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    Infrastructure Design & Construction Director

    Competitive
     

    Job Description

    Northern France
     
    The Client

    Datacenter People has been instructed by a global player and the leading European cloud provider operating over 450,000 servers within 34 data centers across 4 continents to reach 1,6 million customers in over 140 countries.

    What The Job Involves

    • Manage all of the design and implementation of the infrastructure projects (data centers and network) necessary for the group’s growth.
    • Structure and develop the skills center to support the growth of a global business.
    • To sustain and reinforce the innovation and agility capacities of the OVHcloud model.
    • Be responsible for the delivery of datacenter and network infrastructures for all projects (quality, cost, time).
    • Be responsible for infrastructure availability (quantity/date made available...) for DC extension projects.
    • Manage your perimeter’s budget and P&L.
    • Manage and support a team of around thirty people, including 4 managers with direct reporting.

    We're Looking Someone With

    • Training as an engineer or architect in construction and/or building.
    • Minimum of 15 years' experience in the construction/design/engineering sector,
    • Entrepreneurial spirit, initiative and innovation orientation,
    • Command of English and French.
    • Ideally international experience(s) in Asia and/or North America.


    We regret that due to the high volume of applications we are unable to acknowledge each one. Please bear in mind that if you are selected for interview we will contact you within the next seven days.

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