Networking Project Manager - CTJ - TS/SCI

Senior Networking Project ManagerAs a Senior Networking Project Manager you will engage with customer stakeholders to develop partnerships, leveraging broad technical expertise. Drives customer satisfaction by engaging with customers stakeholders in a positive manner, reviewing and analyzing customer feedback, and leveraging trusted relationships with key internal resources to act as the voice of the customer. Adheres to project compliance standards and requirements of the contract and accommodates customer compliance standards. Drives project initiation for projects of medium complexity by delivering a workstream within a larger project/program. Facilitates contracting process for partner resources by briefing partners, coordinating partner candidate interviews, and identifying and acclimating partner resources to the team. Develops detailed project management plan to drive predictable delivery for projects of medium complexity or supports colleagues in projects of high complexity. Provides review of defined metrics, proactively monitors and tracks risks, ensures timely completion and quality of deliverables, and manages stakeholder communications. Drives timely project closure by ensuring completion of project sign off tasks. Applies advanced knowledge across project management principle areas, contributes at local team-wide level to share knowledge and support others, serves as a mentor to colleagues to grow identified skill gaps, and participates in cross-border mentoring and peer alignment to share lessons learned on challenging projects.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.ResponsibilitiesAccount Delivery ManagementBusiness GrowthClosureContractingInitiationIntellectual Property (IP)Monitoring and ControllingPlanningPresalesRelationship DevelopmentNetworking ResponsibilitiesQualificationsRequired/minimum qualifications Bachelor's Degree in related field AND 3+ years' experience in project management OR equivalent experience.Other Requirements Security Clearance Requirements: The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government TOP SECRET/SCI Security Clearance.Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination.Clearance VerificationThis position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment.Microsoft Cloud Background CheckThis position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.Citizenship & Citizenship Verification?This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customer and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law.To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government ClearancePreferred/Additional QualificationsBachelor's Degree in related field AND 8+ years' experience in project management OR equivalent experience.Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.4+ years financial management experience.Agile certification, Scrum Master, Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), or Professional Scrum Master One (PSM1) certification.Minimum 6 years of experience as a network engineer or technical program manager for networks.BS in Computer Science or related STEM discipline, or 4 years equivalent related experience.Experience with architecture, deployment, and/or operations of Government classified networks.Experience with Ansible, Splunk, and/or SolarWinds.Experience working with L2/L3 switching/routing platforms, application networking and network protocols to include BGP, OSPF, VRRP, LACP.Experience with cloud networking implementations with preferred focus on onboarding customer infrastructure to cloud.CCNP or higher or equivalent professional certification; CompTIA Security+ certification.Ability to work in a flexible, fast-paced environment.Highly effective communication and collaboration with customers, partners, and across teams is required.Excellent communication skills and team player with ability to build solid relationships at all levels, across teams, geographies, and business functions.Excellent judgement, decision-making skills, and the ability to work under continual deadline pressure when the situation is ambiguous.Experience with firewall, network security, or network monitoring solutions, including vendor platforms to include Palo Alto, Cisco Firepower/ASA, and/or Juniper SRX.Experience with Azure Networking, Azure Kubernetes, YAML scripting, and Bicep ARM.Experience with privacy encryption protocols/capabilities to include VPN, IPSec, and TLS.Experience with cloud or other software-defined networking implementations to include networking authentication, authorization, RBAC, compute, and databases.Experience with Linux and Windows experiences, with focus on shell commands and scripting.Experience in one or more programming languages: C#, C++, Java, Python.Experience in network automation using scripting languages such as Python.Consulting Project Management IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $77,900 - $156,200 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 $100,800 - $169,200 per year.Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: 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.