Senior ACE Engineer

The world of business is undergoing asignificant changewith the nextdigital revolution, the move to the cloudand adoption of AI. M365 is at the forefront of this revolution with an ever-expanding array of services and offeringssuch as Microsoft Teams, Copilot and more.

TheCE3 M365 Advanced Cloud Engineering Team (ACE) teamis the leading Engineering touch point with our Strategic Customers for the M365 Platform. We are a diverse global team of highly motivated, talented and customer obsessed Service engineers who love the balance of engineering and customer disciplines. We are constantly pushing ourselves to learn about the latest in collaborative technologies while solving deep engineering challenges on global complex systems where SaaS platforms are deployed in complex customer environments.Working together as a team to innovate on the customer experience is something that we are collectively passionate about.

As a Senior ACE Engineer you willbe responsible forworking withstrategic customersto ensure theyrealize value and succeed with all M365 products, including adoption of new ones such as Copilot.You will bedeveloping a lasting and trusted relationship with key platform stakeholders, understanding their technology setup, their business needs and their plans for adoption and use of the M365 platform. You will redefine the support experience by working with our support partners to ensure your customer gets an amazing engineering support experience first time, every time.The ACE will be accountable to show the value of the Mission Critical Service offer to facilitate successful renewal of their purchased services.

You will also be the voice of the customer and have a strong connectionwithM365 service teams, toidentifyrecurring issues and feature requests to drive product improvements.You will work with M365 Product Management & software engineering teams to provide direct and specific feedback from your customer on defects, issues and requested design changes and you will work with customer account teams to drive customer satisfaction.

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.

• Be responsible for the customer's support experience with M365 working closely with engineering
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert on at least one core workload (SharePoint, Microsoft Copilot, Exchange(Preferred), Microsoft Teams,) to assist a broad set of customers.
• SupportM365 customers via a multiple of modalities in a 24x7x365 global support delivery team.
• Ability to go technically deep across M365 services and actively seek solutions to customer needs and communicate trends to leadership.
• Improve internal efficiency and customer happiness by finding opportunities to optimize existing processes and tools.
• Build a close working relationship with other engineering teams related to assigned service areas (ie, Messaging, Collaboration, Platform Admin), to leverage in case of escalations, as well as to drive product improvements.
• Lead and contribute your ideas and innovation to various M365 Service Improvement Programs and initiatives to advance our collective capabilities

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology (IT), Data Analytics/Science, Artificial Intelligence (AI), or related field AND 4+ years experience in technology industry, cloud, technical support, and/or customer experience engineering
  • 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:

• Experience deploying M365 Services for large organizations.
• 2+ years customer facing experience.
• Proven history of customer-obsession, including blog posts, how-to videos, etc.
• Experience analyzing, troubleshooting, and providing solutions for technical issues.
• Certification in Microsoft and/or competing Cloud Technologies strongly preferred.
• Can include MSCE in Cloud Platform and Infrastructure, Core Infrastructure, Mobility or Productivity.
• Understanding of and ability to migrate from various third-party platforms to Microsoft 365.

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Customer Experience Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $160,200 - $261,000 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

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.