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Senior Firmware EngineerPosted
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The Azure Silicon Cloud Hardware Infrastructure and Engineering (SCHIE) team is instrumental in defining and delivering operational success for Azure that exceeds our customer's expectations. Our technology and innovations are globally available foundation of Azure Control plane that hosts services with the scale of Azure Compute / Bing / Skype / Azure Storage / AI with millions of multiplayer gaming sessions and large-scale computational solutions. Our teams are responsible for the development of server, silicon and rack infrastructure design with a focus on innovation for Azure infrastructure for Microsoft and their customers. Therefore, securing the fleet to enable our customers to achieve more is a fundamental priority for our business.
Are you passionate about working on cutting edge new technology in security with a team that embodies the growth mindset? Are you hoping to join an organization which is built on a mission "To empower every person and organization on this planet to achieve more"? Then this is the role for you. The Azure Platform Security and Confidentiality team is responsible for Firmware development of server, silicon and rack infrastructure design with a focus on innovation in security technology to secure Azure infrastructure for Microsoft and their customers.
We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Firmware Engineer with a background in security. You will have proficient C programing skills, with experience writing low level drivers, root causing issues at the intersection of multiple subsystems across firmware and hardware.
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.
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.
Required Qualifications:
* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
* OR equivalent experience.
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.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
* OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, RUST
* OR equivalent experience.
* Experienced with security and Embedded Software/Firmware development.
* Knowledge in Encryption ciphers and security protocols
* Debugging capabilities and demonstrated experience to resolve issues spanning multiple subsystems.
* Experience with Platform initialization, Board support package porting, low level drivers for peripherals such as PCIe, I2C, eMMC, SPI, USB, UARTs as well as Memory Management, Scheduling, Interrupts and multi-threading
* The candidate should have defensive coding skills, debugging and troubleshooting abilities.
* The successful candidate should have experience with some or all the following: driver development, Linux driver initialization, peripherals such as PCIe, memory interfaces. OS primitives, memory management, scheduling, interrupts, threading.
* Experience with Penetration testing also a plus
Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 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 $153,600 - $250,200 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
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until Aug 7, 2024.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
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* You will be involved with all phases of product development, from microarchitecture design through firmware architecture and development.
* At the design phase, you will be part of a team- driving the architecture, design and development of the security sub-systems including firmware development of low-level hardware interfaces.
* You will be responsible for evaluating third part components security design to ensure they meet Azure's requirements for Platform Security
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