Microsoft
Cloud Network Engineer II
$102K–$219K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Jul 31, 2026
- Experience
- Master’s degree route: 1+ year; bachelor’s degree route: 2+ years; or equivalent practical experience. Preferred alternatives include a doctorate, a master’s plus 3+ years, or a bachelor’s plus 5+ years.
- Education
- Master’s or bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Designs, automates, deploys, and operates secure network infrastructure for Microsoft’s global datacenters and high-security cloud environments.
What you'll do
- Design and implement secure network architectures, infrastructure code, and security controls.
- Automate network deployment, validation, and operations; improve telemetry and incident troubleshooting.
- Deliver and support secure, resilient datacenter connectivity and infrastructure with engineering teams and vendors.
What they ask for
- Master’s degree in a listed or related field plus 1+ year of network design, development, and automation experience; or bachelor’s degree in a listed or related field plus 2+ years; or equivalent practical experience.
- Ability to meet required Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
Nice to have
- Enterprise network architecture experience in hybrid cloud and on-premises environments; IaC experience, including Ansible.
- Networking, troubleshooting, load balancing, scripting, datacenter infrastructure, project leadership, collaboration, and communication experience as described in the posting.
Pay
USD $102,100 - $202,200 per year (base pay); USD $133,800 - $219,200 per year (base pay)
Tools
Azure, Ansible, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, TCP/IP, F5 BIG-IP LTM, Azure Load Balancer (HLB)
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