Data Center Critical Environment Technician Manager

Overview
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 a Data Center Critical Environment Technician Manager.
Microsoft's Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers our cloud services. As a CO+I Data Center Critical Environment Technician Manager, 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. As a group, CO+I is focused on the personal and professional development for all employees and offers trainings and growth opportunities including Career Rotation Programs, Diversity & Inclusion trainings and events, and professional certifications.
Our infrastructure is comprised of a large global portfolio of more than 100 datacenters and 1 million 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.
Do you want to empower billions across the world? Come and join us in CO+I and be at the forefront of the action!
Responsibilities
People Management

• Managers deliver success through empowerment and accountability by modeling, coaching, and caring.
• Model - Live our culture; Embody our values; Practice our leadership principles.
• Coach - Define team objectives and outcomes; Enable success across boundaries; Help the team adapt and learn.
• Care - Attract and retain great people; Know each individual's capabilities and aspirations; Invest in the growth of others.

Equipment and Systems Operations

• Serve as an operations specialist (e.g., electrical, mechanical, controls, generators, and work on advanced tasks independently.
• Oversee and coach team with the inspection of Critical Environment-related facility equipment (e.g., controls, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning [HVAC], mechanical systems), building, and grounds regularly for unsafe or abnormal conditions to develop and analyze trends.
• Monitor performance of maintenance and operations utilizing telemetry, control systems, and other platforms and identify all alarms.
• Utilize internal computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) to track all equipment assets and to complete work order requests for maintenance work and generate reporting to identify outstanding and ongoing work orders.
• Safely and quickly respond to and lead an on-site incident response team for all abnormal conditions that impact operations and coordinate with other critical facilities professionals to perform corrective repairs.
• Enhance, develop new, and follow preexisting emergency operating procedures (EOPs), methods of procedure (MOPs), and standard operating procedures (SOPs) in relation to day-to-day operations and incidents.
• Assist in gathering necessary information and creating incident time-lines/data, root-cause analysis, and/or action items following an abnormal condition.

Equipment and Systems Maintenance

• Guide, oversee, and perform various types of maintenance (e.g., planned, predictive, corrective) and repairs following methods of procedure (MOPs), and standard operating procedures (SOPs) and escalate when appropriate.
• Have a hands-on understanding of how equipment works and how to troubleshoot equipment, systems, subsystems, and components independently.
• Provide and/or assign team to provide necessary escort to third-party contractors, sub-contractors, vendors, and service providers on site for all severity leveled procedures. Coordinate and schedule supplier/vendor on-site activities and recognize circumstances when to stop supplier work to address potential and/or identified concerns.
• Ensure work is started and completed in a safe manner in accordance with standard practices, procedures, federal/local legislation, and municipal codes.
• Provides consultation to other colleagues in troubleshooting systems and problems.

Critical Environment Culture

• Understand, follow, ensure, and coach team on safety and security requirements (e.g., job hazard assessments [JHAs], toolbox talks), and business processes and procedures to properly perform work in a safe, quality, and reliable manner in accordance with applicable federal, state, local, and Microsoft requirements.
• Pro-actively ensure safety and security requirements are followed and met for the work.
• Maintain safe working conditions and escalate immediately when unsafe working conditions are observed.
• Assess and identify appropriate resources and equipment necessary to fully support environmental health and safety (EH&S) objectives.
• Participate in required meetings.
• Complete all training and ensure team training is completed on time.

Other

• Embody our culture and values

Qualifications
Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent
• 5+ years mission critical services work/applied learning experience (e.g., high availability assembly / manufacturing / critical infrastructure environments such as Data Centers, oil and gas refineries, hospitals, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, or related fields) or equivalent experience.
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Ability to work 12 hours shifts, including shift assignments during non-standard business hours that may include evening, nighttime, weekends, and/or holidays.

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:

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent AND 7+ years mission critical services experience (e.g., high-availability assembly/manufacturing/critical infrastructure environments such as Data Centers, oil and gas refineries, hospitals, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, or related fields)
  • OR Associate's Degree or technical trade certification (e.g., military, trade school), or higher-equivalent education AND 5+ years mission-critical services experience (e.g., high-availability assembly/manufacturing/critical infrastructure environments such as Data Centers, oil and gas refineries, hospitals, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, or related fields)
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 1+ year(s) people management experience.

Critical Environment Ops M3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $74,100 - $165,600 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 $101,200 - $182,200 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
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
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