Job Description

Microsoft Silicon and Cloud Hardware Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsofts expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsofts Intelligent Cloud mission. SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including AI, Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Skype, OneDrive and the Microsoft Azure platform globally with our server and data center infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability solutions.In partnership with the Azure Service teams, we are on a mission to deliver the hardware, software, services, and infrastructure roadmap that enables users to run technical computing workloads on Azure. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide. The SCHIE Firmware Engineering team plays a critical role in designing and developing firmware and software solutions for Server and Rack Infrastructure components that are deployed for Microsoft's online services. We work closely with Microsoft product groups, industry partners and researchers to architect and develop server diagnostics solutions to support diagnostics and servicing of the hardware that supports our cloud services platforms.We are looking for a highly motivated, self-driven Software Engineer with a good understanding of Server and Infrastructure Firmware for hardware components that are deployed in the Cloud Data Centers with a focus on product security, quality, reliability, availability and serviceability.Responsibilities:

• Masters or BE in Computer Science, Electronics or Electrical Engineering with 10+ years of hands-on experience in RUST/PowerShell/Python/C/C++/C# in Linux and Windows Server environments
• 7+ years of hands-on experience in product quality and validation with a focus on some:

• Technologies CPU, GPU, chipsets, motherboards, FPGA, memory, PCIe, storage, networking.
• Firmware BIOS, BMC, CPLD, FPGA, etc.,
• Domains Power, Thermal, racks Compute Security, Root of Trust, TPM, Platform Security and Secure Lifecycle development practices.
• Familiarity with manufacturing and system integration processes for cloud servers
• Self-driven with passion for firmware and to drive solutions working with cross functional teams, stakeholders and partners.
• Effective communication and presentation skills to represent internal and external forums.

Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience in developing and validating Firmware with respective tools and technologies.
• Experience of system level debugging (including customer issues) with good understanding in managing and triaging production level issues.
• In-depth knowledge of hardware, software, and cloud technologies and use case scenarios
• Experience with cloud-scale architecture and infrastructure.
• Track record in working with Silicon vendors (CPU, SoC, FPGA, GPU, etc.) and ODMs
• Proven track record of successfully influencing Partners and Leadership at all levels of the organization.
• Experience in validation / development in server space is big plus.
• Experience in creating validation test plans, developing test content to achieve the validation plan and automating the execution of test content.
• Experience in creating or working Azure DevOps
• Collaboratively with component or sub-system firmware SMEs in implementing and validating the firmware for security.
• Create validation plans, develop, automate & execute test cases along with debug/triage of observed/reported failures.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the .

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