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We are part of the Azure Networking team responsible for designing, building, and operating the most reliable cloud network in the world. The Azure Networking Team is growing and we’re looking for a Senior Cloud Network Engineer who can combine networking experience with software development fundamentals to help build the world’s best private backbone network. Our team works to automate every facet of the network to converge on a self-growing, self-healing network.
Focusing on the global backbone network, and working closely with partner teams in Azure Networking, you’ll be a critical part designing, developing, and deploying networking and automation aspects for the Wide Area Network including Optical network. This will include owning components from design through to development and operations. This is a high visibility position in an area of large and expanding investment for Microsoft Azure and offers a terrific opportunity for technical and career growth.
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For More Information About Azure Networking
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Responsibilities
Design, build, scale and automate the massively scalable Microsoft global WAN and Optical network.
Automate the buildout process to templatize the configuration and push to the devices in a safe manner. Measure the success of automation against the key performance indicators to continuously improve the buildout quality and cycle time.
Support innovation and cost management by critically evaluating existing practices and buildout tools that meet the business needs related to scale, agility and safety.
Lead design, network/code testing and security reviews across teams to identify risks and prevent classes of bugs prior to production release by applying expertise in network implementation, available technologies, analysis of telemetry pipelines, and root cause analysis, as well as best practices in identifying and implementing solutions.
Work in collaboration with teams across organizations to develop reliable, scalable, and high-performance, network designs; independently produce design documents and implementation plans.
Triage, troubleshoots, mitigate and repairs complex live site issues by applying expertise in physical network components and features (e.g., device operating systems), problem management tools (e.g., root cause analysis, trend analysis, postmortems, repair items). Participates in on-call/DRI duties to resolve incidents in production and provides guidance to other engineers on triage, troubleshooting, and resolution processes.
Collaborate within and across teams by proactively sharing information with an appropriate level of detail for their audience; overcome obstacles by resolving conflicts and issues across interdependent teams and engage with partners and stakeholders so issues can be resolved and mutual objectives are met.
Evangelize the best network engineering practices and processes within and across teams.
Qualifications
Required Skills:
4+ years of technical experience in network design, development, and automation in large-scale data center network
Experience in Deploying/Operating DCI and Long-haul Optical networks in heterogenous environment.
Good understanding of signal propagation and impairments in Optical fiber and various fiber types, transceiver hardware used at Client and Line end of transmission equipment.
Knowledge of DWDM and various modulation techniques used for transporting high speed client demands such as 100GE,400GE and beyond on Coherent and PAM4
Experience working in large scale data center/cloud environment with an understanding of passive components (UTP Cabling, Optical cabling).
Experience in one or more programming languages: Python, C#.
Strong experience in network automation using workflows built in Python, YAML, etc.
Experience in understanding and authoring readable formats like XML and JSON.
Excellent communication skills and team player with ability to build solid relationships at all levels, across teams, geographies, and business functions.
Experience in solving broad business problems and analytical skills.
Excellent judgment, decision-making skills, and the ability to work under continual deadline pressure when the situation is ambiguous.
Strong negotiation skills and conflict management skills.
Desired Skills
Networking certification will be a plus.
Bachelor or Master in Optical engineering will be a plus.
Experience working with L2 & L3 protocols like Ethernet, LACP, BGP or related will be desired.
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