Overview
Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft's expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft's "Intelligent Cloud" mission. SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsofts over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Teams, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform globally with our server and data center infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability solutions. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide and we are looking for passionate engineers to help achieve that mission.
As Microsofts cloud business continues to grow the ability to deploy new offerings and hardware infrastructure on time, in high volume with high quality and lowest cost is of paramount importance. To achieve this goal, the CHSE (Cloud Hardware Systems Engineering) team is instrumental in defining and delivering operational measures of success for hardware manufacturing, improving the planning process, quality, delivery, scale and sustainability related to Microsoft cloud hardware. We are looking for an Engineer with a dedicated passion for customer focused solutions, insight and industry knowledge to envision and implement future technical solutions that will manage and optimize the Cloud infrastructure.
We are looking for a Network Engineer to join the team to help shape and deliver the next generation of lab networking capabilities in Redmond. As our hardware programs become more complex, the lab network must scale to support new architectures, security requirements, specialized test environments, and fast-moving engineering needs. This role will provide technical ownership for network design, lab connectivity, segmentation, troubleshooting, and deployment readiness, partnering closely with engineering and infrastructure teams to ensure Redmond labs can support critical silicon and cloud hardware development.
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Responsibilities
Own the design, deployment, and operational readiness of lab network infrastructure supporting Redmond hardware development and validation programs.
Develop and implement L2/L3 network topologies, VLAN segmentation, routing policies, IP address management, DHCP, DNS, PXE, and out-of-band access models for secure and scalable lab environments.
Lead network planning for rack, row, and lab deployments, including switch placement, port mapping, cabling standards, power/network dependencies, and handoff readiness with lab, facilities, and infrastructure partners.
Apply security best practices including firewall policies, segmentation, and zero-trust principles
Troubleshoot complex connectivity issues across prototype hardware, lab networks, and supporting services; drive root cause analysis, remediation, and prevention actions.
Partner with hardware engineering, security, lab operations, and infrastructure teams to translate evolving program requirements into practical network designs and deployment plans.
Establish monitoring, alerting, and operational health practices that improve network reliability, capacity planning, and issue detection across lab environments.
Drive continuous improvement in lab network operations, including standardization of configurations, documentation, change practices, asset tracking, and support workflows.
Coordinate vendor and third-party support for network hardware, warranty service, RMAs, and spares planning to maintain lab availability.
Contribute to ITSM incidents, change management, and Azure DevOps planning to ensure work is visible, prioritized, and executed with clear ownership and risk tracking.
Participate in an escalation/on-call rotation for critical lab network support and provide hands-on support when needed for remote access, serial console, and hardware-level troubleshooting.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
6+ years of experience in network engineering or network administration roles
4+ years of experience with Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking, including VLAN segmentation, routing, switching, IP address management, DHCP, and DNS.
2+ years of experience troubleshooting complex connectivity issues across network devices, servers, lab systems, or hardware test environments.
Certified experience with Arista (ACE Specialist+), Cisco (CCNP Enterprise+), or similar data center networking platforms
Understanding of TCP/IP networking fundamentals
Knowledge of network security principles and technologies (firewalls, IDS/IPS, segmentation)
Experience with automation tools and scripting (Ansible, PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar)
Familiarity with Linux & Windows systems and their interaction with network infrastructure
Experience with cloud networking (Azure, AWS, or GCP), including hybrid connectivity
Exposure to load balancing technologies (NGINX, HAProxy, or similar)
Experience supporting hardware or silicon engineering environments
Documentation and cross-team communication skills
Ability to operate effectively in high-paced, globally distributed environments
Hardware Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.