Principal Software Engineer - Cloud Platform Quality/Test Frameworks

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer - Cloud Platform Quality/Test Frameworks to join our team! Edge Infrastructure Engineering is a globally distributed team responsible for the expanding development and operation of Microsoft’s edge platform by extending Azure’s cloud capabilities to on-premises, multi-cloud, and edge environments, simplifying the management of scaled infrastructure and Kubernetes clusters. By projecting bare metal servers and Kubernetes clusters into Azure Resource Manager, customers can easily manage configurations and applications, enable monitoring and security, and deploy 1st and 3rd party applications and AI. We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join our group.

In this role, you will work across teams and organizations of software engineers to innovate, engineer, and deliver Edge solutions including but not limited to deployment of on-premises computing clusters with Azure control plane in support of edge computing scenarios across industries and use-cases including AI, industrial transformation, retail, 5G + telecoms and financial.

You will use your knowledge and expertise to evaluate, propose/design quality automation, test frameworks and practices to ensure overall product quality across various platform/solution components including Azure core services, Arc, Azure Kubernetes Service, Monitoring, Storage, Networking, Azure DevOps and Geneva Synthetics.

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 realize 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.

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• Develop and implement comprehensive test strategies and plans for the Azure Cloud platform.

• Collaborate with development, product management, and operations teams to define testing requirements and ensure alignment with project goals.

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and test scripts to ensure efficient and effective testing processes and tooling for automated validation and reporting.

• Conduct thorough testing of cloud services, including functional, performance, security, and scalability testing.

• Identify and report defects, track their resolution, and ensure timely closure of issues.

• Continuously improve testing processes and methodologies to enhance the overall quality of the Azure Cloud platform.

• Stay up to date with the latest industry trends and advancements in cloud testing technologies and methodologies.