Senior Data Center and AI Networking Architect

Do you want to be at the forefront of innovating the latest hardware designs to propel Microsoft’s cloud growth? Are you seeking a unique career opportunity that combines technical capabilities, cross team collaboration, with business insight and strategy?

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees, we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to achieve our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Join the Strategic Planning and Architecture (SPARC) team within Microsoft’s Azure Hardware Systems and Infrastructure (AHSI) organization, the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission. Microsoft delivers more than 200 online services to more than one billion individuals worldwide and AHSI is the team behind our expanding cloud infrastructure. We deliver the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's cloud businesses including Microsoft Azure, Bing, MSN, Office 365, OneDrive, Skype, Teams and Xbox Live.  

At SPARC, we design and develop the hardware systems and technologies that provide strategic capabilities for Azure and Microsoft. We are seeking a Senior Data Center and AI Networking Architect to lead the development and evaluation of innovative data center and AI supercomputer networking technologies. This role includes host and switch hardware/software architecture, NIC programming, telemetry, protocol development, and related innovations to deliver industry-leading capabilities for Azure’s global customers. It also involves architectural design and close collaboration with other Azure networking and system architects shaping current and future datacenter and AI solutions.

As part of this role, you will work directly within our team and with cross-functional partners across hardware and software domains. Success in this position requires the ability to quickly learn, adapt, and integrate new technologies, tools, methods, and processes from Microsoft, the industry, and the broader research community. You will play a key role in driving collaboration across various workstreams, engaging with architects, program management leads, and engineering teams across the Azure Hardware Systems and Infrastructure organization and beyond. Strong communication and presentation skills are essential to effectively interact with partners and customers and to advance our shared goals.