Critical Infrastructure Platform Engineer

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, service engineering, or systems engineering
• OR equivalent experience

Nice to Haves:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND multiple years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, service engineering, or systems engineering OR equivalent experience
• Extensive years of technical experience working with enterprise large-scale cloud or distributed systems
• A solid understanding of 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
• Configuration management experience with PowerShell DSC, Puppet, Chef or similar
• Experience with server & tooling platforms for multiple infrastructure services such as Linux Server distributions, Windows Server 2022/2019, Hyper-V, 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

What You'll Be Doing:

• Support a hybrid CI/CD DevOps virtualized infrastructure that consists of Windows & Linux Server OS, Hyper-V, Active Directory, DNS, PowerShell scripting, with a focus on data protection technologies, service metrics and 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
• 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, RAID and IPMI configurations and hardware troubleshooting
• Monitor servers, ensure SLAs 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
• Partner with a global team while helping bring projects to successful outcomes and delivering rigorous documentation artifacts
• Share responsibility for delivering related programs and projects in existing and future datacenters with the broader team

Perks and Benefits:

• Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to various factors
• 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 may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work