Principal Software Engineer - Cloud Platform Quality/Test Frameworks - Microsoft Corporation

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer - Cloud Platform Quality/Test Frameworks to join our team! Edge Infrastructure Engineering is a globally distributed team responsible for the expanding development and operation of Microsoft's edge platform by extending Azure's cloud capabilities to on-premises, multi-cloud, and edge environments, simplifying the management of scaled infrastructure and Kubernetes clusters. By projecting bare metal servers and Kubernetes clusters into Azure Resource Manager, customers can easily manage configurations and applications, enable monitoring and security, and deploy 1st and 3rd party applications and AI. We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join our group. In this role, you will work across teams and organizations of software engineers to innovate, engineer, and deliver Edge solutions including but not limited to deployment of on-premises computing clusters with Azure control plane in support of edge computing scenarios across industries and use-cases including AI, industrial transformation, retail, 5G + telecoms and financial. You will use your knowledge and expertise to evaluate, propose/design quality automation, test frameworks and practices to ensure overall product quality across various platform/solution components including Azure core services, Arc, Azure Kubernetes Service, Monitoring, Storage, Networking, Azure DevOps and Geneva Synthetics. 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** - Lead and mentor a team of test engineers, providing guidance and support to ensure the successful execution of testing activities. - Develop and implement comprehensive test strategies and plans for the Azure Cloud platform. - Collaborate with development, product management, and operations teams to define testing requirements and ensure alignment with project goals. - Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and test scripts to ensure efficient and effective testing processes and tooling for automated validation and reporting. - Conduct thorough testing of cloud services, including functional, performance, security, and scalability testing. - Identify and report defects, track their resolution, and ensure timely closure of issues. - Continuously improve testing processes and methodologies to enhance the overall quality of the Azure Cloud platform. - Stay up to date with the latest industry trends and advancements in cloud testing technologies and methodologies. **Qualifications** **Required/Minimum Qualifications** + Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to GoLang, Python, Bash Scripting o OR equivalent experience. + 4+ years' experience in Kubernetes, creating Custom Resources and Operators + Background in Test Driven Development, Observability, Open Telemetry **Other Requirements:** + Cloud Background check: 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. **Additional or Preferred Qualifications** + Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, GoLang, Python, Bash Scripting + OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python + OR equivalent experience. + Experience in building, shipping and operating reliable, distributed systems software. + Ability to engage in site-reliability engineering practices?. + Knowledge of secure development practices and?maintaining?project compliance. + Experience in troubleshooting and remediating issues in production systems? + Experience leading and mentoring engineers. + Experience designing and architecting scaled components. + Experience in one or more of the following Areas:? + Microsoft Azure core services? + Networking, Storage, and Compute (including virtualization) + Platform Monitoring, Logging and Alerting + CI/CD (Continuous Integration/ Continuous Delivery) to automate delivery stages with pipelines and control promotion with quality gates + Linux Operating systems + Kubernetes Cluster API (CAPI) and Providers + Cybersecurity with a focus on Cloud Infrastructure Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $137,600 - $267,000 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $180,400 - $294,000 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay Microsoft will accept applications for the role until January 1, 2025. **\#AEPJobs** Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .