Are you interested in designing and operating sophisticated network solutions? Microsoft recently acquired Xandr’s RTB platform and is transitioning to a hybrid environment of MPLS VPN based Global On-Prem Network and Cloud Networking. We have an MPLS traffic engineered global backbone with 100 Gigabit private connections between our On-Prem data centers and cloud network. We collaborate across multiple divisions of Microsoft to develop and implement unique network solutions.As a Senior Network Engineer specializing in Hybrid Cloud Networking, you will architect, design and operate on the hybrid networking platform. You will collaborate with internal and external teams, as well as industry partners, to ensure that customer and business requirements are met while upholding our Service Level Agreement (SLA). This role provides an opportunity for you to leverage and expand your expertise in large-scale networking while driving the effort to enhance the resilience, performance and security of our networking solutions. This opportunity allows flexible hours and remote work.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.ResponsibilitiesYou develop reliable, scalable, and high-performance, network designs and produce design documents and implementation plans for networking solutions. You partner with Engineering and Program Management teams to understand customer, business, and technical requirements to propose network designs or modifications to architecture; participation in architecture reviews to ensure designs and modifications meet all functional, performance, scale, and compliance requirements.You offer modification and improvements to network technologies based on existing and emerging industry knowledge to contribute to the design, implementation, and operation of reliable, scalable, and high-performance networks. You analyze traffic patterns across complete network infrastructures to identify needs to modify capacity. You continuously review the network architecture to identify risks and determine improvements as well as measures to ensure highest network security.You operate networking solutions with the highest quality bar and invest in developing and deploying robust automation tools that increase engineering efficiency, minimize operational burden, and reduce human errors, while optimizing the utilization of infrastructure and resources. You define telemetry analytics and quality metrics to drive new data collection instrumentation that can improve the detection and troubleshooting of problems. You troubleshoot and repair complex multi-layer incident issues.Embody our Culture (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values) and Values (https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/culture)QualificationsRequired/Minimum Qualifications:
7+ years technical experience in building or managing large-scale data center and cloud services in network design, development, and automation
OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Networking, Information Security, or a related field AND 4+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation.
OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Networking, Information Security, or a related field AND 3+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation.
OR Doctorate Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Networking, Information Security, or a related field.
3+ years of hands-on experience in BGP (Border Gateway Protocol), MPLS (Multi Protocol Label Switching) VPN (Virtual Private Networks), Anycast routing, VLAN/Spanning Tree, TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), DNS(Domain Name Services), network security and virtualization core technologies
3+ years of experience in designing and implementing secure network architectures.
3+ years of experience deploying and troubleshooting key cloud network technologies: Express Route, Load balancer, Application load balancers, Firewall.
Other Requirements: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 Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Preferred Qualifications:
Capability to work cross-functionally in a global organization with diverse partners in different time zones.
Ability to turn incomplete, conflicting, or ambiguous inputs into solid plans.
Experienced with monitoring techniques, tools, alerting, and notification processes.
Familiarity with the Azure ecosystem and network cost model.
Leadership and mentoring skills.
High-level problem-solving and communication skills.
Advanced knowledge of network operating systems including Juniper, Arista.
Extensive hands-on experience with BGP and IS-IS routing protocols, IPv4 and IPv6 routing policy and MPLS traffic engineering. Experience managing routing policies for diverse and multiple providers, high-capacity IP transit, private peering and public exchange point interconnections.
Knowledge of networking hardware including twisted pair and optical cabling, L2 switches and routers.
Cloud Network Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $153,600 - $250,200 per year.Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-payMicrosoft will accept applications for the role until Aug 19, 2024.#JS# #BingAds# #Advertising#Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .