Senior Hardware Engineer (Lab System Integration)

Microsoft Silicon and Cloud Hardware 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 Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Skype, 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 Microsoft's cloud business continues to grow the ability to deploy new offerings and HW infrastructure on time, in high volume with high quality and lowest cost is of paramount importance.

Microsoft is seeking a highly qualified candidate to join the team as a Senior Hardware Engineer (Lab System Integration). As a Senior Hardware Engineer (Lab System Integration) within the SCHIE team, you will support innovative projects and apply your expertise in a fast paced & technically driven environment. You will work with a diverse set of teams to ensure that lab operations are optimized and tuned to perform in a complex environment while continuing to scale space, capacity, and capability.

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

•  Provides the end-to-end physical and logical implementation of various lab project requirements including detailed hardware configurations, racks, network configurations, infrastructure, racking systems, and power distribution.  
• Provides “in-service” project implementation deployment that includes equipment verification and configuration testing in support of defined program requirements. 
• Provide required troubleshooting, validation, network connectivity, and system infrastructure integration while coordinating user requirements to align with automation capabilities and recommended technical solutions.  
• Maintain a thorough understanding of all documented processes and procedures. 
• Drive continuous improvement efforts to meet and support needs inclusive of system operational goals, capacity optimization, and emerging capability needs.
• Embody our Culture and Values

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of technical engineering experience
  • OR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years of technical engineering experience
  • OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years of technical engineering experience
  • OR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Technical operations related to Server System architecture that includes server functionality, network requirements and management, mechanical