Senior Storage Engineer

Microsoft Silicon Cloud Hardware 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, Skype, 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 passionate, high-energy engineers to help achieve that mission.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Storage Engineer to manage and optimize our enterprise storage infrastructure in support of Silicon Development. This role is pivotal in ensuring the availability, performance, scalability, and security of storage systems that are critical to EDA tool simulations and workflows.

The ideal candidate will possess deep technical expertise across On-Premises and Cloud SAN/NAS storage technologies, replication strategies, backup and recovery solutions, and performance tuning for high-throughput, low-latency environments.

This global role requires close collaboration with Operations and Silicon Design teams to gather workload forecasts, analyze usage patterns, and ensure the efficiency and reliability of storage services. You will play a key role in shaping the future of storage infrastructure that powers Microsoft's silicon innovation, operating at the intersection of infrastructure engineering and advanced semiconductor development.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and manage enterprise storage solutions across a diverse range of on-premises and cloud platforms, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Continuously monitor storage performance and capacity, proactively identifying and resolving bottlenecks while planning for future growth.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including silicon design, CAD, operations, and infrastructure engineering, to align storage solutions with evolving business and technical requirements.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for storage architecture, operational procedures, and compliance policies.
• Co-lead storage infrastructure projects, driving technical execution and mentoring engineers to build team capability.
• Ensure adherence to data governance, compliance, and security standards, including encryption, access control, and audit readiness.
• Support backup and disaster recovery strategies, ensuring data integrity, availability, and rapid recovery for critical workloads.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Data Science, Cybersecurity, or related field AND 3+ years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, service engineering, systems engineering, or industrial controls
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in enterprise storage lead position.
• 3+ years of experience in storage platforms such as NetApp, Dell EMC, Pure Storage, or similar.

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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience supporting engineering at a semiconductor company.
• 3+ years of experience with scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python) for automation.
• Proven knowledge of storage protocols (iSCSI, FC, NFS, SMB).
• Experience with backup solutions (e.g., Veeam, Commvault, Veritas).
• Storage-related certifications (e.g., NetApp NCDA, EMC Proven Professional).
• Experience with cloud storage (AWS S3, Azure Blob, Azure ANF, Google Cloud Storage).

Service Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $158,400 - $258,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: .

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until July 25, 2025.

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 Accommodation request form .

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.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

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