This list contains only the countries for which job offers have been published in the selected language (e.g., in the French version, only job offers written in French are displayed, and in the English version, only those in English).
In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day and we need you as a Critical Environment Platform Engineer. Microsoft's Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers our cloud services. As a (CIPS) 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). We emphasize automation, data driven engineering, cost-effectiveness, and environmental sustainability. You will join a team of Platform Engineers who are passionate about designing, building, and operating the world's most advanced cloud infrastructures. You will work on cutting-edge technologies and projects that enable Microsoft to deliver innovative solutions and services to our customers while collaborating with other teams across the company and learning from the best in the industry. If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career, this is the role for you. This is a flexible work opportunity role offering the option for partial remote work from home. As a group, CO+I is focused on the personal and professional development for all employees and offers trainings and growth opportunities including Career Rotation Programs, Diversity & Inclusion trainings and events, and professional certifications. Our infrastructure is comprised of a large global portfolio of more than 150 datacenters and 1 million servers. Our foundation is built upon and managed by a team of subject matter experts working to support services for more than 1 billion customers and 20 million businesses in over 90 countries worldwide. With environmental sustainability and optimization at the forefront of our datacenter design and operations, we continue to grow and evolve as we meet the ever-changing business demands that hold Microsoft as a world-class cloud provider. Do you want to empower billions across the world? Come and join us in CO+I and be at the forefront of the action!
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, along with interpersonal awareness, proactivity, and a proven ability to manage and drive delivery of multiple simultaneous cross-group dependent server and service-based projects at scale
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
OR equivalent experience of 1 to 3 years
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements
Microsoft Cloud Background Check
Nice to have:
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
Basic understanding of Windows Server OS and UNIX-based operating systems including enterprise-level Linux distributions performing automated system installation and configuration, file system concepts, resource monitoring, user administration, package management, and process control & management
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 to aid in fulfilling operational monitoring, audit logging of events, compliance requirements, outages, or security-related issues