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Principal Regional Critical Environment Program Manager

MicrosoftPhoenix, AZFull-time

This position serves as the regional coordination point for data center critical-environment projects, managing intake, prioritization, governance, scope, and resource alignment. It partners with operations, engineering, construction, and other teams to improve equipment designs, technologies, deployment methods, and change adoption. The manager may provide hands-on support during incidents or high-risk work periods and help launch new data center metro areas by training personnel. A major focus is ensuring teams are prepared for emergency operating procedures and can respond effectively to facility and infrastructure events. The role suits an experienced data center, physical IT infrastructure, or facilities operations leader who can manage complex programs and collaborate across diverse stakeholders.

Requirements

10+ years supporting IT equipment or large-scale server and network deployments, or equivalent experience15+ years in critical environment or physical IT infrastructure with a bachelor’s or technical degree, or 17+ years with a high school qualificationExperience operating building cooling, electrical, mechanical, and life-safety systemsFamiliarity with EPMS, BCM, and BAS systemsAbility to lead regional programs, manage project portfolios, and align resources and technical requirementsStrong collaboration, negotiation, change management, and emergency-response capabilities
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Microsoft runs its Azure West US 3 cloud region from owner-built data centers in Goodyear and El Mirage, with 16 buildings tracked by Arizona AI.

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