CDN Gateway & Backend Team Manager
ref :584111 | 27 Apr 2025
apply before : 26 Jul 2025
- Morocco - Sala Al Jadida - Morocco
about the role
Scope of the Manager of the CDN Gateway & Backend
The Manager of the CDN Gateway & Backend Team will oversee the development, implementation and lifecycle of CDN applications and components. This role encompasses both people and delivery management, with a strong emphasis on industrializing the team’s way of working — from think through to operation support. This role requires a strong focus on team management, process optimization, and the adoption of best practices in software development.
This manager will also ensure a CDN SERVICES department representation role locally in Morrocco.
Main Missions / Responsibilities
- Team Leadership & Management :
- Lead, mentor, and manage a multidisciplinary development team.
- Foster a high-performing, collaborative, and agile team culture.
- Conduct performance evaluations, support individual development plans, and manage capacity planning.
- Lead, mentor, and manage a multidisciplinary development team.
- Project Management & Delivery Oversight :
- Oversee the development of software components and applications used for CDN delivery and operation services.
- Ensure timely delivery of high-quality, secure, and maintainable code in alignment with CDN business priorities.
- Establish and maintain quality standards for the development process, ensuring that all components meet performance and reliability criteria.
- Agile Leadership :
- Champion agile methodologies within the team (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, etc.) and ensure their consistent adoption.
- Facilitate and support agile ceremonies, continuous improvement, and agile mindset.
- Process and Practice Industrialisation :
- Drive the evolution from custom, ad-hoc practices toward standardized, and scalable development and deployment processes.
- Implement best practices for continuous integration, test automation, code quality, and monitoring.
- Promote a "DevSecOps” culture with an emphasis on automation, observability, and ownership.
- Drive the evolution from custom, ad-hoc practices toward standardized, and scalable development and deployment processes.
- Stakeholder Collaboration :
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including CDN product management, OW operations, and CDN & Data Product owner to align development efforts with business objectives
- Coordinate with those stakeholders to manage roadmap, backlog, and delivery milestones.
- Operational Support and Ownership:
- Define and implement support models for the developed CDN components, ensuring high availability and performance
- Ensure proper handover from development to support, including documentation, monitoring, and incident response readiness
- Collaborate with infrastructure (OPC, IDH, OINIS, etc) and operations teams for deployment and production health.
about you
Technical & Soft Skills
General Skills
- Strong Managerial Skills: Proven experience in leading and developing high-performing teams.
- Software Development Lifecycle: Experience with microservices, APIs, cloud-native architecture, or telecom-grade applications is a plus
- Agile Expertise: In-depth knowledge of Agile methodologies and experience in implementing Agile practices in software development.
- Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate and work in a multicultural environment, at various levels, in both French and English
- Adaptability & autonomy: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively; proactive mindset
- Language Proficiency: Advanced proficiency in English is essential.
Technical Proficiency
- Good understanding of fundamental IP networking principles (IP/routing, TCP/UDP/ICMP, DNS, NTP, etc)
- Good understanding of web architecture and protocols (HTTP, HTTPS, etc.)
Additional Skills (Not mandatory, but highly Valued)
- Knowledge of CDN, video streaming & web caching protocols, and related technological solutions would be highly appreciated
additional information
- Global opportunities: Work in multi-national teams with the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues and customers from all over the world
- Flexible work environment: Flexible working hours and possibility to combine work from office and home (hybrid ways of working)
- Professional development: training programs and upskilling/re-skilling opportunities
- Career growth: Internal growth and mobility opportunities within Orange
- Caring and daring culture: health and well-being programs and benefits, diversity & inclusion initiatives, CSR and employee connect events
- Reward programs: Employee Referral Program, Change Maker Awards
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