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The Principal Technical Program Manager joins the Datacenter Monitoring & Controls Engineering team within Cloud Operations + Innovation to lead global programs for Industrial Controls Systems, Telemetry, and mechanical infrastructure. This role involves partnering with engineering, operations, and field stakeholders to translate technical priorities into executable plans, epics, and user stories. You will drive cross-functional execution to improve operator visibility into critical infrastructure, manage program governance, and identify systemic issues across commissioning, mechanical cooling, and field operations. The position requires expertise in industrial controls, building automation systems, electrical power monitoring, and telemetry platforms. You will solve complex reliability risks by converting lessons learned into durable standards for datacenter controls and mechanical systems, ensuring the continued growth of Azure and AI infrastructure through clear communication and accountability.
What does a Technical Program Manager earn?
Median $190350 from 263 postings across 39 companies.
Lead complex technical programs across global Industrial Controls Systems, Telemetry, and critical infrastructure portfolios.
Translate business and technical needs into clear program plans, epics, user stories, and accountable workstreams.
Drive cross-functional execution across teams responsible for datacenter controls, monitoring, telemetry, and mechanical systems.
Manage program governance, including status reporting, dependency tracking, risk mitigation, and decision-making forums.
Support programs that improve operator visibility into infrastructure to enable faster identification and resolution of reliability risks.
Identify systemic issues across cooling and field operations to convert lessons learned into durable standards.
Communicate complex technical and business topics clearly to senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree and 6+ years of experience in engineering, technical program management, operations, datacenter infrastructure, industrial controls, telemetry, or strategy.
3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including a Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
Bachelor's Degree and 12+ years of experience in engineering, technical program management, data analysis, operations, datacenter infrastructure, or strategy (preferred).
8+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects (preferred).
Expertise in mechanical cooling designs, components, and related datacenter mechanical systems (preferred).
Experience with industrial controls, building automation, electrical power monitoring, telemetry platforms, commissioning, or critical environment operations (preferred).
Experience driving global programs across large-scale infrastructure, cloud, or mission-critical environments (preferred).
AI
Machine Learning
Site Reliability Engineering
Observability
Anomaly Detection
Telemetry
Predictive Analytics
Intelligent Automation
Data Science
Incident Response
Technical Program Management
Data Analysis
AI
Cybersecurity
Telemetry
Data Analysis
Risk and Compliance
Governance
Product Development
Automated Workflows
Systems Thinking
Security Operations
Audit Requirements