Senior SDE

As part of the Windows Live Global Foundation Automation team, Automation Developer/Leader works as part of team to develop solutions for automating deployment and incident management for several Web services. You will play critical role in designing architecture and building software solutions for data center services, in a distributed, large scale environment. You have a unique opportunity to make huge impact to Microsoft’s “Software as a Service” strategy. Key ResponsibilitiesWrite functional specifications and design documents. Present conclusions and strategies to management and internal teams.Develop large scale, distributed software in C++, C#, .NET, ASP, SQL etc Analyze, and automate several aspects of live-site operations in a very large infrastructure of Windows servers Build automation solutions and tools to optimize service management.Develop statistical models to understand service behavior. Critical Success factors·  Strong analytical problem solving skills and ability to interpret data ·  Successful track record developing features through an entire product cycle ·  Excellent communication, leadership, customer focus, and cross-team organizational skills. Past management experience is a plus ·  Ability to write great specs and partner with test and internal customer Solid understanding of web or data center technologies, distributed service/fault tolerant/scalable system design and core IT products (for example Microsoft MOM, NT, IIS, Media, AD, SQL, networking, DNS, ACLs, VLANs, QoS etc) Requirements: A minimum of five years of software development experience in Internet services/data center environments Solid programming experience in some of C++, C#, .NET, SQL, etc Strong SQL knowledge Bachelor degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent experience is required Microsoft offers an excellent benefits package to full-time employees including medical, dental, vacation, employee stock purchase plan, and 401k, plus some great extras including: our 24-hour nurse line, stay fit program, product discounts, and paid infant care leave. All part of our commitment to our most important asset: our employees. For more information about life at Microsoft, please visit our careers website. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workforce. ;