Microsoft Network Engineer Jobs in Virginia (NOW HIRING)

Job Summary:
Microsoft is seeking a Cloud Network Engineer II to join their team and tackle complex challenges in mission-critical distributed systems. The role involves automating, building, deploying, and supporting systems that enable Azure services while ensuring compliance with strict security requirements.
Responsibilities:
• Designs proactive solutions to optimize infrastructure, resolve issues, and improve performance using automation and simple designs.
• Troubleshoots complex live site issues using deep knowledge of network components, tools, and APIs; ensures sustainable, automated fixes with minimal customer impact. Participates in on-call duties and mentors others.
• Contributes to incident response across teams, ensures quality postmortems, and analyzes historical data to identify and prioritize recurring issues.
• Leverages data to assess impact, identify trends, and drive decisions that enhance network performance and customer experience.
• Handle Layer 3 technologies, including IPv4, BGP, OSPF, IPv6, ECMP. Apply strong technical knowledge of enterprise networking solutions for very large environments, at scale (e.g., MPLS/BGP, IS-IS, routing, switching, SDN/NFV, EVPN VXLAN), and have knowledge of SD-WAN technologies.
• Collaborates across teams to develop scalable, high-performance network designs and independently create design and implementation plans.
• Shares information effectively across teams, manages dependencies, and seeks feedback and mentorship.
• Embody our culture and values.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical experience in network design, development, and automation OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 2+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation OR equivalent experience.
• Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
• The 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 Polygraph.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required pre-offer and post-hire for this role.
• Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate U.S. Government clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination.
• This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements.
• This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
• This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions.
Preferred:
• Doctorate Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 3+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 5+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation OR equivalent experience.
• Experience with network authentication systems such as TACACS+ (Cisco ISE, DNA Center)
• Possession of Industry certifications within the network Engineering CCNP or CCIE Route & Switch and work with industrial control systems.
Company:
Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services. Founded in 1975, the company is headquartered in Redmond, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.