Overview
In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day as a Physical Security Engineer.
Microsoft's Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers our cloud services. As a Physical Security Engineer, you will perform a key role in delivering and sustaining physical security infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's online services including CoPilot, Bing, Office 365, Xbox, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform.
This includes managing the health of physical security systems across a portfolio of locations through break/fix operations, participating in on-call DRI rotation to provide support, ensuring that systems and hardware are configured in alignment with baseline standards, participating in program improvements in partnership with other teams, and enabling the delivery of new datacenter capacity through programming access control and video systems.
This is a high-visibility position in an area of large and expanding investment for Microsoft and offers a terrific opportunity for technical and career growth.
This is a flexible work opportunity role offering remote work from home or in-person work as desired.
We are focused on the personal and professional development for all employees and offer trainings and growth opportunities including Career Rotation Programs, Diversity & Inclusion trainings and events, and professional certifications.
Responsibilities
* Program physical access control and video systems as part of the delivery of new datacenters.
* Provide oversight of security systems design for access control and video programming to ensure compliance with design standards and requirements.
* Participate in on-call DRI rotation to support physical security systems.
* Assess data related to the health of security systems and infrastructure to identify gaps, performance trends, compliance with system configuration standards, and work with peers to recommend and execute repeatable strategies to address issues at scale.
* Continuously identify and recommend improvements across the program to processes, procedures, and documentation.
* Manage physical security systems lifecycle support and compliance, hosting regular datacenter site meetings in partnership with security operations and facility management teams to proactively address site security system health, and coordinate maintenance and repair services with internal and external service providers.