CDI - Infrastructure Manager - Hosting & Cloud

Rexel; Paris; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Rexel in Paris is seeking an Infrastructure Manager - Hosting & Cloud to design, implement, and optimize cloud and on-premise hosting infrastructure. You will lead infrastructure teams, drive Azure-based initiatives, and ensure security and governance across platforms.

Responsibilities include cloud migration support, automation via IaC, and maintaining high availability with DR capabilities in a hybrid environment. Fluency in English is required.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in IT infrastructure or cloud environments.
• Experience managing cloud and hosting environments.
• Experience leading infrastructure or cloud engineering teams.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure in hybrid environments and VMware virtualization.
• Fluent English required.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure environments, primarily on Microsoft Azure.
• Lead infrastructure and cloud engineering teams.
• Ensure security, compliance, and governance (SOC2, ISO 27001, GDPR).
• Support cloud migration initiatives from on-premise to cloud platforms.
• Implement automation and Infrastructure-as-Code solutions.
• Help design scalable and resilient infrastructure architectures.
• Oversee data center & hosting management, uptime, DR, and incident response.

Skills

IT infrastructure

Cloud environments

Azure Hybrid

VMware

Kubernetes

Fluent English

Leadership

Terraform

Ansible

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Terraform

VMware

Kubernetes

Ansible

Job description

Company Description

Rexel. Electrifying solutions that make a sustainable future possible.

Company Description

Rexel. Electrifying solutions that make a sustainable future possible.

Rexel, a global expert in the multi-channel distribution of electrical products and services for the energy sector, serves three main markets: residential, commercial, and industrial. Passionate, dedicated, and highly skilled, our employees contribute to delivering innovative electrification solutions on the ground and making the energy transition possible. We believe in bringing positive energy to everything we do! Join our dynamic teams and be part of this extraordinary journey! Joining the Rexel teams offers an exciting and dynamic environment, where you can make a tangible difference, work on innovative projects, collaborate with diverse teams, and develop professionally and personally.

Job Description

As a Infrastructure Manager - Hosting & Cloud, you will be responsible for the design, implementation, management, as well as optimization of the organization’s cloud and on-premise hosting infrastructure. Your objective: to ensure secure, scalable, highly available, and cost-effective infrastructure services that support enterprise applications, data center platforms, and business operations. Your role: to lead infrastructure teams, oversee cloud strategy, manage hosting environments, ensure compliance and security standards. You will be working closely with application, security, DevOps, Managed Service Providers and data center teams to deliver reliable, scalable infrastructure services.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Infrastructure Management

• Design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure environments, primarily on Microsoft Azure.
• Ensure scalability, performance, reliability, and security of cloud services.
• Oversee provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management of cloud resources.
• Contribute to cloud governance and architecture standards.

Data Center & Platform Management

• Manage enterprise hosting environments including data centers, virtualized infrastructure, and hybrid cloud platforms.
• Ensure high availability and disaster recovery capabilities.
• Support hosting for enterprise applications, databases, and analytics platforms.
• Monitor infrastructure capacity and performance.

Infrastructure Architecture & Strategy

• Contribute to the definition and execution of the cloud and infrastructure strategy.
• Support cloud migration initiatives from on-premise environments to cloud platforms.
• Implement automation and Infrastructure-as-Code solutions.
• Help design scalable and resilient infrastructure architectures.

Security, Compliance & Governance

• Ensure infrastructure aligns with security policies and regulatory standards (SOC2, ISO 27001, GDPR).
• Work closely with cybersecurity teams to implement security controls.
• Support identity access policies and infrastructure security monitoring.

Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor infrastructure and cloud engineers.
• Coordinate activities with DevOps, security, networking, and application teams.
• Manage relationships with vendors and external service providers.

Operations & Reliability

• Ensure infrastructure uptime and reliability.
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and service restoration.
• Support monitoring, logging, and alerting practices.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in IT infrastructure or cloud environments.
• Experience managing cloud and hosting environments.
• Experience leading infrastructure or cloud engineering teams.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure in hybrid environments and VMware virtualization.
• Fluent English required.

Technical Skills

• Cloud platforms: Microsoft Azure (Hybrid Environment).
• Infrastructure: VMware, Hyper-V.
• Automation / IaC: Terraform.
• Containers: Kubernetes.
• Configuration management: Ansible, Chef, Puppet.
• Networking: VPC, VPN, load balancing, firewalls.

Leadership Skills

• Team leadership and mentoring.
• Vendor and stakeholder management.
• Strategic planning and project leadership.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Additional Information

Chez Rexel, nous pensons que notre succès dépend de vous. Nous vous aidons à développer vos connaissances et à explorer de nouveaux domaines au sein de l'entreprise et dans le cadre de votre développement de carrière. Nous sommes conscients de notre responsabilité sociale et nous nous engageons en faveur de l'égalité et de la diversité dans notre environnement de travail. Ensemble, nous pouvons créer un avenir meilleur.