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 identify and operationalize new storage technologies and Microsoft Azure storage hardware platforms. You will be part of a group responsible for identifying new storage technologies, steering the industry to meet Microsoft’s needs, analyzing business opportunities and recommending business investments. You will have the opportunity to work in a broad range of technical areas and integrate with multiple component teams inside Microsoft Azure as well as across the company.

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Responsibilities

• You will help others as they design technical solutions. You will also identify risks, escalating them to senior levels when needed.

• Based on success criteria, you’ll help others develop and implement features for cross-functional projects. You’ll begin to understand how to collaborate and ensure alignment across teams.

• Under supervision, you will help others adhere to roadmap for single features, track project schedules, manage staging and implementation, and comply with governance programs.

• You will help others drive continuous improvements by validating use cases and partnering with other departments to collect performance metrics.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science, engineering, or related disciplines

• OR equivalent experience.

• Demonstrated strong ability to work with and influence cross-functional stakeholders.

• Analytical skills, able to make informed tradeoffs, and able to break down and solve complex and often ambiguous problems.

Other Qualifications:

• 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 AND 2+ year(s) experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis,

• OR product development

• OR equivalent experience.

• 1+ year(s) of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.

• 2+ year(s) of experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos).

• Prior Storage expertise.

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