Microsoft · 1 month ago
Senior Cloud Network Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $235K/yr
4+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company that empowers individuals and organizations worldwide. They are seeking a Senior Cloud Network Engineer to design the next generation metro area network to support the growth of AI, ensuring the reliability of their extensive data center network infrastructure.
Agentic AIApplication Performance ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentDevOpsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyManagement Information SystemsNetwork SecuritySoftware
Responsibilities
Drive the design creation for metro area network for AI
Execute proof of concept and pilot for new network design
Work with different tooling teams to codify new network design for operation readiness
Participate in “DevOps on call rotation” to troubleshoot and resolve production issues which serves a feedback loop to improve design
You lead the design, network/code, and security reviews across teams to identify risks and prevent classes of bugs prior to production release
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
Develop automated testing and validation procedures for network devices to drive solutions between internal teams and external vendors
Demonstrate knowledge of data in practice (i.e., know what data is needed, how to find new or missing data, and how to describe the impact of defects on customers)
Contribute to knowledge base development and updates for data center or network site technicians on how to repair and replace existing network hardware
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 4+ 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 3+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation
OR Doctorate Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
OR Equivalent experience
4+ years technical experience in network design for Data Center network or Metro/Wide Area Network
4+ years' experience in different networking technologies: network device hardware architecture, Application-specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), optical technologies
4+ years' experience on Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and different routing protocols: Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Intermediate System to Intermediate System (ISIS), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Segment Routing
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 8+ 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 6+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation
OR Doctorate Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 3+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation
OR Equivalent experience
3+ years' experience on large scale data mining and analysis
Familiarity/experience with any network device operating systems (Sonic, Arista, Cisco, Juniper.)
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or Juniper Networks Certified Internet Professional (JNCIP) certification
Company
Microsoft
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