Junior Cloud Engineer, Observability

Microsoft is hiring a Junior Cloud Engineer, Observability to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Junior Cloud Engineer, Observability, you'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure. This is a full-time, work-from-home role open to candidates across the US (Remote — US (West Coast)). About the role You'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure, partnering with a friendly, distributed team across US time zones. We care about outcomes over hours and give you the autonomy, tools, and support to do your best work from home. What you'll do: • Partner with engineering on scalability and security • Monitor systems and respond to incidents • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code What we offer: • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage • Competitive salary and meaningful equity • Paid parental leave • Generous paid time off and company holidays • Annual learning and professional development budget How we work We're remote-first and async-friendly. Expect clear documentation, regular feedback, supportive teammates, and real opportunities to grow your career. Microsoft is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.

Minimum qualifications: • 0–2 years of experience or equivalent training • On-call and incident response experience • Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go) • Strong troubleshooting skills • Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure Nice to have: • A growth mindset and eagerness to keep learning • Comfort communicating clearly and proactively in writing