Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Overview

Azure Resource Manager (ARM) is Azure's control plane - a massive scale distributed service that enables users to create, update, and delete Azure resources using a uniform set of APIs and tools. ARM supports infrastructure as code through declarative templates, allowing for repeatable, secure, and scalable deployments across environments.

Join the ARM team as a Senior Software Engineer – Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) and help build the most reliable public cloud control plane on the planet. In this role, you’ll lead the design and implementation of resilient, scalable systems that ensure the reliability and performance of ARM and Azure Resource Providers. You’ll drive operational excellence, and build AI-powered solutions to automate incident response and empower developers to deliver with confidence. You will also guide and mentor less experienced team members. If you're passionate about distributed systems, cloud reliability, and engineering for scale, we want to hear from you.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Influence and create new designs to improve the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of Azure Resource Manager.
• Continuously improve the observability of ARM service across areas such as monitoring & alerting, SLOs, and debuggability.
• Troubleshoot and mitigate complex infrastructure and network issues, and proactively implement measures to reduce reoccurrence and impact of future incidents.
• Participate in regular on-call rotations and share details related to incidents and their resolution through post-mortem reports and regular review meetings.
• Mentor and coach less experienced engineers.
• Embody our culture & values.
  
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

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

Other Requirements

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, or systems administration
• OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, or systems administration
• OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, or systems administration
• OR equivalent experience.
• Technical experience working with large-scale cloud or distributed systems.
• Experience running highly-available, mission-critical large-scale distributed systems, including domain expertise in areas such as scalable & fault tolerant system design, observability & monitoring, safe change management, automation, reliability & security risk reduction.
  

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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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