Microsoft
High Security Design Manager
$120K–$261K
United States · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years in engineering, architecture, or construction engineering; 2+ years managing cross-functional and/or cross-team design/construction projects. Equivalent experience accepted in place of the degree.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Requires verification of US Citizenship to meet federal government security requirements.
About the job
Manages the engineering scope, schedule, budget, and delivery of secure datacenter design projects from site due diligence through construction and handover to operations.
What you'll do
- Lead multiple datacenter design projects and coordinate architects, engineers, designers, internal teams, and external vendors.
- Manage project scope, schedule, budget, technical direction, and design decisions across building, power, cooling, telecom, and controls infrastructure.
- Work with operations teams on feasibility and gap analyses for converting existing datacenter spaces.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- 4+ years of experience in engineering, architecture, or construction engineering.
- 2+ years’ experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team design/construction projects.
- Meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including Microsoft Cloud Background Check and US citizenship verification.
Nice to have
- Bachelor’s Degree and 10+ years of engineering, architecture, or construction engineering; 8+ years leading cross-discipline engineering/architectural teams on design for construction projects.
- Registered Professional Engineer or Architect, PMP certification, or US Security Clearance.
Pay
USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year (base salary); USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year (base salary)
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