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Microsoft

Principal SOC Modeling Architect

Redmond, WA · On-site

Shape Microsoft s future virtual platform and hybrid development strategy. * Build reusable solutions that enable firmware, validation, architecture, and platform teams to move faster. Technical ...

DevSelect

Sr. Virtualization Architect

Redmond, WA · On-site

Engineering will be responsible for deploying virtual infrastructure solutions, providing project status updates, and participating in pre-sales discussions as needed. The architect will be ...

AMroute LLC

Platform Integration Architect

Seattle, WA · On-site

$80.50 - $103.75/hr

They are seeking a Platform Integration Architect to define end-to-end integration architecture for ... Dataverse (Dual write, Virtual Tables), OData APIs, Webhooks, Business Events. • Enable seamless ...

Arka Infotech Inc

MS Azure Architect

Seattle, WA

$72.25 - $94.25/hr

Good to have knowledge of Virtual networks, VPN Gateway, Hybrid connectivity etc. Key Technical Skill: IAAS/PASS, System Architecture, Web Apps, DB Design, HA Setups "ideal" candidate would have the ...

Davenport Group

Solutions Architect

Seattle, WA · On-site

$71.75 - $94.50/hr

The Solutions Architect provides expertise in the areas of requirement gathering, design ... virtual or in-person. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES * Mentor and coach team members. * Advise and ...

Davenport Group

Solutions Architect

Seattle, WA · On-site

$175K - $225K/yr

The Solutions Architect provides expertise in the areas of requirement gathering, design ... virtual or in-person. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES * Mentor and coach team members. * Advise and ...

Davenport Group

Solutions Architect

Seattle, WA · On-site +1

$175K - $225K/yr

The Solutions Architect provides expertise in the areas of requirement gathering, design ... virtual or in-person. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES * Mentor and coach team members. * Advise and ...

DevSelect

Cloud Solutions Architect (Level 3)

Seattle, WA · On-site

$74 - $94.25/hr

Cloud Solutions Architect (Level 3) Location: Seattle, WA Openings: 1 Type: Long-term Contract ... Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), DNS, CDN, Load Balancing and Auto Scaling. • Basics of Security and ...

Booz Allen Hamilton

MuleSoft Architect

Seattle, WA

$99K - $225K/yr

MuleSoft Architect The Opportunity: Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical ... virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided . Work Model Our people-first ...

Microsoft

Data Center Design Architect

Redmond, WA · On-site

$71.50 - $91.75/hr

Provide both remote site support for construction teams, as well as in person or virtual site ... Master's Degree in Architecture or related field OR Bachelor's Degree in Architecture or related ...

Echodyne Corp

Architect, Manufacturing Test

Kirkland, WA · On-site

$149K - $224K/yr

Echodyne is seeking an Architect, Manufacturing Test to join our fast-growing team. ROLE OVERVIEW ... Virtual Care - 98Point6 * Employee Assistance Program * Mental Health coverage through Springhealth ...

Dellfor Technologies

Java Architect

Redmond, WA · On-site

$60K/yr

Experience as a Java Architect on large scale,web-based applications * Java EE framework and system ... Technical expertise in IBM z/OS, Java Virtual Machine, Virtual AIX, JDBC bridging techniques ...

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Infographic showing various Virtual Architect job openings in Seattle, WA as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 86% Full Time, 10% Part Time, and 4% Contract. Highlights an 49% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 49% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $152,250 per year, or $73.2 per hour.

Principal SOC Modeling Architect

Microsoft

Redmond, WA • On-site

Full-time

Posted 4 days ago

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8.5

Company rating: 8.5 out of 10

Based on 132 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

80th of 246 rated software companies

Job description

Overview
Join Microsoft Azures Firmware Center of Excellence to define the future of pre-silicon software development for Microsoft custom silicon. This Principal Modeling Architect is a cross-program technical leader who solves hard system-level problems, establishes scalable architecture and engineering patterns, and then transitions execution ownership to development teams and junior engineers for long-term delivery.
As Principal SOC Modeling Architect, you will provide technical leadership across multiple Azure silicon programs. You will drive the architecture and evolution of high-fidelity virtual platforms that enable firmware, operating system, platform development, validation, and silicon bring-up before hardware is available. This is not a single-project implementation role. The expectation is to work across projects, identify and solve the hardest technical problems, prototype and de-risk solutions, establish direction, and then hand off durable execution paths to the broader engineering team.
Responsibilities
Why This Role Is Unique
  • Develop firmware and software before hardware exists.
  • Influence silicon architecture and platform strategy across Azure hardware programs.
  • Solve the organization s hardest modeling, firmware, bring-up, and system integration problems.
  • Work across multiple programs as a trusted technical leader rather than owning only one execution lane.
  • Shape Microsoft s future virtual platform and hybrid development strategy.
  • Build reusable solutions that enable firmware, validation, architecture, and platform teams to move faster.

Technical Leadership and Strategy
  • Lead resolution of complex system-level challenges spanning virtual platforms, firmware, silicon architecture, validation infrastructure, software enablement, and hybrid execution environments.
  • Define architectural direction for SystemC/TLM-based virtual platforms supporting multiple generations of Azure silicon.
  • Identify technical risks, technology gaps, and scaling challenges across programs, then drive practical solutions that can be adopted by multiple teams.
  • Establish engineering standards, modeling practices, reusable frameworks, debug strategies, and validation approaches that improve quality and reduce duplicated effort.

Cross-Program Architecture and Influence
  • Work across multiple silicon programs as a shared technical leader and subject matter expert.
  • Define reusable platform capabilities across Azure hardware initiatives rather than creating one-off project-specific implementations.
  • Influence silicon architecture, firmware readiness, validation methodologies, and platform bring-up strategy through early technical engagement.
  • Drive alignment across architecture, design verification, firmware, operating system, emulation, prototyping, and platform teams without relying on direct authority.

Modeling and Firmware Enablement
  • Design and develop SystemC/TLM-2.0 models for complex SoC subsystems including PCIe, memory, boot infrastructure, compute clusters, interconnect, and platform services.
  • Develop and debug low-level firmware and validation software running on virtual platforms.
  • Support firmware bring-up activities including UEFI, Windows Boot, PCIe initialization, platform enumeration, early driver enablement, and operating system integration.
  • Debug complex interactions spanning hardware, firmware, operating systems, virtualization environments, simulation infrastructure, host systems, and modeling frameworks.
  • Analyze and optimize simulation performance, scalability, usability, and debug productivity across large SoC and multi-SoC environments.

Hybrid Platform Strategy
  • Contribute to architectural integration of virtual platforms with emulation and prototyping systems including ZeBu, HAPS, Helium, Palladium, and Protium.
  • Help define Microsoft s long-term hybrid development strategy by combining simulation, emulation, and prototyping technologies to scale pre-silicon software development and validation capacity.
  • Partner with DV, firmware, architecture, and platform teams to determine where virtual models, emulation, FPGA prototyping, and hybrid flows provide the most value.

Mentorship and Organizational Scale
  • Mentor engineers through design reviews, architecture guidance, technical coaching, and hands-on problem solving.
  • Prototype, prove, and de-risk complex solutions before transitioning ownership to development teams for long-term execution.
  • Build organizational capability by enabling junior and senior engineers to understand, maintain, and extend solutions after initial architecture direction is established.
  • Raise engineering quality by promoting reusable, maintainable, scalable solutions rather than short-term fixes.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifiations:
  • Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience
    • OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience
    • OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience
    • OR equivalent experience.

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:
  • Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding,
    • OR Master s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding,
    • OR Bachelor s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding,
    • OR equivalent experience.
  • 3+ years experience leading technical projects beginning-to-end.
  • Experience with SystemC and TLM-2.0 modeling.
  • Experience with Synopsys Virtualizer, Arm Fast Models, Cadence Helium, or similar virtual platform technologies.
  • Experience developing or debugging firmware, bootloaders, device drivers, platform software, PCIe firmware, UEFI, Windows Boot, Linux Boot, or silicon bring-up activities.
  • Experience with SoC architecture, interconnects, IP integration, PCIe, USB, memory subsystems, boot flows, or platform services.
  • Experience optimizing simulation performance, scalability, and debug productivity in simulation or system environments.
  • Experience with hybrid, emulation, or prototyping environments including ZeBu, HAPS, Palladium, Protium, or similar platforms.
  • Experience defining reusable platform architecture, modeling frameworks, reusable IP libraries, or engineering standards across multiple programs.
  • Demonstrated ability to solve ambiguous, high-impact technical problems and influence technical direction across organizations without direct authority.
  • Strong intuition for hardware/software interactions, system performance bottlenecks, and practical engineering tradeoffs.
  • Passion for mentoring engineers, transferring knowledge, and building organizational capability beyond a single project.
  • Experience developing complex software systems using C/C++.
  • Experience in firmware, systems software, silicon development, virtual platforms, or pre-silicon development environments.
  • Experience working across hardware, firmware, and software boundaries.
  • Experience leading technical projects from architecture through delivery.
  • Strong debugging, root-cause analysis, and technical problem-solving skills.

Firmware Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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Our infrastructure is comprised of a large global portfolio of more than 100 datacenters and 1 million servers. Our foundation is built upon and managed by a team of subject matter experts working to support services for more than 1 billion customers and 20 million businesses in over 90 countries worldwide. With environmental sustainability and optimization at the forefront of our datacenter design and operations, we continue to grow and evolve as we meet the ever-changing business demands that hold Microsoft as a world-class cloud provider.

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