Are you eager to shape the future of cloud computing and solve engineering challenges at a scale few can imagine? Join the Microsoft Azure Storage Engineering team as a Senior Technical Program Manager and take on a pivotal, high-impact role influencing the core of Azure’s software infrastructure. This isn’t just any technical role - you’ll synthesize complex requirements, lead the creation of innovative proof of concepts and prototypes, and evaluate cutting-edge design alternatives.
In this position, you’ll leverage your deep technical expertise and strategic vision to drive transformative programs aimed at elevating the reliability and scalability of our platform. Your work will span multiple teams, where you’ll formalize program roadmaps and coordinate tactical execution, ensuring alignment across diverse engineering groups. With a blend of technical insight and business savvy, you’ll also identify strategic investment opportunities and chart Azure Storage’s direction through cross-team integration and collaboration, both within Azure and across Microsoft.
If you thrive on tackling hyperscale cloud platform problems and want to make a visible impact on the future of Azure, this is your chance.
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Responsibilities
- Partner with Software and Hardware Engineering to design technical solutions across feature areas to identify risks and propose data-based mitigations
- Define success criteria and create relationships for implementing features for complex cross-functional projects
- Deliver on roadmap for multiple feature groups, track project schedules, develop staging and implementation plan, and manage governance programs
- Drive continuous improvements by validating use cases and writing test cases from scratch
- Lead teams to partner with other departments to collect performance metrics, drive customer support, and lead direct customer engagements
- May require business travel on an as-needed basis
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in computer science or related engineering disciplines AND 4+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
- OR equivalent experience
- 2+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects
Other Requirements:
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
- Bachelor's Degree in computer science or related engineering disciplines AND 6+ years experience engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
- OR equivalent experience
- 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects
- 1+ year(s) of experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos)
- Knowledge of networking technologies like SDN and RDMA
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Technical Program Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related engineering discipline AND 4+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience
- 2+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements, including passing the Microsoft Cloud Background Check
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related engineering discipline AND 6+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience
- 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects
- 1+ year of experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos)
- Knowledge of networking technologies such as SDN and RDMA
Microsoft Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are described as a standout, highlighted by a strong 401(k) match structure and immediate vesting, plus additional plan features for tax-advantaged saving.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits are portrayed as a meaningful strength, with substantial paid parental leave and added supports like back-up care and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
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