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Scaleway

Network Expansion and Contract Manager

Scaleway
France · Full-time · Mid-Senior

Key Facts about Scaleway Network


  • Connecting 100,000+ physical servers for virtualized cloud and dedicated servers infrastructure
  • 10 datacenters in 3 countries, plus a dozen of network PoPs across Europe
  • More than 5 Tbps of Internet traffic
  • Many thousands of routers and switches
  • Highly automated massive-scale technical environment




Responsibilities

  • Work closely with the network infrastructure and leadership teams to gather business needs for network expansion
  • Identify vendors and services that cater to Scaleway's network business needs, including metro and long-haul DWDM wavelengths, dark fibers, IP transit, IXP, etc
  • Negotiate key vendor contracts and orders from a business perspective
  • Work together with the network infrastructure leadership on optimizing network costs
  • Find private peering partners, negotiate private peering conditions, and develop private peering outreach
  • Analyse Scaleway traffic patterns and anticipate future capacity growth
  • Collaborate with product managers and product engineering teams to understand product roadmaps and network capacity needs
  • Work closely with the finance team on budget planning and follow-up, business case analysis, and supplier invoicing




Mandatory Qualifications

  • Minimum 3 years of experience in the service provider industry (ISP, cloud, content, and CDN providers, large scale web-services)
  • Understanding of the telecom and datacenter market, including key players and types of services
  • Experience in procurement and business negotiations
  • At least a basic understanding of the technical fundamentals of internet routing, fiber optics, and physical data center infrastructure
  • General computer science background: overall understanding of how computer hardware, software, and networking work, fluency in IT jargon
  • Ability to write documents and present information in a structured manner
  • Strong communication skills
  • Fluent in English and French, spoken and written




Nice To Have Qualifications

  • Previous experience as a network engineer and strong technical background in IP routing, fiber optics, routing protocols, network hardware, and datacenter infrastructure
  • Established contacts with industry players
  • Fluency in French & English




Location

This position is based in our offices in Paris, Lille or Toulouse (France)

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Posted
Jan 06, 2025
Type
Full-time
Level
Mid-Senior
Location
Paris
Company
Scaleway

Industries

Software Development

Categories

Management Manufacturing

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