Summary

About Kering

As a global Luxury group, Kering manages the development of a series of renowned Maisons in Fashion, Leather Goods, Jewelry and Watches: Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Brioni, Boucheron, Pomellato, Dodo, Qeelin, Ulysse Nardin, Girard-Perregaux, as well as Kering Eyewear. By placing creativity at the heart of its strategy, Kering enables its Maisons to set new limits in terms of their creative expression while crafting tomorrow's Luxury in a sustainable and responsible way. We capture these beliefs in our signature: Empowering Imagination. In 2020, Kering had nearly 38,000 employees and restated revenue of 13.1 billion.
The position is within Kering Technology, the Kering department in charge of all the IT management for Kering and its Maisons.

Job Description

We are currently seeking a Global Network Engineer to join our team.

Your opportunity

The Global Network Engineer will be integrated in the Global Infrastructure team, in charge of the studies, Proof of Concept and standards definitions for the group, representing more than 2000 sites across 50+ countries.

As part of the team, you will be a network expert, specialized in LAN and WAN infrastructure, with the goal to create and maintain a service catalogue and ensure constant market evolution of the technologies. You will be managing external contractors and partners as well as interacting with Kering regional teams.

How you will contribute

The role responsibilities and duties include:

Study new solutions to improve performance and management of Kering infrastructures

Lead or participate in the projects related to LAN/WAN/WiFi infrastructures, starting with the deployment of our new SD-WAN across the world, and assisting the group in his cloud journey

Manage Kering global and major contracts with the providers

Act as an interface for the company regions (AMER, EMEA, APAC), including the brands counterparts

Ensure the coordination with the operations, cloud DevOps and security teams

Act as an escalation and technology referent on major events

Create and maintain documentations relative to the perimeter

Who you are

For the position, you are required to have the following qualifications:

Computer Science / Information Technology degree or equivalent

Minimum 5 years experience in network engineering positions

Good knowledge and experience in SD-WAN technology

Experience in Cloud-based LAN/WiFi technology, such as Meraki

Experience in Zscaler Cloud security solution (ZIA and ZPA) is a plus

Knowledge in monitoring tools

Have experience in managing external providers and contractors in the past

Very good level of English, both written and spoken

Capable of managing and supervise requests for proposal and large-scale projects

Why work with us?

Kering Infrastructure is a dynamic team, that do not fear to make audacious choices ahead of the market to serve at best his customers. Does it sound like you? Then apply and lets meet!

Kering is committed to building a diverse workforce. We believe diversity in all its forms gender, age, nationality, culture, religious beliefs and sexual orientation enriches the workplace. It opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to adapt to a changing world. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their background.