Sr. Software Dev Engineer @ Microsoft

Sr. Software Developer (web services experience is HUGE, as well as C#, C, C++, IIS, SQL, and Perl).

Email Dennis @ v-desmit@microsoft.com.

The Manageability Services group is growing our Core technology teams. The Manageability Services Group (MSG) is a strong and innovative team spearheading solutions in a number of areas, including cutting-edge service manageability infrastructures, scalability solutions, monitoring and Software Development Frameworks. Lowering cost and increasing agility through infrastructure is the key to our success on the web and on managing large scale services. In MSG you will build the technology foundation and the framework to run the Global Foundation Services datacenters worldwide and will work with platforms around the company such as Microsoft System Center, Live Search, Cloud Infrastructure Services, and Windows Live Core to enable end to end manageability and reliability of Microsoft services.

We are seeking skilled, highly-motivated individuals to join a dynamic and strong Development organization. You will design applications, tools, frameworks and services that allow users to deploy and maintain online services around the world.

We’re looking for a senior and passionate Software Developer with a deep understanding of engineering processes and challenges to make a big impact on the entire company. This is a great opportunity to make a noticeable difference in the way we managed and deploy services at Microsoft!

A developer on our team is responsible for designing, implementing, and shipping the user experience components to manage and operate a worldwide system of multiple datacenters supporting hundreds of thousands of devices and hundreds of applications, and hundreds of applications and services. This problem space extends from complex user interface problems, through the web services, down to the underlying data storage layer. Integration with large, existing systems is a significant part of the work.

Qualifications:
Interested candidates should possess a thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle from specification, through implementation and unit testing, to final deployment and operation.
Passion for distributed systems, fault tolerance and recovery, and geo-distributed solutions.

Must have practical and hands on knowledge of C#, C and C++

5 years experience as a Software Developer Engineer

Two product ship cycles

Excellent Troubleshooting skills

Knowledge of IIS, SQL, Perl and Web Services is a plus

Strong technical skills in platform and/or application model design

Communications excellence including cross collaboration, presentation and documentation

Strong customer focus

BS or MS in Computer Science or related areas is preferred and we will take experience and a proven track record over other requirements.

Carrier Development Test Engineer - 1 year Contract (Hillsboro, OR)

Interested? Please email your resume to Volt at: amiller@volt.com

In this position you will be testing WiMAX based devices against operator and service provider networks. Your daily responsibility is to execute lab and field test plans.

About Our Client:

This company is the world's largest manufacturer of computer chips founded in 1968. Their core competency is based not only in its chip design capability but in its world class manufacturing operation. The company is at the leading edge of advanced process technology and also has advanced research projects in all aspects of semiconductor manufacturing. Being one of the largest IT organizations in the world, they have succeeded in meeting the unique needs of IT customers while providing a means for effectively managing the costs of their services.

This is an estimated 1 year contract position through Volt Technical Resources, a member of the Volt family of companies and a publicly traded, nationally recognized leader in providing staffing and information services. VTR is an Equal Opportunity Employer operating under the strictest code of business ethics.

Requirements:

Required Skills for this Carrier Development Test Engineer position includes 5 - 10 years in the following:

* SW validation experience

* Field testing experience

* Wireless system testing experience

Bonus skills:

* Software and Windows network configuration experience

* Knowledge of cellular radio and backhaul networks

This position is urgent and you will be given immediate consideration
should your resume meet the job requirements.

Special Instructions to begin the process:

* Please email your resume to Volt at: amiller@volt.com

* Please use the entire job posting number in your subject line to ensure it gets routed to the correct Recruiter: 300280-7386-12-221735

* Please include on the subject line the website where you saw this posting.

For further information regarding this posting, please contact the Recruiter via E-mail ONLY, using the email address listed on this posting and again by placing the entire job number in the subject line.

Please rest assured that if your resume matches what is reflected in this job posting, you should get a phone call from a Volt Recruiter to discuss this position with you.

No Phone Calls Please for this position.

Thank you for your attention to these details!

The Recruiter for this position will now have your resume handy to discuss this position with you!

Volt has a talented and upbeat staffing team focused on the quality of your career.

Volt is a world leader in the staffing industry, boasting over 50 years experience. We work with many of the Fortune 500 and 1000 companies to provide workforce solutions. We offer our contractors competitive pay and benefits, as well as education programs and re-deployment assistance. We also offer many direct hire full-time positions.

To learn more about Volt Information Sciences, please visit: http://www.volt.com and to see more of our job postings, please visit: http://jobs.volt.com.

Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and
is dedicated to fostering diversity in the workplace.