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IT Operations Manager

Microsoft

Microsoft

IT, Operations
Busan, South Korea
Posted on Monday, February 12, 2024
As a Microsoft Datacenter IT Operations Manager (ITOM), you lead and manage a team of individual contributors as well as overseeing datacenter site services and logistics. This role will give you an opportunity to lead highly effective team.

Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers our cloud services. As a CO+I ITOM, 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. As a group, CO+I is focused on the personal and professional development for all employees and offers trainings and growth opportunities including Career Rotation Programs, Diversity & Inclusion trainings and events, and professional certifications.

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

  • Empowering a culture of safety, security, and compliance in all aspects of datacenter activities
  • Leading and managing a team of high-performing individual contributors and their ongoing talent development
  • Managing and overseeing datacenter site services, logistics, and deployment
  • Collaborating and coordinating with multiple internal business groups to ensure the successful delivery of service levels.
  • Analyzing production operations and initiate corrective actions to ensure operational stability.
  • Initiate and establish quality standards for the Datacenter teams and manage those initiatives through to completion.
  • Learn, live, and coach the One Microsoft culture and values. Lead through change by bringing clarity, generating energy, and delivering success.
  • Embody our culture and values.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • At least ten years’ experience managing physical operations in an IT.
  • At least three years’ experience leading and motivating a diverse, technical workforce including but not limited to team development and people management.
  • Willingness to work flexible hours, non-business hours, or other scenarios required by rhythm of the business.

While not required, we also look for the following Preferred Qualifications:

  • Enterprise-level Experience in managing large-scale and complex projects/programs.
  • Experience in working or managing hyper-scale datacenter.
  • Working knowledge of audit and compliance requirements in a large global enterprise.
  • Strong problem-solving skills, analytical capabilities, data analysis, and attention to detail.
  • Strong verbal and written communication and organization skills both in Korean and English.
  • Must be able to multi-task and project manage many tasks simultaneously.
  • College or university degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, or equivalent IT projects or operations experience.

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.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.