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Critical Environment Technician

Microsoft· Critical Environment Ops
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Hybrid (Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Middenmeer)€42.6k - €55kfull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

As a Critical Environment Technician (CET) in Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) team, you will maintain critical infrastructure in Microsoft datacenters, perform maintenance, respond to onsite incidents, and monitor equipment performance. The role supports Microsoft online services (Bing, Office 365, Xbox, OneDrive, Azure) within a global datacenter footprint and emphasizes safety, procedures, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as an operations specialist in one major area of CE operations (e.g., electrical, mechanical, controls, generators) and work on advanced tasks independently.
  • Inspect and supervise critical environment-related facility equipment (controls, HVAC, mechanical systems), building, and grounds for unsafe or abnormal conditions and escalate per applicable policies and standards.
  • Utilize internal CMMS to track all equipment assets and complete work order requests for maintenance work.
  • Safely and quickly respond to and lead onsite incident response teams for all abnormal conditions that impact operations, coordinating with other critical facilities professionals to perform corrective repairs, without supervision.
  • Enhance, develop new or follow preexisting EOPs, MOPs, and SOPs related to CE operations and incidents.
  • Under minimal oversight, perform various types of maintenance (planned, predictive, corrective) and repairs following MOPs and SOPs for one or more equipment types (electrical, mechanical, cooling systems).
  • Have hands-on understanding of equipment operation and troubleshooting across systems, subsystems, and components within trained discipline.
  • Provide consultation to lower-level colleagues in troubleshooting systems and problems.
  • Understand, follow, and ensure safety and security requirements (JHAs, EH&S, toolbox talks) and business processes to perform work safely, with quality and reliability.
  • Embody Microsoft culture and values.

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent AND mission critical services work/learned experience in high-availability environments (e.g., data centers, oil & gas refineries, hospitals, pharmaceutical, manufacturing) OR equivalent experience.
  • Background check: able to meet Microsoft Cloud Background Check and security screening requirements.

Skills

Required:Critical environment operationsFacility equipment inspection and supervisionCMMS usageIncident response leadershipSOP/MOP/EOP developmentMaintenance and repairsTroubleshootingSafety and compliance
Last updated Oct 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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