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Microsoft UK • United Kingdom

Datacentre Engineering CSA Lease

Employment type:  Full time

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top 3 scores:
83%

Location flexibility

81%

Hours flexibility

79%

Autonomy

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Job Description

Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO&I) is the team behind the cloud. Within CO&I, the Datacenter Engineering (DCE) team is responsible for delivering core datacenter infrastructure for Microsoft’s cloud business. The MS portfolio consists of complex, multi-disciplinary, large scale, multi-year datacenter construction and lease projects. We are looking for a passionate, high-energy individual to help build the cloud datacenters that power the world’s largest online services.

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.

Responsibilities

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.

Responsibilities:

The Data Centre Engineering CSA Lease Lead will be responsible for:

  • The CSA requirements of the lease portfolio, AI design, retrofits and upgrades of existing facilities.
  • Give technical direction to our vendors who include professional civil engineers, professional architects and professional structural engineers. supporting technical growth, and the facilitation and delivery of Microsoft’s industry-leading datacentre designs
  • Collaborate with Global Technical Excellence team, Global Strategy teams and DCE Operations Team to develop the datacentre designs from basis of design (BOD) to issue for constructions (IFC) and through the Construction Administration phase of datacentre until handover for new DC project build-outs.
  • Lead the direction of the CSA technical delivery and oversee the delivery of multiple, concurrent, complete Datacentre design solutions aligned with the scopes, schedules and budgets of the projects
  • Identifies opportunities to affect downstream execution of projects by resolving issues and implementing design trade-offs within scope.
  • Learn, live, and coach the One Microsoft culture and values. Lead through change by bringing clarity, generating energy, and delivering success.
  • Apply best practice in Health & Safety throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Collaborate with the Site Acquisition, Site Selection, Operations, Security, Design teams and external stakeholders to ensure Microsoft requirements are met within the Lease portfolio.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Structural or Civil Engineering
  • Registered Architect or Professional Engineer
  • Technical understanding of mission critical environments.
  • Experience in managing and coordinating multi-discipline and cross functional organisations.
  • Ability to lead a team of engineers in advanced engineering and operational processes and procedures as they relate to large datacentre environments.
  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally
  • Indepth experience in mission critical projects (Datacentres, Pharma and/or Micro-Electronics projects or similar)
  • Demonstrated ability to write, speak, and present information effectively and persuasively
  • Excellent analytical and organizational skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills with ability to lead and be proactive
  • Excellent problem-solving, judgment, team building, and decision-making skills

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Registered Architect or Professional Engineer or equivalent per country of residence.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Structural or Civil Engineering

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

Company benefits

Wellbeing allowance
Health insurance
Dental coverage
Gym membership
Mental health platform access
Buy or sell annual leave
Shared parental leave
Charity donation scheme
Employee assistance programme
Employee discounts
Volunteer days
Fertility treatment leave
Open to compressed hours
Open to job sharing
Fertility benefits
Enhanced sick pay
Enhanced sick days
Compassionate leave
Travel insurance
20 days annual leave + bank holidays
Enhanced maternity leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Adoption leave
Childcare credits
Carer’s leave
Cycle to work scheme
Faith rooms
Annual bonus
Annual pay rises
Company car
Hackathons
Open to part-time employees
Pregnancy loss leave
Life insurance
Equity packages
Financial coaching
Relocation packages
Sabbaticals
Enhanced pension match/contribution

We asked employees of Microsoft UK what it's like to work there, and this is what they told us.

Location flexibility
83%
Employees are very happy with their working location freedom
Hours flexibility
81%
Employees are very happy with the flexibility in the hours they work
Benefits
67%
Employees are largely happy with the benefits their company offers
Work-life balance
63%
Employees feel that they can switch off quite easily from work
Role modelling
74%
Employees feel that most people work flexibly
Autonomy
79%
Employees feel that they can mostly manage how they get their own work done

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