[Hiring] High Security Design Manager @Microsoft

Role Description

The High Security Design Manager will manage the engineering scope, schedule, and budget for greenfield, brownfield and retrofit engineering/design projects. This position will manage internal and external resources for the delivery of the Datacenter building, power, cooling, telecom, and controls infrastructure to align with Microsoft Corporation datacenter capacity roadmap.

The High Security Design Manager will be responsible for the facilitation and delivery of Microsoft’s industry-leading datacenter designs including the development of innovative technology and advanced concepts from Site Due Diligence through design development, permitting, construction, and the turnover to Operations. This role will provide design management, technical direction, decision-making and overall leadership for our datacenter designs. To be successful in this role the candidate will oversee the delivery of multiple, concurrent, complete Datacenter design solutions aligned with the scopes, schedules, and budgets of the projects. The High Security Design Manager will engage with key Microsoft stakeholder groups as well as outside vendors who specialize in datacenter architecture and engineering.

• Coordinate a team of architects, engineers and designers and deliver projects aligned with the defined scope, schedule, and budget.
• Collaborate with on-site operations teams to perform feasibility/gap analysis for conversion of existing datacenter spaces to new/upgraded uses.
• Have communication, organization, and leadership skills.
• Proficiency in commercial and industrial architecture and engineering with a primary focus on datacenter design.
• Able to work with other technical and non-technical groups in a fast-paced environment and do so with an even temperament.
• A person of integrity, methodical, detailed-oriented with work ethic.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, or related field AND 4+ years of experience in engineering, architecture, construction engineering OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ years’ experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team design/construction projects.

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.
• Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of US Citizenship to meet federal government security requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 10+ years of engineering, architecture, construction engineering.
• 8+ years experience leading cross discipline engineering/Architectural teams in design for construction projects.
• Registered Professional Engineer or Architect.
• PMP certification.
• US Security Clearance.

Compensation

• The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year.
• In the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range for this role is USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year.

Application Process

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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.

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