Critical Environment Industrial Controls Systems Engineer at Microsoft
Dulles, VA
—
Jul 30, 2026
Dulles, VA
Nov 9, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role manages Industrial Control Systems (ICS) within large-scale data centers, covering availability, data quality, security, and change management. The position involves both hands-on operation of critical building electrical and mechanical systems and program/project management of ICS initiatives. It suits candidates with a background in mission-critical facility operations, industrial controls, and datacenter infrastructure engineering.
Mid level · 2+ years · Bachelor's required · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
We read this from the posting text with AI. Skim the description below before ruling yourself out.
Why we read it this way (5)
The role is a hybrid of ICS/OT engineering and datacenter facilities operations — it does not map cleanly to a single SOC code. 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used as the best available fit; 15-1244 (Network and Computer Systems Administrators) is a plausible alternative given the infrastructure operations emphasis.
No work location is specified in the posting; the CBSA field has been left blank. The reference to 'global datacenter operations' and 'CO+I' (Microsoft's Cloud Operations & Innovation division) suggests a US-based role, but no specific city or state is confirmed.
The posting presents two overlapping requirements blocks — a general baseline (Bachelor's + 2 years) and a more detailed specialized block (3+ years mission-critical, 1.5+ years ICS design). The specialized block appears to be the operative gate; the overall years minimum is set to the baseline minimum of 2 years as stated.
EPMS, BCM, BAS, and BMS are listed together as an 'established understanding' requirement with 'and/or' phrasing, indicating any one of them satisfies the requirement. They are captured as a single preferred skill with alternatives, as the posting does not place them in a hard-gate requirements section with firm language.
Electrical systems experience (power distribution, grounding, fire alarm) and mechanical systems (HVAC, chilled water, DX refrigerant, evaporative) are required per the specialized requirements block; HVAC is used as the representative named technology for the mechanical systems cluster.
Read the full posting
The employer publishes the full description on their own site — read it there ↗. Or sign in to read it here — it's free, and it also lets you track this application.