Microsoft hiring energy strategists to power its Asian datacenters

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Asia In Brief Microsoft is hiring senior managers to ensure its datacenters in Asia can access the energy they need.

The software giant last week advertised for three “Senior Energy Program Managers” – two in Australia and another in Singapore – who will be “responsible for strategizing and executing “end-to-end” plans for Microsoft’s energy requirement for a specific geographical market within the APAC region.”

Microsoft wants whoever gets the gigs to “Lead and implement datacenter power interconnection projects, power purchase agreement and/or energy supply contract development with utilities and third-party energy suppliers in support of Microsoft’s DC businesses in APAC and associated objectives related to capacity delivery, cost and sustainability.”

Microsoft Singapore has also advertised for a Principal Civil/Geotech Engineer to help with datacenter builds ...