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As a Critical Environment Operations Manager, you will lead the operational excellence of Microsoft datacenters, ensuring critical mechanical, electrical, and control systems deliver maximum availability and reliability. You will build and develop high‑performing teams, reduce high‑impact incidents, and drive continuous improvement across safety, performance, and efficiency. Through strong partnerships and data‑driven execution, you will scale best practices and strengthen operational outcomes across the datacenter portfolio. Microsoft's Cloud Infrastructure and Operations (MCIO) is the engine that powers our cloud services, you will perform a key role in delivering the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, Office 365, Xbox, OneDrive and the Microsoft Azure platform. Our infrastructure is comprised of a large global portfolio of more than 200 datacenters in 32 countries and millions of servers. Our foundation is built upon and managed by a team of subject matter experts working to support services for more than 1 billion customers and 20 million businesses in over 90 countries worldwide. With environmental sustainability and optimization at the forefront of our datacenter design and operations, we continue to grow and evolve as we meet the ever-changing business demands that hold Microsoft as a world-class cloud provider. 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.
Job Responsibility:
Empower a culture of safety, security, and compliance in all aspects of our Datacenter operations
Lead a team of Mechanical, Electrical and Control System professionals supporting Microsoft's online services
Oversee the day-to-day operations and maintenance of mechanical and electrical equipment in our Datacenters
Maximize Critical Environment (CE) availability to ensure optimal operational efficiency
Reduce high-impact and human-error Critical Environment (CE) incidents year over year
Deliver on cost/energy efficiency initiatives
Ensure routine reporting to effectively manage and analyze our Power/Temperature/Relative Humidity, and SLA monitoring
Establish and enhance strong working relationships and engagement with our Engineering Groups (EGs), and business partners
Work with regional and global peers to share and build best practices across the entire datacenter portfolio
Requirements:
High School Diploma or equivalent AND experience of mission-critical service management (e.g., providing IT services, manufacturing, warehouse, retail, military, or managing physical operations in an IT and/or critical environment infrastructure).
Experience in leading a diverse, technical team.
In-depth experience in Critical Environment infrastructures (e.g., UPS, Generator, AHU) AND experience working in physical IT infrastructures (e.g., Servers, SANs, Networking, Capacity, DC Rack/Enclosures, structured cabling) AND Experience managing budget $500k+