Sr. Cloud Hardware Engineer- Storage Systems

Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission. SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Teams, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform globally with our server and data center infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability solutions.

Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide and we are looking for passionate, high-energy engineers to help achieve that mission.

Azure Memory and Storage Center of Excellence (AMS COE) is part of the SCHIE organization focusing on Memory and Storage devices going into the Cloud hardware servers. AMS provides memory and storage solutions to Azure, driving memory and storage suppliers to deliver high quality products, meeting our requirements.  

We are looking for a Senior Cloud Hardware Engineer to drive shift left enabling new media qualification for fast time to market.   

• You will be responsible for driving improved processes for qualification and new hardware SKUs enablement.  
• You will partner with Azure Engineering teams across Microsoft, external suppliers, and technology partners to ensure the product is delivered and tested to its design specifications.  
• You will work directly with cross-functional technical program management, internal customer engineering groups, Azure OS & Software, to get your product integrated into various Cloud hardware storage solutions.

Successful candidates will have experience in E2E product development with proven track record of delivering leading edge technology combined with business acumen, culture with ability to execute in fast-paced environment and strong passion for customer focused.

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• B.S. Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering OR equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of hardware/firmware development experience of SSD/HDD based storage systems & solutions, with a track record of product deployment in the field.
• 5+ years of leadership experience as a product or technical lead
• Strong communication (verbal and written) and presentation skills; ability to effectively communicate with executives and technology leaders inside and outside Microsoft.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to lead collaborative technical projects from conception to successful implementation. Demonstrated ability to achieve results.
• Drive through ambiguity, self-motivation and thrive on minimal supervision. Sound judgment, decision-making skills, and ability to work in a volatile and high paced environment.
• Strong communication (verbal and written) and presentation skills; ability to effectively communicate with executives and technology leaders inside and outside Microsoft.
• Collaborative mind-set. A team player.
• Strong intellectual curiosity and a passion about learning and deploying new technologies.
• Experience in large-scale distributed systems and datacenter infrastructure.
• Familiarity and Understanding of Azure technologies (azure.com)
• Relevant experience with server design beyond hardware, including firmware and software.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

• Responsible for driving internal processes to enable faster time to market with new media. This includes identifying bottlenecks and proposing solutions.
• Responsible for defining and tracking performance metrics (KPI) pertaining to new media qualifications.
• Responsible for analyzing downstream failures and drive shift-left discoveries and fixes.
• Collaborate with larger teams in reviewing test plans, and drive optimization.