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Critical Environment Platform Engineer

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Microsoft Corporation

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United States , Redmond

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Salary:

84200.00 - 165200.00 USD / Year

Job Description:

As a Critical Environment Platform Engineer, you will perform a key role in delivering the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's online services including Bing, Office 365, Xbox, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform. You will be part of a team that is responsible for operating the Critical Infrastructure Platform across our unified global datacenters; managing the demand planning and capacity utilization; and responsible for running the physical infrastructure (including supply chain, hardware, power, security, and workflow teams).

Job Responsibility:

  • Support a hybrid Continuous Integration (CI)/Continuous Delivery/Deployment (CD) DevOps virtualized infrastructure consisting of Windows & Linux Server Operating System, Hyper-V, Active Directory, Domain Name System, PowerShell scripting, with a focus on data protection technologies, service metrics and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) reporting, documentation skills
  • Perform, maintain, and continuously improve automated operating system installation and configuration
  • Configure and maintain hands-on bare metal enterprise-class server systems, including automated periodic firmware and driver updates at scale, Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) and Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) configurations and hardware troubleshooting
  • Monitor servers, ensure service levels and KPIs are met and maintained, provide security conscience outcomes maintaining compliance alignment, and ensure 24/7/365 service and infrastructure operations support with continuous optimizations
  • Transition manual operational processes to automation while leveraging CI/CD DevOps principles
  • Partner with a global team while helping bring projects to successful outcomes and delivering rigorous documentation artifacts
  • Share responsibility for automating, securing, configuring, and delivering support of the Critical Environments infrastructure & related programs and projects in existing and future datacenters
  • Embody our culture and values

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's Degree or Trade Certification in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Data Science, Cybersecurity, or related field OR equivalent experience
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements
  • Microsoft Cloud Background Check
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND an internship in software engineering, network engineering, service engineering, or systems engineering OR equivalent experience
  • Familiarity with enterprise large-scale cloud or distributed systems
  • Demonstrate basic understanding of Configuration management with PowerShell DSC, Puppet, Chef or similar
  • Project or lab work with server & tooling platforms for multiple infrastructure services such as Windows Server 2022/2019, Linux Server distributions, Hyper-V, Azure Arc, MIT Kerberos, Active Directory, DNS, PowerShell/Python infrastructure-as-code scripting, data protection technologies, service monitoring, incident alarming, compliance, and other services
  • Basic understanding Windows Server OS-based operating systems distributions performing automated system installation and configuration, file system concepts, resource monitoring, user administration, package management, and process control & management
What we offer:
  • Career Rotation Programs
  • Diversity & Inclusion trainings and events
  • professional certifications

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
April 05, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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