Site Reliability Engineer - CTJ - Poly

Microsoft is a leading technology company dedicated to empowering every person and organization on the planet. The Site Reliability Engineer will leverage technical expertise to improve the reliability and performance of large-scale distributed systems, collaborating with product teams and automating operational tasks to enhance service efficiency.ResponsibilitiesIndependently creates, tests, and deploys changes through a safe deployment process (SDP) to enhance code quality and improve the observability, security, reliability and operability of one or more platforms, systems, or products operating at scaleLeverages technical expertise in cloud technologies and specific products, as well as objective insights drawn from analyses of production telemetry data to suggest changes or add-ons to product features or the automation to improve product components or features supported by their teamEngages with product engineering teams by participating code/design reviews, regular meetings, on-call rotations and incident responses throughout product development and operations cyclesUtilizes technical knowledge of systems/platforms and insights drawn from product engineering teams, security best practices, artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML), and telemetry analyses to suggest potential improvements in code base and designs across components and features of one or more productsIndependently writes code or scripts that automate the performance of scalable operations processes (e.g., monitoring, alerting, deploying products and updates) across components and features of products operating at scaleDevelops alerts and instrumentation across components and features to monitor product capacity, related security risk, and resource demands and analyze telemetry data using existing capacity planning modelsDraws insights from analyses of capacity and resource data to optimize component and feature code to manage resources and capacity across limited range of use conditions and system parametersIndependently uses existing tools and/or models to troubleshoot problems or flaws affecting the availability, security, reliability, performance, and/or efficiency of components and features, leveraging the artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilitiesProposes solutions that will resolve and prevent recurring issues and brings them to the attention of their Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and/or product engineering teamsUtilizes insights from performance and resource monitoring tools to identify whether there is a need to optimize the efficiency of component and feature code, or if changes to compute resources are requiredModels the predicted effect of changes to code and/or compute resources across components or features to document the efficacy of proposed solutionsProposes changes and drives implementation of solutions to identified performance and resource challengesEmbody our culture and valuesSkillsMaster's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, or systems administration OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 2+ years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, or systems administration OR equivalent experienceCandidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements are required for this roleThe successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with PolygraphAbility to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this roleFailure to maintain or obtain the appropriate U.S. Government clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including terminationThis position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirementsYou will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employmentThis position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafterThis position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictionsCitizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government ClearanceExperience working on large-scale distributed services with on-call responsibilitiesAbility to build and influence broadly towards common goals and prioritiesExperience with distributed database systems such as SQL and PostgreSQLCompany OverviewMicrosoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services. It was founded in 1975, and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.microsoft.com.



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