Data Center Project Manager - CTJ - Top Secret

Data Center Project Manager - CTJ - Top Secret United States, Virginia, Manassas

Job description

Company and benefits

Job number 200065398

Date posted Nov 05, 2026

Work site Fully on-site

Travel Less than 25%

Profession Data Center

Discipline Data Center Operations Management

Role type Individual Contributor

Employment type Full-Time

Overview

Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers our cloud services. As a Datacenter Project Manager (DCPM) on the U.S. Government 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.

At Microsoft, our mission—to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more—guides how we partner with customers to deliver trusted, impactful solutions. With a growth mindset culture, we innovate responsibly and measure success by shared progress—people, teams, and customers. Join us to do meaningful work that changes the world and helps shape what’s next for everyone.

Responsibilities

• Empower a culture of safety, security, and compliance in all aspect of datacenter activities
• Establish and enhance relevant working relationships with customers
• Create and manage end-to-end project plans and ensure on time delivery
• Plan, manage, and communicate end-to-end project plans with stakeholders and teams
• Perform day to day project check-in and update to manage project delivery and quality
• Identify risks, gaps, and opportunities and communicate to stakeholders and other teams to drive resolution
• Gather and provide feedback on lessons learned, well-aligned practices, and innovations on process/procedures and tools to improve efficiencies and productivity
• Be part of a mobilization team that supports deployments and break/fix activities at datacenter locations experiencing high work volumes
• Learn, live, and coach the One Microsoft culture and values. Lead through change by bringing clarity, generating energy, and delivering success

Qualifications

Required/Minimum 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