Cloud Network Engineer

As a Senior Cloud Network Engineer, you will manage the global datacenter network infrastructure for highly secure environments, supporting some of the most critical Microsoft services. Your responsibilities will include daily operations, maintenance of these essential services, and the deployment of new technologies. A strong understanding of security technologies and service models related to datacenter networking is crucial to ensure that these foundational services are architected, designed, deployed, and maintained to the highest standards.

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Responsibilities

Network Design and Implementation

• You will apply your Knowledge of Networks, Industry Trends, and Field Data towards implementation and operations.

• Datacenter or Network Site Development - You will create bill of materials and translate high-level design into low-level design and collaboration.

• Design Reviews and Quality Assurance - You will participate and contribute to network design or code reviews.

Maintain and Operate Networks

• You will monitor, analyze & debug, and troubleshoot network infrastructure; participate in on-call/Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) duties and create root cause analysis for network incidents.

• You will perform continuous Improvement, testing and validation of network devices.

• Deployment Management - You will work within a team of engineers to manage network deployments, work with a machine-readable definition of the network deployment.

• You will troubleshoot network routing protocols (e.g., IPv4, IPv6, OSPF, BGP), TCP/UDP/HTTP(s), firewalls, load balancers, and overlay technologies such as EVPN, VXLAN, MLAG.

• You have network and security management expertise to drive compliance against security objectives.

Supporting People and Execution

• Collaboration - You will collaborate within and across teams by proactively sharing information with an appropriate level of detail for their audience; overcome obstacles by resolving conflicts and issues across interdependent teams and engage with partners and stakeholders so issues can be resolved, and mutual objectives are met.

• Mentorship / Development - You will mentor and provide feedback to other engineers, while also proactively seeking mentorship and feedback from others; share ideas and insights for improving team-oriented behaviors, including DevOps and live site handling skills.

• Doctorate Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technolgy, Or related field
• 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 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 equivalent experience., * 10+ years of hands-on experience in network engineering including, but not limited to routing, switching, firewalls, and load balancing.
• OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 8+ years of hands-on experience in network engineering including, but not limited to routing, switching, firewalls, and load balancing.
• Extensive experience of network support with on-call responsibilities.
• Industry or product specific network and security professional certifications.

Cloud Network Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $158,400 - $258,000 per year.

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