Backbone Fiber Business & Vendor Developer

Salary: £60,000 - 110,000 per year

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or related IT experience
• Experience related to spectrum management, securing licenses for the provision of telecommunications services, and ensuring regulatory compliance at an international level
• Experience managing procurement teams with direct experience in supplier and supply chain management
• Experience solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations with proven impact on business outcomes, or experience building and managing financial models for business forecasting and problem solving
• Experience working in a network planning, network construction or implementation, or commercial implementation role at an ISP, telecoms operator, or hyperscaler
• Experience in strategic marketing management and market analysis, with the ability to build and execute a strategy with clear goals and objectives aligned to business and service objectives
• Experience working across functional teams and senior stakeholders
• Experience with network protocols such as DNS, DHCP, and TCP, or experience in Linux and networking protocols
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities

Responsibilities:

• Drive our European backbone network infrastructure strategy and execution
• Design and implement large-scale network architecture supporting our global operations
• Develop and execute strategic network expansion plans with regular milestone tracking
• Optimize network topology for maximum efficiency and cost-effectiveness
• Monitor and analyze telecommunications market trends, emerging technologies, and industry developments
• Identify and evaluate strategic suppliers for wavelengths, dark fiber, and submarine cable capacity
• Lead technical vendor strategy across our European network topology
• Develop and maintain key commercial and technical partnerships within Europe
• Manage supplier onboarding, performance metrics, and service quality standards
• Coordinate with vendors and internal teams to deliver new backbone capacity
• Collaborate with finance partners on budget planning and allocation
• Manage risk assessment, escalations, and technical constraint resolution
• Balance business requirements with technical limitations and cost considerations

Technologies:

• AWS
• Backbone
• Cloud
• Hardware
• Linux
• Marketing
• Network
• Security
• Architect
• DevOps
• Support
• Web

More:

We are AWS Infrastructure Services, and this position can be based in Dublin or London. We own the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure, keeping the cloud running across our data centers, servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment. You will join a diverse and inclusive team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles, working on challenging problems at global scale. We offer a culture that values bold ideas, mentorship, career growth, and work/life balance, with the opportunity to help shape the future of cloud infrastructure at AWS.

last updated 36 week of 2026