The Azure Hardware Performance Architecture Team is seeking a Computer Architect with experience in workload profiling, characterization and in-depth workload performance analysis, performance modelling, and proposing innovations in ISA, CPU core and SoC microarchitecture, novel memory hierarchy, accelerators, network and overall system architecture. The team charter is to define the next generation Azure cloud computer architecture with data driven analysis based on deep workload understanding.ResponsibilitiesPrimary responsibilities include:

• Discovering and inventing the next generation computer architecture for the cloud at all levels of innovation to create a datacenter that is truly optimized (performance, power and cost) for Azure's cloud critical workloads.
• Understanding the operation of complex datacenter workloads
• Building internal tools, scripts, analysis methods, etc. as needed to carry out robust and automated analysis.
• Utilizing external and internal tools to characterize, profile and analyze key cloud workloads.

Qualifications Required Skills:

• BS degree or higher preferably with a concentration in Computer Engineeri ng or equivalent work experience in lieu of an advanced degree
• Prior experience in architecture, micro-architecture, workload analysis, and performance modelling
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Skills:

• Ph.D/M.S. in Computer Engineering
• Expertise in architecture, micro-architecture, workload analysis, and performance modelling

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