Critical Environment Energy Marshall

Overview

Microsoft is seeking a Critical Environment Energy Marshall to support its cloud operations and innovation work in Singapore. This role sits within Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I), the organization responsible for the infrastructure that supports Microsoft’s online services, including Bing, Office 365, Xbox, OneDrive, and Microsoft Azure.

The team manages a global datacenter footprint of more than 200 datacenters across 32 countries, backed by thousands of experts supporting over 1 billion customers and 20 million businesses in more than 90 countries. The work is centered on environmental sustainability, operational optimization, and delivering dependable cloud infrastructure at scale.

Microsoft emphasizes an inclusive workplace and a culture built on respect, integrity, accountability, and continuous growth. CO+I also provides learning and development opportunities such as career rotation programs, diversity and inclusion training and events, and professional certifications.

Responsibilities

• Own and monitor compliance with Microsoft’s Energy Isolation Program and define the acceptance criteria for approving campus Energy Isolation Plans.
• Apply lessons learned, bring consistency to the process, and strengthen the rigor of the energy isolation program so it meets or exceeds internal safety policy requirements.
• Use local codes and standards as the base framework for the campus-wide energy isolation program.
• Work with the engineering team to establish a centralized Lockout Tag Out (LOTO) process across campus entities and determine whether a group or individual LOTO method is needed.
• Launch energy isolation activities and provide ongoing status updates throughout execution.
• Coordinate with Microsoft’s construction team when energy isolation work could affect core datacenter operations.
• Partner with engineering as a subject matter expert during energy isolation incident investigations within the assigned area.
• Take part in high-risk activity planning meetings related to energy isolation.
• Review high-risk SOWs, SOPs, and MOPs and ensure all energy sources are identified.
• Verify that workers have the required qualifications, training, and personal protective equipment before work begins.
• Prepare monthly reporting on activity progress and the overall status of the energy isolation program.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline with at least 3 years of technical engineering experience; or a Bachelor’s degree in the same fields with at least 3 years of technical engineering experience; or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Ability to satisfy Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements.
• Must be eligible to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check on hire or transfer and again every two years.
• Preferred: Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline with at least 5 years of technical engineering experience; or a Bachelor’s degree in the same fields with at least 5 years of technical engineering experience; or equivalent experience.
• Experience working in critical environments and with relevant industry standards and practices.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical topics to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to read and interpret line drawings and system redundancy information to ensure LOTO designs are fully effective and aligned with Microsoft standards.
• Background in controlling hazardous energy within complex mission-critical infrastructure.
• Experience operating and maintaining building MEP systems, including power distribution, lighting, grounding, fire alarms, security, life safety, controls, and sprinkler systems.
• Understanding of electrical theory and its practical use in maintaining critical electrical equipment such as paralleling switchgear, redundant UPS systems, DC battery strings, multi-source utility switchgear, and standby diesel generators.
• Knowledge of construction methods, technical terminology, and project documentation such as blueprints, electrical one-lines, and construction drawings.
• Practical exposure to building management systems, automation, controls, and related frameworks.

Additional Information

This role will remain open for a minimum of 5 days and applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, disability, political affiliation, veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

If you need help with religious accommodations or a reasonable accommodation related to a disability during the application process, Microsoft provides support for such requests.