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Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing
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As a Data Center IT Operations Director within the Cloud Operations & Innovation team, you will lead a team of individual contributors while overseeing data center site services, logistics, and deployment. You will be responsible for ensuring operational stability by analyzing production operations, initiating corrective actions, and establishing quality standards for datacenter teams. Your role involves coordinating with internal business groups to deliver core infrastructure and foundational technologies for online services like Bing, Office 365, Xbox, OneDrive, and the Azure platform. The position requires expertise in mission-critical service management, including physical IT infrastructures such as servers, SANs, networking, capacity, and structured cabling. You will manage complex projects while ensuring compliance and safety standards are met across a global portfolio of datacenters to support large-scale cloud infrastructure and critical environment systems like UPS, generators, and AHU units.
Manage and oversee datacenter site services, logistics, and deployment operations.
Lead and manage a team of high-performing individual contributors and oversee their talent development.
Establish and manage quality standards for Datacenter teams through to completion.
Analyze production operations and initiate corrective actions to ensure operational stability.
Foster a culture of safety, security, and compliance across all datacenter activities.
Coordinate with internal business groups to ensure the successful delivery of service levels.
What we're looking for
High School Qualification or equivalent and 10+ years of mission-critical service management experience are required.
At least 3 years of people management experience is required.
Ability to pass Microsoft Cloud background checks and other government security screenings is required.
A Bachelor's or Technical College Degree in a relevant field and 15+ years of enterprise-level experience managing large scale projects or infrastructure (preferred).
High School Qualification or equivalent and 17+ years of experience in enterprise-level management of complex programs or physical IT infrastructures (preferred).
At least 5 years of people management experience (preferred).
Knowledge of audit and compliance requirements in a large global enterprise (preferred).
Relevant certifications such as PMP, ITIL v3, CCNA, CompTIA, or others are preferred.
Microsoft Azure
Data Center Operations
Critical Environment (CE)
UPS
Generator
AHU
SAN
Networking
Structured Cabling
Incident Management
ITIL v3
MOF
PMP
CCNA
CompTIA
CDCP
SLA
VMware
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft 365
IT Operations
Infrastructure Engineering
Cloud Technologies
Network Operations Center (NOC)
Backup and Recovery
System Monitoring
ITIL
CCNA
Network+
PMP
PRINCE2
Root Cause Analysis
Incident Resolution
Data Center Operations
Enterprise IT Infrastructure
Server Hardware
GPU Architecture
Automation
NPI
Inventory Management
Infrastructure Management
Cloud Infrastructure
Hardware Deployment
Process Engineering
Change Management
Data Center Operations
Enterprise IT Infrastructure
Server Hardware
GPU Architecture
NPI
Automation
Inventory Management
Infrastructure Management
Change Management
Cloud Infrastructure
Hardware Deployment
Logistics
Process Engineering