Networking Technical Program Manager – AI Cloud Data Centers

Iris Energy; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

IREN is seeking a Technical Program Manager, Networking in Sydney to turn growth plans into delivered network capacity across data centres and AI clusters. You will run end-to-end programs for network installation, coordinating across engineering, data centre construction, facilities, procurement and finance to ensure on-time delivery.

Strong planning skills and a working knowledge of data centre fabrics, fibre, WAN and routing are essential, along with experience with Jira/Smartsheet/MS

Qualifications

• Solid experience as a technical program or project manager delivering network, data centre or telecommunications infrastructure.
• Technical understanding of networking: data centre fabrics, fibre, WAN and routing.
• Experience with capacity planning, procurement and long-lead equipment.
• Experience coordinating multiple teams and suppliers to deliver complex builds on schedule.
• Strong planning and tracking skills with Jira/Smartsheet/MS Project; comfortable with data in spreadsheets and dashboards.
• Experience with GPU or HPC cluster builds is highly regarded.
• Clear, concise communication with engineers, partners and executives.
• Calm, organized and decisive when priorities change.

Responsibilities

• Own network capacity planning with engineering: forecast demand from new sites and AI clusters, and turn it into equipment, fibre and circuit plans.
• Run network install programs end to end, from ordering and logistics through rack and stack, cabling, bring-up and handover to operations.
• Coordinate across data centre construction, facilities, procurement, finance, supply chain and customer teams so networking is ready when each site is.
• Manage suppliers, carriers and installation partners, tracking orders, lead times and delivery against plan.
• Build and maintain program plans, schedules and dependencies, and keep them current as priorities shift.
• Identify risks and blockers early, drive them to resolution and escal…
• Report program status, capacity and milestones to engineering and executive stakeholders.
• Improve how we plan and deliver, using data, tooling and automation to make builds faster and more predictable.
• Deliver network capacity for one of the fastest-growing AI cloud platforms.
• Grow towards senior program leadership as the team and build program expand.
• Competitive salary range finalized based on experience and impact
• Short and long-term incentive programs designed to reward both results and long term company success

Skills

Technical program mgmt

Networking knowledge

Capacity planning

Cross-functional coordination

Jira

Smartsheet

MS Project

GPU/HPC experience

Communication

Decision making

Tools

Jira

Smartsheet

MS Project

Job description

IREN is seeking a Technical Program Manager, Networking in Sydney to turn growth plans into delivered network capacity across data centres and AI clusters. You will run end-to-end programs for network installation, coordinating across engineering, data centre construction, facilities, procurement and finance to ensure on-time delivery.

Strong planning skills and a working knowledge of data centre fabrics, fibre, WAN and routing are essential, along with experience with Jira/Smartsheet/MS