Are you looking to make a real difference in Microsoft’s mission to empower every person and organization to achieve more, with the power of cloud computing? Do you want to work at the forefront of Cloud Computing to design, deliver & operate cloud-scale systems that are the foundation of the World’s Computer which is Azure? Do you want to be part of a highly motivated and passionate team that works together to do what it takes for our customers to be successful while having fun and learning along the way?

Azure Core is Azure's most profitable business and growing incredibly fast! We, the Azure Core Compute team in IDC, pride ourselves in working without boundaries to enable customers realize benefits of leveraging cloud computing. Help provide solutions for migrating & modernizing servers and applications running within customer’s environments, be it on premises or within Azure, by leveraging various platform capabilities in Azure. Help make the transition to cloud seamless and beneficial for customers. Help adopt world class engineering practices to enable various innovations in a seamless and reliable manner.

We are looking for a customer-focused, highly passionate, Principal Software Engineering Manager with experience working on distributed systems to help drive the future of our platform’s Migration & Modernization offerings. Come join us and help make Azure the most sought-after platform for hosting various workloads of customers who are embracing cloud computing, spanning across spectrum of industry segments.

Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of customer requirements for migrating various flavors of servers & applications that span across Windows & Linux operating systems.
• Create long-term vision and strategy for Azure’s Migration & Modernization offerings that take in to account the changing landscape of Azure’s Compute, Storage & Network capabilities.
• Establish KPIs and successfully drive execution through collaboration and partnership with PM team and partners.
• Lead the team by bringing clarity, creating energy and driving results.
• Prioritize work for your team through collaboration with partner teams.
• Lead the design and implementation of various capabilities & enhancements being undertaken to help customers leverage Azure cloud effectively for their BCDR requirements/compliance.
• Accountability for design, implementation, quality, live site & success of customers.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of industry experience in software development and building world class solutions. 
• 5+ years as an engineering manager
• Excellent communication skill and a passion for managing a diverse team of engineers and helping them grow.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience. 
• Experience/knowledge of cloud computing, enterprise computing, IaaS and/or SaaS products.
• Experience in technical leadership in driving engineering roadmaps, leading v-teams, mentoring and helping others grow technically.
• Track record of attracting, hiring, growing, and retaining top talent and working with distributed teams.

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Hands on experience with distributed systems and services in the cloud.
• Experience with handling scale & quality focus.

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