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High Security Design Manager

Microsoft Corporation

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Compensation
$120–235K/yr
Location
Multiple Locations
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Job overview

Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation’s Air-Gapped Cloud team delivers datacenter capacity and infrastructure for specialized environments. The High Security Design Manager manages engineering scope, schedule, and budget for datacenter design projects, guiding designs from site due diligence through operations turnover. The role coordinates internal and external resources and stakeholders to deliver concurrent datacenter solutions aligned with project requirements and Microsoft’s capacity roadmap.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

CommunicationOrganizationLeadershipCommercial ArchitectureIndustrial ArchitectureEngineeringDatacenter DesignCross-Functional Project ManagementDesign and Construction Project ManagementCross-Discipline Team Leadership

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Architecture, Engineering, or Related Field or Equivalent Experience4+ Years Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Engineering Experience2+ Years Managing Design or Construction ProjectsMicrosoft Cloud Background CheckUS Citizenship VerificationBachelor's Degree and 10+ Years Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Engineering8+ Years Leading Cross-Discipline Engineering or Architectural TeamsRegistered Professional Engineer or ArchitectPMP CertificationUS Security Clearance

Full job description

Overview

Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO&I) is the team behind the cloud. Within CO+I, Air-Gapped Cloud (AGC) delivers mission-critical datacenter capacity and infrastructure supporting specialized environments with unique delivery requirements. The MS portfolio consists of complex, multi-disciplinary, large scale, multi-year datacenter construction and lease projects. We are looking for a High Security Design Manager to help build the cloud datacenters that power the world’s largest online services for our most security conscience customers.

Responsibilities

The High Security Design Manager will manage the engineering scope, schedule, and budget for greenfield, brownfield and retrofit engineering / design projects. This position will manage internal and external resources for the delivery of the Datacenter building, power, cooling, telecom, and controls infrastructure to align with Microsoft Corporation datacenter capacity roadmap.

The High Security Design Manager will be responsible for the facilitation and delivery of Microsoft’s industry-leading datacenter designs including the development of innovative technology and advanced concepts from Site Due Diligence through design development, permitting, construction, and the turnover to Operations. This role will provide design management, technical direction, decision-making and overall leadership for our datacenter designs. To be successful in this role the candidate will oversee the delivery of multiple, concurrent, complete Datacenter design solutions aligned with the scopes, schedules, and budgets of the projects. The High Security Design Manager will engage with key Microsoft stakeholder groups as well as outside vendors who specialize in datacenter architecture and engineering.

  • Coordinate a team of architects, engineers and designers and deliver projects aligned with the defined scope, schedule, and budget.

  • Collaborate with on-site operations teams to perform feasibility / gap analysis for conversion of existing datacenter spaces to new / upgraded uses.

  • Have  communication, organization, and leadership skills.

  • Proficiency in commercial and industrial architecture and engineering with a primary focus on datacenter design.

  • Able to work with other technical and non-technical groups in a fast-paced environment and do so with an even temperament.

  • A person of integrity, be methodical, detailed-oriented with work ethic.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, or related field AND 4+ years of experience in engineering, architecture, construction engineering OR equivalent experience.

  • 2+ years’ experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team design/construction projects.

Other 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.

  • Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of US Citizenship to meet federal government security requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree and 10+ years of engineering, architecture, construction engineering.

  • 8+ years experience leading cross discipline engineering / Architectural teams in design for construction projects.

  • Registered Professional Engineer or Architect

  • PMP certification

  • US Security Clearance

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Technical Program Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $160,200 - $261,000 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. (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html)

How this job compares

Set against the 1,804 open Construction Project Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$120–235K/yr
  • US median$115–181K/yr977 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $177K, is 14% above the US median midpoint ($156K) — in the middle half of Construction Project Manager salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,804 open Construction Project Manager jobs across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Construction Project Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (1,318 postings).
Education
385 of the 1,804 open Construction Project Manager jobs (21%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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