The Cloud Network Engineer II role at Microsoft involves joining a dynamic team focused on solving complex problems related to mission-critical distributed systems and data transmission across clouds. The position emphasizes automation, network design, and operations, requiring a strong understanding of various technologies and security protocols. Engineers in this role will support Azure services in a highly regulated environment, ensuring compliance with strict security policies. This opportunity offers significant technical and career growth within a collaborative and inclusive culture.

• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical experience in network design, development, and automation OR Bachelor's Degree in the same fields AND 2+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation OR equivalent experience.
• Candidates must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with Polygraph.
• This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions.

• Design proactive solutions to optimize infrastructure, resolve issues, and improve performance using automation and simple designs.
• Troubleshoot complex live site issues using deep knowledge of network components, tools, and APIs, ensuring sustainable, automated fixes with minimal customer impact.
• Contribute to incident response across teams, ensuring quality postmortems and analyzing historical data to identify and prioritize recurring issues.
• Leverage data to assess impact, identify trends, and drive decisions that enhance network performance and customer experience.
• Handle Layer 3 technologies, including IPv4, BGP, OSPF, IPv6, and ECMP, applying strong technical knowledge of enterprise networking solutions.
• Collaborate across teams to develop scalable, high-performance network designs and independently create design and implementation plans.
• Share information effectively across teams, manage dependencies, and seek feedback and mentorship.

• Employees at Microsoft are often offered comprehensive, “world-class” benefits—including health and mental-wellness programs, competitive pay with bonuses and stock awards, and retirement/savings options. Time-off and flexibility are common, with generous vacation and holidays, parental and caregiver leave, and flexible work schedules, alongside learning support, employee resource groups, product discounts, and matching-gifts/volunteering programs. Specific benefits can vary by region.