Critical Environment Technician
Microsoft · London, United Kingdom · Critical Environment Ops
About this role
Microsoft is hiring a mid-level Data Center Engineer in the operations function based in London, United Kingdom. The posting calls out experience with Incident Response, Azure, Cloud Computing.
- Role
- Data Center Engineer
- Function
- operations
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Department
- Critical Environment Ops
- Posted
- May 12, 2026
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Job description
from Microsoft careersAs a Critical Environment Technician (CET) 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.