Technical Program Manager

Overview

Are you passionate about cloud computing, large scale distributed systems engineering problems and working on bleeding edge technology at massive scale?

The Microsoft Azure Storage Engineering team is looking for a Technical Program Manager to work on a unique and highly visible role with major scope to drive programs to enhance our software infrastructure to improve our platform reliability and scalability. You will be responsible for working with software engineering teams on proof of concepts, prototyping, product requirements, design, and establishing and managing program schedules for large scale Azure Storage hardware and software infrastructure programs to improve scalability and reliability of the service. You will have the opportunity to solve some of the toughest problems in hyperscale cloud platforms, identify and recommend business investments in a broad range of technical areas, and integrate with multiple partner teams inside Microsoft Azure as well as across the company. This position may require business travel on as-needed basis.

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Responsibilities

• Partner with teams across Azure and Microsoft to design technical solutions across multiple feature areas, ensuring robust and scalable software infrastructure for Azure Storage.
• Synthesize complex requirements and lead the creation of innovative proof of concepts and prototypes to validate new approaches and technologies.
• Drive the definition of success criteria, formalize ambitious program roadmaps, and coordinate tactical execution across diverse, cross-functional engineering groups.
• Identify strategic investment opportunities, propose data-driven mitigations for technical risks, and provide strategic direction to guide Azure Storage’s development and integration with partner teams across Microsoft.
• Track project schedules, develop staging and implementation plans, and manage governance programs to deliver on roadmap commitments for multiple feature groups.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives by validating use cases, writing test cases from scratch, and collaborating closely with other departments to collect performance metrics and drive customer support.
• Communicate plans and build consensus with executive leadership, ensuring alignment and momentum throughout the organization.
• Engage directly with customers and stakeholders to gather feedback, drive customer engagement, and ensure delivery of impactful solutions.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline AND 4+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ 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. 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

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline AND 8+ years experience engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
• 1+ year(s) of experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos).
• Analytical skills and pragmatic technical judgment, with a proven ability to resolve ambiguity and drive critical decisions independently.
• Knowledge of networking technologies including TCP, RDMA, VNET.
• Track record combining technical and business leadership on large-scale, distributed systems programs.
• Ability to travel for business on an as-needed basis.

Key skills/competency

• Cloud Computing
• Distributed Systems
• Program Management
• Platform Reliability
• Scalability Engineering
• Software Infrastructure
• Prototyping
• Technical Design
• Stakeholder Management
• Azure Storage