Microsoft · 1 day ago
Cloud Network Engineer II
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$101K/yr - $199K/yr
1+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company aiming to empower every person and organization on the planet. They are seeking a Cloud Network Engineer II to design, automate, deploy, and manage secure network infrastructure for mission-critical services, working on enterprise-scale systems in highly secure data centers.
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Responsibilities
You lead the design, network/code, and security reviews across teams to identify risks and prevent classes of bugs prior to production release
You influence telemetry analytics designs to better identify patterns that reveal errors
You troubleshoot and repair complex live site issues by applying expertise in physical network components
You develop new automated testing and validation procedures for network devices to drive solutions between internal teams and external vendors
You demonstrate knowledge of data (i.e., know what data is needed, how to find new or missing data, and how to describe the impact of defects on customers)
You contribute to the development of the knowledge base for data center or network site technicians on how to repair and replace existing network hardware
Automate defined processes to eliminate human error and increase availability and standards
Define secure connectivity paths between Azure and Secure DCs to enable hybrid services
Consult with service owners to help them create secure, easy to troubleshoot, and highly available services on top of our network
Support our Enterprise Storage solutions
Partner with Network, Security, and Storage peers to design highly secure and available private cloud solutions
Qualification
Required
Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical experience in network design, development, and automation OR 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 equivalent experience
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 background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Preferred
Experience with designing and implementing network architectures that include hybrid Cloud/on-prem deployments
Experience in developing Infrastructure as Code solutions, particularly Ansible
IP networking fundamentals and experience in the application of IP/Routing protocols (i.e., BGP, OSPF, MPLS, TCP/UDP, IPSEC/MACSec, HTTP/HTTPS)
Comprehensive troubleshooting skills across the OSI layer (Switching, Routing, and application/layer 7 Firewalls)
Experience with designing and implementing application load balancing (LTM/HLB)
Experience in enterprise automation using PowerShell, Perl, Python, YAML/Ansible, C# or equivalent
Ability to work as a team player including mentoring and sharing of knowledge
Experience with large Datacenter deployments
Ability to take projects from beginning to end with little direct supervision
Experience working with Enterprise NAS or SAN solutions
Ability to work effectively across teams to drive business and technology decisions
Company
Microsoft
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