Principal Cloud Network Engineer

Join Microsoft’s Silver Core Networking Team, where we design, build, and operate the critical infrastructure that powers the cloud.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to customers and internal stakeholders by translating complex requirements into scalable, secure, and resilient network solutions.
• Drive solution implementation from concept to production, ensuring alignment with customer goals and operational excellence.
• Influence industry standards and governing bodies by articulating the impact of hyperscale networking innovations.
• Able to pivot priorities and initiatives based on evolving customer scenarios and business demands
• Champion a culture of experimentation, agility, and continuous learning across customer engineering teams.
• Lead design reviews, mentor peers, and shape strategic initiatives in a high-growth, high-visibility environment.
• Promote diversity, inclusion, and psychological safety to foster creativity and innovation.
• Inspire teams to adopt a growth mindset and maintain a customer-obsessed approach to engineering.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks to strengthen the security posture of customer-facing solutions.
• Ensure security is embedded in every phase of design, deployment, and operations, prioritizing customer trust and compliance.
• Collaborate with engineering partners to deeply understand customer scenarios, define clear requirements, and establish measurable OKRs.
• Own the full lifecycle of features—from design and development to deployment and support—ensuring accountability and excellence.
• Partner with Azure Networking and broader Azure teams to align on architecture, share best practices, and deliver impactful solutions.
• Advocate for customer needs by elevating dependencies and driving resolution across organizational boundaries to unblock critical scenarios.
• Design and oversee implementation of IPv4 and IPv6 address management systems that satisfy all security requirements for special programs.
• Design and oversee implementation of robust DNS resiliency systems for airgapped clouds.
• Design and oversee implementation of robust NTP and PTP resiliency systems for airgapped clouds.

• 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 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 Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 6+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation OR equivalent experience.

• Health insurance
• 401k matching
• Flight privileges
• Discounts on products and services
• Savings and investments
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Generous time away
• Giving programs
• Opportunities to network and connect

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