Senior Manager IT Infrastructure EMEA

About Equinix

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, shortening the path to connectivity to enable the innovations that enrich our work, life and planet.

A place where bold ideas are welcomed, human connection is valued, and everyone has the opportunity to shape their future.

Joining our operations team means being at the center of everything – maintaining and evolving critical infrastructure that powers the digital world and delivers real impact for our customers, communities and society. You’ll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you—because when you feel valued, you’re empowered to do your best work.

Job Summary

Equinix Managed Solutions provides worldwide infrastructure platforms and infrastructure management services to its customers and has teams in 8 countries worldwide. In EMEA, Equinix Managed Solutions has teams in Ireland, Finland, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom, and also delivers services in France, Germany, Sweden and Turkey. Further expansion in EMEA is underway.

As Senior Manager IT Infrastructure EMEA, you are responsible for the availability, health and security of the IT infrastructure platforms and services we deliver to our customers. Your scope will be all compute, storage and backup devices, as well as the virtualization software used to manage and present these to our customers. You will work closely with your colleagues in the Support team, the Network team and the Operating Systems and Applications team to provide an excellent experience for our customers and employees. The EMEA infra team consists of 18 virtualization, storage and backup engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain, and if necessary, improve the availability, health and security of the platforms
• Create short- and long-term plans and budgets, and steer the execution of these plans
• Steer all relevant infrastructural ITIL-related processes
• Maintain a work environment where people feel included and motivated
• Improve and simplify operational processes and procedures
• Work with other departments on expanding the platforms and onboarding new customers
• Improve the scalability of the department

What You Bring

• A curious, results‑driven, collaborative, and open mindset
• The ability to proactively address issues before they escalate
• A strong ability to work effectively in a functionally organized, international environment built on cooperation
• Several years of experience leading infrastructure teams within a solution‑provider context
• A proven track record of simplifying processes and a strong affinity for automation
• Experience in project governance
• Experience working in an international environment (preferred)

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Key skills/competency

• IT Infrastructure Management
• Virtualization Technologies
• Storage Solutions
• Backup Systems
• ITIL Processes
• Project Governance
• Automation Strategies
• Team Leadership
• EMEA Operations
• Platform Scalability