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This role pays more than
56%
of similar roles. Most pay
$126,612–$184,050
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At the midpoint, this role pays about
$152k
versus about
$155k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing
Microsoft currently has
694 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$119,800–$234,700
across 651 roles with salary data.
The Cloud Network Engineer II leads the design, review, and implementation of secure network architectures, infrastructure code, and security controls. This role focuses on identifying risks before production deployment while enhancing telemetry, monitoring, and analytics solutions to detect service anomalies and accelerate troubleshooting. Key responsibilities include automating network deployment and validation processes to reduce human error and enforcing engineering standards across secure environments. The engineer will define secure connectivity between Azure Secure Datacenters to enable resilient hybrid services and support enterprise-scale network and storage infrastructure. Required technical skills include Infrastructure as Code methodologies using Ansible, IP networking fundamentals like BGP, OSPF, and MPLS, and proficiency in Python, PowerShell, or C#. Experience with F5 BIG-IP LTM and Azure Load Balancer is essential for managing large-scale datacenter infrastructure.
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