Senior Network Expert & Project Manager

About the role

Veolia's Digital Business & Technology (DB&T) unit is looking for a Senior Network Expert & Project Manager at its headquarters in Aubervilliers. The role covers technical architecture, project leadership and handover to operations, with high-level technical support to Service Managers or production teams on complex incidents. It also drives product or service innovation and animates a product community.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain expertise in connectivity products and technologies (SD-WAN, LAN, Wi-Fi, proxy, DNS/DHCP, firewall) with vendors such as Cisco Meraki, Palo Alto and Infoblox, and cloud providers AWS, Azure and GCP
• Identify and evaluate technical and product opportunities that can be deployed or reused across business units
• Contribute to technical standards and ensure network architectures comply with Technical Architecture and Operations Documents (DATEX) and existing policies
• Handle L3 support and lead crisis management on major incidents, validating action plans and restoring service levels
• Update and maintain technical documentation and architecture compliance
• Lead at least medium-sized projects as project manager, using project methodology and ensuring a smooth transition to operational teams
• Animate product communities to communicate strategy, product evolutions and service understanding, and drive continuous improvement
• Support Service Managers in controlling managed service provider activities, especially on complex tickets and critical incidents
• Take part in service definition, vendor management and technical committees

Required profile

• 15 years of experience, including concrete experience in innovation and complex SI transformation and deployment at scale
• Demonstrated experience as project manager on medium-sized projects
• Experience leading product communities and communicating strategy to stakeholders
• Fluent English to discuss with business units and use international documentation
• Strong communication, leadership, decision-making and organisation skills

Required skills

• Connectivity technologies: SD-WAN, LAN, Wi-Fi, proxy, DNS/DHCP, firewall
• Vendor platforms: Cisco Meraki, Palo Alto Networks, Infoblox
• Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP
• ITIL service approach

What we offer

• Career development opportunities within Veolia Headquarters and the Veolia Group, in France and internationally
• 100% reimbursement of urban transport subscriptions
• 10 extra days off (RTT) in addition to 5 weeks of paid leave
• Restaurant and meal vouchers for teleworking days
• Profit-sharing