Senior Director, Hardware Infrastructure & Fundamentals Engineering

1 Month ago • 10-15 Years • Operations

Job Summary

Job Description

The Sr. Director HW Infra & Fund. Engineering will oversee a broad range of Hardware Infrastructure Fundamentals functions, including manufacturing quality, new product introduction development, test, sustainability, reliability, and other functions. This role requires providing on-site senior leadership overseeing a local team, operating in a strong matrix environment, and working with a Corporate Vice President’s leadership team on business operations. Responsibilities include decision support, prioritization, managing the team’s Rhythm of the Business, and following up on priority requests. The ideal candidate will possess skills in operations, planning, data analysis, financial management, communications, strategy, process development, and program management. This position requires strong collaboration across groups and geographies to drive clarity and operational effectiveness.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's Degree in technical field
  • 10+ years experience in manufacturing, quality, product development, hardware engineering, and cloud operations
  • Experience collaborating across groups
  • Budget management experience
  • Managing large organizations
  • On-site leadership and guidance
Good to have:
  • Master's Degree or PhD
  • 15+ years experience in product development, manufacturing, quality, hardware engineering, cloud operations, testing, technical program management
  • Experience in a strong matrix operating model
  • Executive-level communication skills

Job Details

Overview

Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission. SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Teams, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform globally with our server and data center infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability solutions. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide and we are looking for engineers to help achieve that mission. 

 

The Hardware, Infrastructure Management, and Fundamentals Engineering (HIFE) team enables cloud optimal solutions at scale, assuring engineering fundamentals throughout the platform lifecycle for customers to achieve more. We are seeking a candidate to help us transform and accelerate operational excellence. This key individual will be responsible for working with a Corporate Vice President’s leadership team on business operationsFocus areas will include decision support, prioritization, managing the team’s Rhythm of the Business, and follow up on priority requestsAn optimal candidate will have skills in operations, planning, data analysis, financial management, communications, strategy, process development and program management. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive strategic execution and transformation in a rapidly growing business. 

 

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day. 

 

#azurehwjobs   #SCHIE    

Qualifications

Required Qualifications 

 

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field AND 10+ years work experience including background in manufacturing, quality, product development, hardware engineering, and cloud operations 
  • OR equivalent experience. 
  • Experience effectively collaborating across groups, and geographies to drive clarity and operational effectiveness  
  • Fluency with product development, technical, process, and governance-related concepts and terminology 
  • Experience with business operations, including budget management 
  • Proven experience managing a large organization.

 

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Master’s Degree or PhD in a technical or business-related field 
  • 15+ years work experience, including background in at least four of these areas: product development, manufacturing, quality, hardware engineering, cloud operations, testing, technical program management 
  • Proven experience overseeing an organization in a strong matrix operating model 
  • Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage complexity while driving clarity. 
  • Proven effectiveness driving complex multi-stakeholder processes, orchestrating across teams 
  • Demonstrated executive level verbal and written communications 

  

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. 

 

Responsibilities

  • You will provide on-site senior leadership overseeing a local team
  • You will oversee a broad range of Hardware Infrastructure Fundamentals functions including manufacturing quality, new product introduction development, test, sustainability, reliability, and other functions 
  • You will operate in a strong matrix environment, providing on-site leadership, coaching, and guidance to local managers whose work products often support global functions 

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