Technical Leader for Systems Engineering

Overview

Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers our cloud services. The CO+I CTO Office is seeking a Technical Leader for Systems Engineering with deep expertise in systems, components, and networking. This role involves taking CTO technology innovations into production, defining reliability and quality requirements, and enabling supply chain development. The Technical Leader will ensure technical alignment across cross-functional teams for hardware systems (CPU, GPU, racks), networking, and datacenter roadmaps. This position encourages innovative thinking and collaboration with industry partners and academia to develop cutting-edge solutions.

We are looking for a creative, talented, and experienced leader with a strong technical background in system environments, including power, thermal, and reliability. This role requires bringing innovative operations expertise, working closely with planning, and fostering an innovative team. You will collaborate with Advance Development technical subject matter experts (SME), Datacenter Design Engineers, Platform and Component Designers, Data Scientists, Supply Chain, Datacenter Operations, and other engineering disciplines to develop comprehensive component and system-level solutions.

In alignment with Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment. Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Employees embrace a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize shared goals, building on values of respect, integrity, and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Be a thought leader in developing innovative solutions for hardware platforms, setting and achieving goals, objectives, and outcomes.
• Develop and implement innovative strategies to drive innovation and ideation.
• Identify areas for improvement and develop strategies to address them.
• Drive alignment across technical stakeholders through a deep understanding of system architecture elements – processors, accelerators, servers, network, and datacenter architecture.
• Develop innovative solutions from technology to transition to platform scale, performance, quality, and differentiation.
• Create and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, partners, and vendors.
• Monitor and analyze industry trends and developments to ensure competitive innovation efforts.
• Develop and implement processes and procedures to ensure efficient and effective innovation efforts.
• Provide technical advice and guidance to the team.
• Embody Microsoft's culture and values.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years technical engineering experience in GPUs, Networking, system engineering, compute and storage or product development with a provider of cloud, datacenter, network, server products or services OR equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. This includes passing the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, OR related field; AND 9+ years technical engineering experience with a provider of cloud, datacenter, network, server products or services.
• BS Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, OR related field; AND 15+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience with a provider of cloud, datacenter, network, server products or services.
• Overall subject matter expertise in Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering with sufficient knowledge to lead other engineering areas outside of primary subject matter expertise.
• 10+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
• End-to-end expert hardware system knowledge of silicon, server, networking, and datacenter architecture, processes, and technology.
• Knowledge of datacenter technologies and trends.
• Ability to think outside the box and develop innovative solutions.
• Extensive experience and knowledge in operating in technical domains and environments that have ambiguity.
• Experience and ability to influence without authority across engineering teams.
• Experience leading critical engineering initiatives that span multiple teams, often with conflicting priorities and schedules.
• Demonstrated critical thinking, program management skills, and collaboration experience.

Key skills/competency

• Systems Engineering
• Cloud Infrastructure
• Hardware Architecture
• Networking Design
• Datacenter Technology
• Technical Leadership
• Reliability Engineering
• Supply Chain Integration
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Innovation Strategy