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The Azure Core Organization is responsible for creating the foundation of Microsoft’s Cloud Platform. This platform is one of the lowest levels of the services software/hardware stack and includes an efficient, virtualized computational substrate, a fully automated service management system, and a comprehensive set of highly scalable storage services.

Azure is a rapidly growing and evolving cloud platform; teams collaborate to manage the capacity lifecycle from demand signals to hardware decommission. Our vision is to create a Capacity Infrastructure Services (CIS) platform to automate hardware, software, and devices provisioning/de-provisioning functions, datacenter operations, business processes, and deliver data analytics e2e. This will enable Microsoft services to manage capacity in a consistent, efficient, and secure way.

As a Software Engineer in the CIS Australia team, you will contribute to developing a holistic resource lifecycle management system to secure, validate and provision the Azure platform and contribute to the fastest growing cloud platform on the market. This opportunity will allow you to see the internals of Azure core services, learn how they bootstrap and scale, and have the chance to own an area of million-dollar business impact.

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.

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential - and excitement for the journey ahead.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • 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:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.

• Work with stakeholders and partner teams to determine requirements for new features.
• Support identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product feature with oversight.
• Break down work items into tasks and provide estimations of the effort.
• Implement product, service, or feature with good quality, high test coverage, security by design, and utilize existing code or solutions when applicable.
• Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) in monitoring system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions for simple problems, and recommend actions to restore system/product/service by following the playbook.
• Review current developments and proactively seeks new knowledge that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.