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Outside Plant Telecom Engineer

Microsoft· Technical Program Management
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Hybrid (Multiple Locations), Hybrid (Dallas), Hybrid (Austin), Hybrid (San Antonio)$119.8k - $234.7kfull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Microsoft CO+I Outside Plant Telecom Engineer responsible for design and engineering of outside plant routing for metro and long-haul connectivity, coordinating with Sourcing, delivery teams and fiber providers to meet diversity standards, routing for Metro Dark Fiber, Long-Haul Fiber, subsea, and Lit Wave circuits, supporting core infrastructure for Bing, Office 365, Xbox, OneDrive, and Azure.

Responsibilities

  • Empower a culture of safety, security, and compliance in all aspects of datacenter activities.
  • Outside Plant (OSP) optical Design, Planning and Engineering for new and existing regions.
  • Communicate with all peers and departments to ensure optical designs meet Microsoft and Industry standards.
  • Approving vendor designs, conducting site walks, permitting, and performing quality assurance inspections.
  • Reading and understanding highway/road prints, identify conflicts with existing outside plant facilities and select routing required for work projects.
  • Optical fiber test results analysis for Microsoft’s metro, regional fabric, and long-haul networks adhering to Microsoft Standards.
  • Maintain accurate cable records and updates.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree AND 4+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
  • OR equivalent experience.
  • 2+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
  • Background Check Requirements: Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
  • Additional or Preferred Qualifications: 8+ years experience in Outside Plant Telecom Engineering, 5+ years designing fiber and OSP including cable sizing and counts, CAD and GIS design and mapping tools proficiency, ability to read/interpret engineering plans and blueprints and produce/maintain detailed technical documentation.

Skills

Required:OSP Optical DesignVendor Design ApprovalReading highway/road printsFiber Test AnalysisCable Records Management
Nice to have:CAD and GIS Tools

Benefits

  • Benefits and other compensation eligible per role; see Microsoft careers pay information.
  • Career development opportunities including Career Rotation Programs, Diversity & Inclusion trainings, and events.
Last updated Oct 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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