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Senior Electrical Engineer

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London, England, GBR
Senior level
Provides technical authority for mission-critical datacenter electrical systems. Supports commissioning, testing, validation, maintenance, safety, compliance, and 24/7 operations across the campus. Coordinates electrical infrastructure procedures, ensures reliable and redundant designs, and collaborates with commissioning and operations teams to optimize system performance.
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Overview

Join our team as a Senior Electrical Engineer and play a key role in supporting the safe, reliable operation of our mission-critical datacenter infrastructure. You’ll act as a technical authority for complex electrical systems, working closely with commissioning and operations teams to maintain, test and optimize infrastructure across the datacenter campus, while helping ensure the highest standards of safety, security and compliance.
Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers our cloud services. As a CO+I Senior Electrical Engineer, 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. 

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.

With environmental sustainability and optimization at the forefront of our datacenter design and operations, we continue to grow and evolve as we meet the ever-changing business demands that hold Microsoft as a world-class cloud provider.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.


Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

  • A strong desire and capability to learn, grow, and develop new skills 
  • Empower a culture of safety, security, and compliance in all aspect of data center activities  
  • Work with commissioning teams to properly test and validate installation, operation, and performance of electrical systems. 
  • Understand the design and functionality of your datacenter  
  • Support 24x7x365 on-site datacenters operations and electrical infrastructure  
  • Act as the technical authority for on-site operations related to a large-scale mission critical electrical system, design, and functionality 
  • Establish and coordinate maintenance and safety procedures, maintaining highly redundant electrical designs  
  • Managing the electrical infrastructures throughout datacenter campus ranging from a single large capacity facility, to several smaller ones

Qualifications
  • Required Qualifications:

    • Indepth technical engineering experience
      • OR Bachelor's degree/Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND of technical engineering experience.
    • HV/LV Formal qualification held.

    Background Check Requirements: 

    Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: 

    • Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Electrical Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across United Kingdom is £ 74,700.00 - £ 122,600.00 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.

Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/corporate-pay/united-kingdom-corporate-pay.html


This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.



Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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