Microsoft needs a Critical Environment Platform Engineer to deliver core infrastructure and foundational technologies for its online services, including Bing, Office 365, Xbox, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform, while emphasizing automation, data-driven engineering, cost-effectiveness, and environmental sustainability.
Requirements
- 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
- Demonstrate 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, 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
- 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
- Experience with 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
- Experience with automated operating system installation and configuration, bare metal enterprise-class server systems, Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) and Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) configurations and hardware troubleshooting
- Experience with CI/CD DevOps principles, automation, and scripting languages such as PowerShell or Python
Responsibilities
- 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
- 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
Other
- Bachelor's Degree or Trade Certification in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Data Science, Cybersecurity, or related field
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements
- Ability to work in a team environment and collaborate with other teams across the company
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to learn from the best in the industry and adapt to new technologies and projects
