Cloud Network Engineer at Microsoft
Redmond, WA
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Aug 13, 2026
Redmond, WA
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role centers on designing, implementing, and maintaining large-scale enterprise network and security infrastructure. The engineer will lead architecture decisions for highly available, resilient network solutions — spanning routing protocols, SD-WAN, EVPN/VXLAN, and network automation — while participating in on-call support rotations and mentoring junior staff. It suits an experienced network engineer with deep hands-on expertise across Cisco, Arista, and Palo Alto platforms.
Senior level · 5+ years · Bachelor's required
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $136,998 (middle half $106,921–$171,899).
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Why we read it this way (5)
The posting lists two overlapping experience tiers. The lower tier (Bachelor's + 2 years, or Master's + 1 year) appears to be a baseline hiring requirement, while a second, higher tier (Bachelor's + 5 years, Master's + 3 years, or Doctorate) is described as applying to 'specialized security screenings.' The higher tier (5 years with a Bachelor's) is used for the overall years minimum as it represents the more demanding gate.
The CCNP/CCIE certification and industrial control systems experience are listed at the end without a clear 'required' or 'preferred' heading, so they are treated as preferred.
TACACS+, Cisco ISE, and Duo are introduced with 'experience with … such as,' indicating they are illustrative examples of network authentication systems rather than hard gates, and are marked preferred accordingly.
The role blends network architecture/design (closer to 15-1241 Computer Network Architects) with hands-on administration and operations (15-1244). 15-1244 was selected as the primary code because the day-to-day work emphasizes installation, maintenance, on-call support, and operational ownership, but 15-1241 is a genuine runner-up given the design and architecture responsibilities.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): network automation.
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