Lead Infrastructure Engineer, Cloud

Microsoft is hiring a Lead Infrastructure Engineer, Cloud to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Lead Infrastructure Engineer, Cloud, 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 — USA). 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: • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability • Partner with engineering on scalability and security • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil • Monitor systems and respond to incidents What we offer: • 100% remote, work-from-anywhere-in-the-US culture • Flexible working hours across US time zones • Competitive salary and meaningful equity • Paid parental leave • 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: • 7+ years of experience, including leading teams or projects • Strong troubleshooting skills • On-call and incident response experience • Hands-on with Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar • Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go) Nice to have: • A growth mindset and eagerness to keep learning • A track record of taking ownership and shipping independently