Our team owns all of Microsoft AI High Performance Network Infrastructure and is responsible for its performance, security and reliability. This position is for someone with HPC and InfiniBand networking experience who can work with both internal and external customers and who can perform deep analysis of performance and reliability issues. 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. **Responsibilities** + Triages, troubleshoots, and repairs complex multi-layer live site issues by applying end-to-end expertise in physical and virtual network components and features (e.g., device operating systems), problem management tools (e.g., root cause analysis, trend analysis, postmortems, repair items), and/or APIs and register sets to diagnose issues and address problems with automated, long-term, and sustainable solutions with minimal or no disruption to customers. + Participates in on-call/DRI duties to manage and resolve incidents in production; advises engineers on best practices for triage, troubleshooting, and repairing issues that may involve both virtual and physical network components and features. + You proactively seek mentorship and feedback from others, and provide feedback to others. **Qualifications** **Required Qualifications:** + 9+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation + OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field AND 6+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation. + OR Master'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 Doctorate Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 3+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation. + 5+ years of experience with High Performance Computing **Other Qualifications:** + 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:** + 15+ 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 12+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automationOR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, + OR related field AND 8+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation + OR Doctorate Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, + OR related field AND 5+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation. + 3+ years experience delivering network designs into production and experience with live site accountability for a network. 1+ year(s) experience developing + 3+ years of experience with infiniband Cloud Network Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $137,600 - $267,000 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 $180,400 - $294,000 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-pay Microsoft will accept applications for the role until May 15, 2025. \#azurecorejobs 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) .