (IS&T) professional to join the IS&T team embedded within Microsoft's SCHIE engineering team. The Senior IT Hardware Lab Engineer will be part of a dynamic engineering infrastructure team enabling our technical creativity. This role will have primary responsibilities overseeing the Raleigh Site, server support infrastructure enabling and managing our hardware validation labs with cloud services and related engineering systems and the operational teams delivering these services. Come and be part of a team which deeply collaborates with silicon engineers to fulfill a unified vision. 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

• Master's Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience in networking engineering, or system administration OR Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience in networking engineering, or system administration OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in Windows Systems Administration
• 2+ years of experience in UNIX/Linux Systems Administration
• 3+ years of experience in system automation experience using some scripting language such as Shell, PowerShell, Perl, or Python
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.

Nice To Haves

• 2+ Years' Azure cloud administrative experience delivering IaaS services
• Experience providing technical and operational leadership
• Experience providing IT infrastructure to hardware or silicon engineering teams
• Experience supporting silicon emulation infrastructure
• Solid understanding of systems administration, automation, and monitoring
• Experience with Industry Compliance, Security, and Regulatory Standards such as ISO 27001, FedRAMP, NIST 800-171 Rev.2, NIST 800-53 Rev.4.
• Experience in Risk Management
• Understanding of fundamental statistics
• Ability to lift 50 pounds (an occasional server)

Responsibilities

• Administrative server specification, deployment, maintenance, and support
• Top level support for Windows cluster and lab support infrastructure issues
• Support operating system deployment, patching, and orchestration systems
• Oversee external server operations staff
• Review telemetry for server functions
• Define process and policy around server infrastructure architecture and lab operation concerns
• Interface and advise engineering teams on complex network connected hardware deployments
• Interface and advise other disciplines within the team on deployment, security, management concerns

Benefits

• Industry leading healthcare
• Educational resources
• Discounts on products and services
• Savings and investments
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Generous time away
• Giving programs
• Opportunities to network and connect

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Master's degree