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Critical Environment Program Manager (CEPM) - CTJ - Top Secret

Microsoft Corporation

Cheyenne, WYJob$84–169K/yrPosted 3 days agoStill listed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$84–169K/yr
Location
Cheyenne, WY
Work Authorization
Citizenship required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Top Secret clearance, required

Job overview

Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation team seeks a Critical Environment Program Manager for its U.S. Airgap team, supporting dedicated online services for the U.S. Government. The role oversees datacenter mechanical and electrical operations, safety and compliance, facilities issues, and small-to-medium projects. It also drives cost and energy efficiency, identifies infrastructure failure points, and coordinates audits and compliance verifications.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Software Project Management, nice to haveMechanical Engineering, nice to haveElectrical Engineering, nice to haveData Centers, nice to haveWorkplace Safety, nice to haveInformation Infrastructure, nice to haveIT Equipment Support, requiredServer and Network Deployment, requiredLarge-Scale Project Delivery, requiredLarge-Scale Project Management, nice to haveBuilding Systems Operations, nice to haveElectrical Power Monitoring Systems, nice to haveBranch Circuit Monitoring, nice to haveBuilding Automation Systems, nice to haveBattery Monitoring Systems, nice to havePhysical IT Infrastructure, nice to have

Qualifications

High School Qualification or Equivalent Experience, required2+ Years IT Support or Deployment Experience, requiredAssociate's or Bachelor's in Applicable Engineering or Trades, nice to have2+ Years Large-Scale Project Experience, nice to havePMI or Similar Certification, nice to haveActive U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance, requiredMicrosoft Cloud Background Check, requiredU.S. Citizenship, required

Full job description

Overview Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers our cloud services. As a Critical Environment Program Manager (CEPM) on the U.S. Airgap team, you will perform a key role in delivering the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft’s dedicated online services supporting the U.S. Government. While our U.S. Government dedicated datacenter operations team has a sharp focus on serving our U.S. Government customers and helping them achieve federal missions, together, all of Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) infrastructure is comprised of a large global portfolio of more than 100 datacenters and 1 million 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. Be at the forefront of the action in CO+I as part of our global datacenter operations team.

Responsibilities

  • Empower a culture of safety, security, and compliance in all aspect of datacenter activities
  • Establish and enhance working relationships with customers
  • Oversee the day-to-day operations and maintenance of mechanical and electrical equipment in a datacenter
  • Ensure that electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment within the datacenter is operating at peak efficiency
  • Ensure compliance with infrastructure operations standardization
  • Act as an escalation point for all facilities-related issues within the datacenter, escalating to the Data Operations Manager as needed
  • Management of small-to-medium projects from conception to completion
  • Ensure routine reporting for critical infrastructure
  • Driving cost/energy efficiency projects
  • Identifying single points-of-failure at regional datacenter locations
  • Coordinate, plan, schedule, and supervise CE audits and compliance verifications

Qualifications Required Qualifications:

  • High School Qualification or equivalent AND 2+ years experience supporting IT equipment or related technology or delivering server and network deployment projects in large-scale environments• OR equivalent experience

Other Requirements Security Clearance Requirements: Candidates must be able 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:

  • The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance. Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination.
  • Clearance Verification: This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment.
  • Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
  • Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customer and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Associate’s or Bachelor's degree in applicable engineering field or mechanical or electrical trades
  • 2+ Years’ experience working on large scale projects.
  • Project Management Institute (PMI) or similar certification
  • Experience working with the operation of building cooling, electrical, mechanical, and life safety systems
  • Experience with Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS), Branch Circuit Monitoring (BCM), Building Automation Systems (BAS), and Battery Monitoring Systems (BMS)
  • Experience with physical IT infrastructures (e.g. Servers, SANs, Networking, etc.).

Data Center Operations Management IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $84,400 - $168,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $118,800 - $186,600 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

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.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,224 open Facilities Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$84–169K/yr
  • US median$102–130K/yr838 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $127K, is close to the US median midpoint ($125K) — in the middle half of Facilities Manager salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,224 open Facilities Manager jobs across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Facilities Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 973 postings).
Education
142 of the 1,224 open Facilities Manager jobs (12%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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