mid operations Data Center Engineer ic · Posted May 19, 2026
$47,840 – $76,960
USD per year

About this role

Microsoft is hiring a mid-level Data Center Engineer in the operations function based in United States, Multiple Locations, Multiple Locations, United States, Georgia, Atlanta, United States, Wyoming, Cheyenne, United States, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, United States, Arizona, Phoenix, United States, Texas, San Antonio, United States, Washington, Wenatchee. The posting calls out experience with Incident Response, Azure, Cloud Computing. Compensation is listed at $47,840–$76,960 per year.

Role
Data Center Engineer
Function
operations
Level
mid
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
United States, Multiple Locations, Multiple Locations, United States, Georgia, Atlanta, United States, Wyoming, Cheyenne, United States, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, United States, Arizona, Phoenix, United States, Texas, San Antonio, United States, Washington, Wenatchee
Department
Critical Environment Ops
Posted
May 19, 2026

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Job description

from Microsoft careers
Overview

As a Critical Environment Technician in Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) team, you will maintain the critical infrastructure that keeps our Datacenters up and running. This could be anything from coordinating with supplier/vendors, recognizing safe versus unsafe work environment, having a hands-on understanding of how critical environment equipment works, performing various types of maintenance, responding to onsite incidents while coordinating with other critical facilities professionals, and using telemetry and other platforms to monitor equipment performance and operations.

Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers our cloud services. As a CO+I Critical Environment Technician, you will perform a key role in delivering the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's online services including Bing, Office 365, Xbox, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform. As a group, CO+I is focused on the personal and professional development of all employees and offers training and opportunities including Career Rotation Programs, Diversity & Inclusion training and events, and professional certifications.

Our infrastructure is comprised of a large global portfolio of more than 200 datacenters in 32 countries and millions of servers. Our foundation is built upon and managed by a team of subject matter experts working to support services for more than 1 billion customers and 20 million businesses in over 90 countries worldwide.

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