Site Reliability Engineer II

The Windows Cloud division is looking for a Site Reliability Engineer II (SRE II) to help take the Windows Cloud platform, Windows 365 Cloud PC, and Azure Virtual Desktop business to the next level. These services have been recognized as leaders in the Gartner Magic Quadrant™ for Desktop as a Service (DaaS) for two consecutive years. As an SRE II, you will participate in service design aspects, develop code and tools to reduce operational burden, enable feature teams to increase deployment velocity, and monitor changes across the footprint. You'll analyze telemetry data for capacity planning, identify trends for continuous improvement, and deploy automation to manage Windows Cloud services. The role involves on-call rotations to resolve live site incidents and improve infrastructure to prevent recurring issues.

Key responsibilities include:

• Designing and developing software to automate complex tasks
• Owning deployment, availability, reliability, and performance targets
• Proactively identifying and reducing issues through software-based solutions
• Collaborating with Engineering and Product Management partners
• Driving efficiencies through software improvement and root cause analysis
• Continuous improvement of service quality and COGS efficiency
• Working within a skilled team to deliver revolutionary system improvements

Required qualifications:

• 4+ years of technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, or systems administration (or equivalent education)
• 2+ years of experience with Microsoft cloud and/or stack
• 1+ years of experience with cloud architecture and site reliability principles

Microsoft offers a competitive base pay range of USD $98,300 - $193,200 per year (higher in San Francisco and New York City areas), along with benefits such as industry-leading healthcare, educational resources, savings and investments, parental leave, and generous time off.

Join Microsoft's mission to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more, working in an inclusive culture that values growth mindset, innovation, and collaboration.