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Work type: On-site
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Salary: $100,600–$199,000 / yr
Posted: 60 days ago

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This role $150k

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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

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As an Infrastructure/Site Reliability Engineer at Azure Specialized, you will join a high-impact team focused on integrating mission-critical workloads with Azure. Your day-to-day responsibilities include designing and building resilient infrastructure using Azure Networking services, troubleshooting hardware and software issues across L2/L3 networking stacks, and innovating on the Software-Defined Networking platform to ensure consistent connectivity for diverse workloads. You will collaborate closely with partner teams to deliver automation and monitoring systems that enhance service quality and reliability at scale. The role requires proficiency in cloud infrastructure concepts, experience with large-scale data centers or cloud platforms, and a solid understanding of L2/L3 networking. Additionally, you should have strong problem-solving skills and be adept at working with databases like SQL/KQL to support incident response and troubleshooting in production environments.

Skills

Azure Kubernetes Terraform Python Go Docker CI/CD Prometheus Grafana SQL KQL Linux Networking SDN PostgreSQL Ansible Jenkins GitOps

What you'll do

Design and build resilient infrastructure using Azure Networking services to ensure high availability and security.
Troubleshoot end-to-end hardware/software issues across L2/L3 networking stacks for mission-critical workloads.
Innovate on the Software-Defined Networking (SDN) platform to provide consistent connectivity for diverse workloads.
Develop monitoring and diagnostic tools to maintain quality of service in large-scale production systems.
Proactively identify and resolve production issues, conducting root cause analysis and implementing long-term fixes.
Participate in on-call rotations and incident response to ensure continuous improvement and resilience.

What we're looking for

Proven experience running large-scale production systems and managing incidents.
Expertise in designing resilient, automated infrastructure using Azure Networking services.
Proficiency in cloud infrastructure concepts including compute, networking, storage, and security.
Solid understanding of data center networking and L2/L3 networking stacks.
Experience with monitoring/logging platforms and strong problem-solving skills for troubleshooting.
Strong knowledge working with databases such as SQL/KQL in production environments.

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