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Microsoft

Principal Architect, Azure Management Solutions

United States, Washington, Redmond · Principal

Sponsorship not specified$143k-$275kDetected 1 day ago
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About the role

  • 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.
  • We are seeking a highly experienced Principal Architect, Azure Management Solutions to define the next generation of Azure management architecture across the full Microsoft cloud hardware portfolio.

Responsibilities

  • The successful candidate will drive the evolution of management architectures including BMCs, DC-SCM, Rack-SCM, rack management controllers, telemetry systems, diagnostics, firmware lifecycle management, security and attestation infrastructure, control-plane integration and fleet orchestration.
  • They will work across hardware, firmware, software, datacenter operations and cloud platform organizations to create scalable, secure and interoperable management solutions capable of supporting future Azure platforms and multi-vendor ecosystems.
  • The person in this role will help define how Microsoft manages the next decade of cloud infrastructure.
  • The successful candidate will influence the future direction of cloud systems management and manageability architecture across the industry through engagement with hyperscale cloud providers, OEMs, ODMs, silicon partners, and standards organizations.
  • Architects focus on requirements capture, technology insertion, concept and architecture proposals, cost/performance tradeoffs, prototype engineering, and architectural documentation for design/planning reviews.
  • Once a program is approved from a conceptual level, Architects partner with the development teams to ensure a smooth transition to full product development.
  • Lead development of management architectures across server platforms, accelerated AI systems, storage systems, networking equipment, power systems, cooling infrastructure and heterogeneous vendor platforms.
  • Partner with hardware, firmware, software, datacenter operations and cloud platform teams to establish common management frameworks, architecture principles and requirements across Microsoft's cloud infrastructure portfolio.
  • Drive architectural strategy for management processors and programmable devices, DC-SCM (BMCs), Rack-SCM, Rack Management Controllers, management functions for telemetry and diagnostics, firmware lifecycle management, security and attestation systems, and fleet/control-plane and fabric integration.
  • Develop management abstractions and interoperability models that enable consistent deployment, monitoring, diagnostics, update, recovery and operational behavior across diverse hardware platforms and suppliers.

Requirements

  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
  • As Microsoft's 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.
  • Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 7+ years technical engineering experience
  • Shape the transition from device-level management toward rack, cluster and fleet-level orchestration models required for multi-rack AI infrastructure and next-generation cloud platforms.

Nice to have

  • Deep knowledge of hardware and firmware management technologies, including BMCs, system controllers, service processors, firmware lifecycle management, telemetry, diagnostics and security architecture.
  • Experience defining architecture for one or more of the following: server management systems, data center infrastructure management, rack management systems, fleet management platforms or hyperscale cloud infrastructure.
  • Experience working with hyperscale cloud providers, major OEMs, infrastructure vendors or industry standards organizations.
  • Experience with OCP, OpenRMC, Redfish, DMTF, OpenBMC or related management standards.
  • Experience architecting multi-rack AI, accelerated computing, rack-scale infrastructure or hyperscale cloud deployments.
  • Experience integrating heterogeneous vendor platforms into common management, operational and fleet orchestration frameworks.
  • Understanding of cloud control planes, fleet orchestration systems, infrastructure automation, telemetry, diagnostics, firmware lifecycle management and datacenter operations.
  • https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Compensation

  • $143k-$275k

Benefits

  • Define the long-term architectural vision for Azure solution management spanning node, rack, cluster and fleet-level management domains across AI infrastructure, Compute, and Storage.

Company info

  • 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.

Equal opportunity

  • equal opportunity employer.
  • If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the

Visa & Work Authorization

  • 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
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