Global Datacenter Engineer Sr Lease Program Manager-AI

Microsoft•,

15d•$119,800 - $261,000

About The Position

Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO&I) delivers core datacenter infrastructure for Microsoft’s cloud business. The Datacenter Engineering team manages complex, multidisciplinary, large-scale, multi-year datacenter construction and lease projects. This role supports delivery and technical oversight of short-term AI Infrastructure-as-a-Service contracts across the AMER region, evaluating the readiness, compliance, and performance of third-party datacenter infrastructure for high-density AI/GPU deployments. The Technical Program Manager is a primary engineering interface between Microsoft and external providers, coordinating with regional engineering, operations, construction, networking, and other technical stakeholders. The position conducts and coordinates site feasibility assessments, facility audits, design and documentation reviews, and troubleshooting at operational sites. It requires substantial electrical or mechanical engineering expertise to assess mission-critical infrastructure, identify risks and gaps, engage subject-matter experts, and drive issues to resolution. The role manages multiple concurrent projects, coordinates external architecture and engineering resources, manages technical consulting contracts, tracks provider and consultant deliverables, and maintains complete technical documentation for engineering review. It also develops portfolio-level reporting on readiness, audit findings, risks, open issues, and decisions. Applicants must meet Microsoft and applicable customer or government security screening requirements, including a Microsoft Cloud Background Check and verification of U.S. citizenship.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of experience in engineering, product or technical program management, data analysis, or product development, or equivalent experience.
2+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.
U.S. citizenship verification is required to meet federal government security requirements.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex engineering issues into clear risks, actions, and decisions.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical organizations and with internal and external stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

10+ years of experience in mission-critical or high-tech infrastructure, such as datacenters, semiconductor facilities, large-scale manufacturing, pharmaceutical facilities, or oil and gas.
Electrical engineering experience with utility/service capacity, medium- and low-voltage distribution, transformers, switchgear, UPS systems, generators, grounding, protection, and critical-load power distribution.
Mechanical engineering experience with chilled-water systems, heat rejection, pumps, cooling distribution, controls, and high-density cooling systems.
Experience assessing infrastructure supporting high-density AI or accelerated-compute environments.
Experience performing site feasibility assessments, technical due diligence, design reviews, facility audits, and engineering studies.
Experience supporting root-cause analysis and troubleshooting of electrical or mechanical infrastructure issues in operating mission-critical facilities.
Experience working with third-party datacenter, colocation, hosting, or infrastructure service providers.
Knowledge of commercial contracts, technical exhibits, provider obligations, and contractual remedies.
Knowledge of the AMER datacenter and third-party infrastructure market.
Demonstrated electrical and/or mechanical engineering expertise in mission-critical infrastructure, including the ability to independently evaluate engineering designs, system capacity, redundancy, reliability, technical risks, and infrastructure limitations.
Experience performing technical due diligence, engineering feasibility assessments, design reviews, technical audits, or similar evaluations used to determine infrastructure readiness and risk.
Ability to review engineering documentation, identify technical risks and gaps, and coordinate resolution across multiple engineering disciplines.
Experience working with technical vendors, engineering consultants, contractors, or infrastructure providers.

Responsibilities

Lead technical audits and compliance assessments of third-party datacenter facilities supporting AI infrastructure service contracts.
Coordinate technical feasibility assessments for prospective AI/GPU sites and identify infrastructure limitations, risks, required modifications, and engineering gaps.
Review provider design documentation and technical information against Microsoft requirements, especially electrical and mechanical infrastructure for high-density compute deployments.
Support troubleshooting at operational sites by coordinating with providers, Microsoft Operations, and engineering subject-matter experts to understand issues and drive resolution.
Coordinate external architects, engineers, consultants, and technical vendors performing site assessments, design reviews, audits, and engineering studies.
Serve as the central technical coordination point between providers and Microsoft engineering, operations, networking, site acquisition, and other internal stakeholders.
Identify technical gaps, risks, dependencies, and decisions needed to determine site feasibility and readiness.
Coordinate with electrical, mechanical, controls, telecom, and other engineering subject-matter experts on discipline-specific issues.
Maintain technical documentation, audit findings, risk registers, action items, and project information in applicable portfolio tools and document repositories.
Develop and present portfolio-level reporting covering site readiness, audit findings, technical risks, outstanding issues, and required decisions.
Coordinate technical site visits, including engineering participants, documentation requirements, audit scope, and readiness activities.
Track external provider and engineering consultant deliverables, responsiveness, documentation quality, and closure of technical issues.
Manage multiple projects concurrently, coordinate external engineering resources, and manage technical consulting contracts.