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In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day and we need you as an Energy Resource Manager (ERM) with the primary focus at reducing stranded capacity applying optimization techniques of space, power, cooling and network. Being a key member of the local Datacenter Operations team in the deployment planning and optimization of the IT capacity, working closely with Electrical Engineers and Critical Environment Field Service Engineer. Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers our cloud services. As a CO+I ERM, you will perform a key role in delivering the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's online services including Bing, Office 365, Xbox, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform. By enabling data center capacity through increased Infrastructure Utilization Effectiveness (IUE) and Power Harvesting (PH), you will lead the retrofit efforts to upgrade legacy datacenters and harvest capacity in our existing fleet. As a group, CO+I is focused on personal and professional development for all employees, offer trainings and growth opportunities including Career Rotation Programs, Diversity & Inclusion, and professional certifications. 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.
Job Responsibility:
Managing IT Allocation at the Campus/Metro level by collaborating with key stakeholders and ensuring that demands are properly allocated across the IT infrastructure
Familiarize with the Data Center design and manage the IT resources by performing virtual failure analysis and develop a master allocation plan to drive the operationalization of the customer capacity
Ensure compliance with data center business units and service-level policies
Engage with appropriate teams and resources to execute tasks or projects
Manage programs associated with the area of responsibility
Demonstrate conscientiousness on cost adheres to budget requirements
keep costs reasonable and contribute to staying within budget
Follow and adhere to safety and security policies and procedures
Report immediately any safety or security issues or concerns
Participate in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) process as appropriate
Raise risks to the IT capacity allocation and planning
Identify power stranding and contractual inconsistencies
Ensure that the critical environment information is properly entered and maintained
Lead programs and projects through leadership forums aligning scope, schedule, and cost
Manage the assigned projects or programs to meet service delivery objectives and escalate to appropriate stakeholders to remove obstacles
Recognize potential customer impact of other events and issues
Proactively review schedules and avoid conflicts when possible
Identify, coordinate, manage expectations, and offer alternatives when defining customer solutions
Manage relationships with vendors and suppliers
Share best practices
assist others in learning role, process, procedures
Collaborate and engage with Subject Matter Experts
Leverage and synthesize insights to develop and operationalize solutions
Provide mentorship across data centers for specific expertise
Seek training opportunities that meet the interest of the business as well as own career goals
Suggest ways of reducing risk of performing maintenance
work with others to accommodate scheduling needs
Suggest improvements in implementation
Contribute to a positive team environment
Contribute constructively during team meetings
Recognize priority of team success over individual achievement
Collaborate and negotiate effectively with others
Hold self-accountable for the end-to-end service quality, completeness, and resulting customer experience
Support escalation of issues to appropriate owner
Embody our Microsoft One culture and values
Requirements:
High School Diploma in Electrical Engineering or equivalent AND 3+ years’ experience supporting critical service infrastructure operation, maintenance, projects in large-scale OR equivalent experience
Fluency in Japanese and English language skills
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements including Microsoft Cloud Background Check
Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
5+ years’ experience in Critical Environment infrastructure (e.g., UPS, PDUs, Generators, AHU/CFM, ability to read and interpret electrical one-line diagrams and working with IT infrastructure modifications (e.g., Cable trays, Fiber Runners, HACs and IT equipment)
1+ years’ experience working within a Datacenter environment, focusing on Capacity and Planning or Energy Resource
1+ years’ experience in IT Critical Space and understanding of IT Allocation (e.g., Diverse Cluster density, quanta, patterns)
Nice to have:
Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
5+ years’ experience in Critical Environment infrastructure
1+ years’ experience working within a Datacenter environment focusing on Capacity and Planning or Energy Resource
1+ years’ experience in IT Critical Space and understanding of IT Allocation