Senior Site Reliability Engineer

The Microsoft Azure Storage team operates at the forefront of building Microsoft’s cloud storage solution—an immensely complex and infinitely large infrastructure that serves the entire world. As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, you will contribute to the growth of the high-quality next-generation Azure storage fleet by working to solve complex and challenging problems improving automation for servicing hardware repairs, developing new services to accommodate our ever-changing platform.. In this role, you will work with industry-leading software and hardware storage technologies, as well as tackle complex infrastructure challenges. Your responsibilities will span all phases of the storage lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, deployment, and ongoing support. This remarkable opportunity not only allows you to delve into the fascinating world of cloud computing but also empowers you to actively shape and enhance cloud services on a global scale.

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.

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, or systems administration
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 3+ years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, or systems administration
  • OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 2+ years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, or systems administration.
• 5+ years of programming experiences in Powershell OR C# OR C++ OR other programming language
  
• 5+ years of experiences working with distributed deployment at scale
  
• 5+ years of experiences driving multiple team collaborative efforts

Other Requirements:

• 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:

• 7+ years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering OR systems administration
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology OR related field AND 4+ years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, OR systems administration
• OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology,
• OR related field AND 3+ years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering

Site Reliability Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 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 $153,600 - $250,200 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 25, 2024.

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.

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

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• Effectively collaborate across internal partner teams supporting Azure Storage Service.
• Apply data mining and statistics to measure and understand the system impact on user experience and Quality of Service.
• Research, architect, develop and deliver automation solutions in an agile development environment.
• Experience with server hardware implementations and diagnostics