Microsoft · 3 hours ago
Senior Computer Architect - Architecture Analysis
Hillsboro, OR
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $235K/yr
5+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company focused on empowering individuals and organizations. In this role, you will strategize and architect compute platforms and storage technologies, influencing Microsoft's cloud strategy and shaping the future of cloud infrastructure.
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Responsibilities
Develop engineering-quality high-level models to evaluate total cost of ownership (TCO), performance, power, and sustainability, enabling data driven decisions to assess and compare platform and SOC technologies for future datacenter solutions
Build KPI models for Azure SaaS segments (such as M365, MS-SQL, and CosmosDB) to guide architecture decisions and enable effective hardware/software co-design
Analyze cloud workload taxonomy to identify and categorize different workload types, and determine which SOC or platform features best support each workload category, enabling targeted architectural recommendations for optimal performance and efficiency
Analyze fleet telemetry data to enhance Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models
Support the development of sustainability metrics and integration into architectural tradeoffs
Qualification
Required
Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience
3+ years of relevant experience in hardware engineering and computer architecture
3+ years of experience with programming and scripting languages (C or Python)
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
Preferred
Experience with server platform and workload analysis
Experience with Compute SOC performance and power analysis
Experience with TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) modeling
Expertise in high level modeling and simulation of architecture features
Expertise in Data Analysis and knowledge of sustainability metrics
Demonstrated ability to analyze complex information, solve problems creatively, and communicate ideas clearly through effective documentation and collaboration
Benefits
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Company
Microsoft
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Funding
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