Microsoft is actively seeking a team leader with experience in robotics to join their team and focus on automating data center operations. The position, which was listed on Microsoft’s website, requires the ideal candidate to have at least three years of hands-on experience in hardware automation and robotics, as well as technical qualifications and experience in engineering or technical program management and team leadership.
According to Microsoft’s senior director of Datacenter Research, Sean James, the company is building a dedicated automation team to shape the future of data center operations. The goal is to make these data centers safe and efficient. The job listing emphasizes the need for strong leadership qualities, organizational skills and excellent communication skills.
The position is primarily located at Microsoft’s Redmond site, but may offer up to 100% remote work. Generally, the salary range is from $133,600 to $256,800 per year, except for San Francisco and New York – $282,200 to $282,200 per year.
This recent Microsoft interest in data center automation may be related to an incident that occurred in late August in the blue cloud region of eastern Australia. Although the outage was caused by power problems, some infrastructure components were unable to automatically come back online due to insufficient personnel on site. Microsoft has admitted that it lacked on-site people during the outage.
Other companies, such as the Telehouse data center in London, have already experimented with using robots to inspect the data room. The Association of IT and Data Center Professionals has also highlighted concerns about staffing costs and staffing availability in its annual survey. Data center automation is becoming increasingly important as the demand for staff exceeds the supply.
Microsoft’s interest in automation extends beyond data centers, as the company is also looking to implement small nuclear reactors to power its data centers. While Microsoft has not provided further details on its plans for robot automation, the move is in line with a global trend to incorporate automation into various industries to improve operational efficiency and reduce costs.
Avots: DCD, The Register
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2023-10-16 15:12:07
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