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. SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Teams, 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 engineers to help achieve that mission. 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. To achieve this goal, the Hardware, Infrastructure Management, and Fundamentals Engineering (HIFE) team is instrumental in defining and delivering operational measures of success for hardware manufacturing, improving the planning process, quality, delivery, scale, and sustainability related to Microsoft cloud hardware.We are looking for a Principal Technical Program Manager to join the New Technology Engineering (NTE) organization. NTE is responsible for leading the engineering, validation, and production readiness for new cloud service capacity. In this role, you will be responsible for spotting and addressing complex challenges in the deployment of new hardware technologies for Sovereign cloud domains. Your leadership will be crucial in developing and maintaining governance programs and processes that uphold high performance and quality standards throughout the development process. You will oversee detailed qualification processes for hardware within specialized cloud environments, confirming that our standards of excellence are consistently met. You will lead the charge in establishing clear efficiency goals and success metrics for our team, ensuring they align with our broader technology objectives. Moreover, you will also offer guidance and mentorship to emerging professionals on the team, aiding in their development and the team's overall strategic initiatives.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
Manage comprehensive qualification processes for hardware in specialized cloud environments, ensuring our standards of excellence are always upheld.
Establish and achieve clear efficiency goals and success metrics that are in harmony with our expansive technology objectives.
Identify and tackle complex challenges in deploying secure and innovative solutions within Sovereign cloud domains.
Lead the development and upkeep of governance programs and processes to ensure sustained high performance and quality standards throughout the development lifecycle.
Provide mentorship and guidance to up-and-coming professionals, fostering their growth and aligning with the team's strategic goals.
Embody our Culture (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values) and Values (https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/culture)QualificationsRequired Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree AND 6+ years of experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience.
3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
3+ years of experience in using data analytics for continuous improvement, risk management, and troubleshooting.
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.This position requires verification of citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local government agency customers and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate’s citizenship will be verified with a valid passport.Preferred Qualifications:
Direct technical experience with cloud datacenter design, server technology, or physical device architecture
8+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
10+ years of experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience.
8+ years of experience in creating, managing, or optimizing a software product lifecycle or manufacturing system
Technical Program Management 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-payMicrosoft will accept applications for the role until July 17, 2024.#azurehwjobs #HIFEMicrosoft 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) .
