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The Principal Technical Program Manager joins the Firmware Center of Excellence within the Silicon and Cloud Hardware Infrastructure Engineering team. This role involves defining technical strategies and managing complex architectural decisions to optimize cloud infrastructure for reliability, scalability, and economics. You will identify systemic improvements by analyzing fleet telemetry, customer signals, and operational incidents while driving alignment across hardware and software engineering, datacenter infrastructure, and operations. Key responsibilities include leading technical evaluations for server architecture and serviceability, defining requirements with hardware architects and software developers, and staying current on cloud firmware technologies. The position requires expertise in engineering, technical program management, and data analysis to solve problems regarding high-volume hardware deployment, time to market, and total cost of ownership within a rapidly evolving cloud environment.
What does a Technical Program Manager earn?
Median $190350 from 282 postings across 45 companies.
Define technical strategy by analyzing fleet telemetry, customer signals, and operational incidents to identify systemic improvements.
Lead technical evaluations and architectural decision-making for server architecture, fleet reliability, and serviceability.
Drive alignment on complex architectural decisions and technical tradeoffs across hardware, software, and datacenter infrastructure.
Define requirements and specifications by collaborating with hardware architects, software developers, and product managers.
Monitor industry trends in cloud firmware technologies to provide actionable recommendations for infrastructure improvement.
Create clarity in ambiguous problem spaces by aligning diverse engineering and business stakeholders on technical goals.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree and 6+ years of experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development (or equivalent).
3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including a Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
Bachelor's Degree and 8+ years of experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development (preferred).
5+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects (preferred).
8+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects (preferred).
1+ year of experience reading and/or writing code (preferred).
1+ year of experience evaluating complex system architectures and developing technical requirements, architecture decisions, and executable engineering plans (preferred).
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