Interconnect Specialist, Japan

Who we are:

Where performance meets sustainability, Digital Edge is a leading data center platform in Asia Pacific, delivering sustainable, next-generation, AI-ready digital infrastructure at scale. Headquartered in Singapore and backed by Stonepeak, we operate a rapidly expanding platform with over 30 data centers and 1.8GW of secured IT power across key markets.

 Our mission is to build the foundation for the world’s digital future, helping organizations to grow sustainably and empowering the populations they serve. We differentiate through execution – delivering at speed and at scale while combining global standards with deep local expertise. This enables us to provide consistent, sustainable and high-performance infrastructure for hyperscalers and enterprises across the region.

As Asia Pacific’s digital transformation accelerates, Digital Edge is building the infrastructure that powers the next wave of AI and cloud growth. Joining Digital Edge means being part of a high-growth platform at the forefront of AI and cloud infrastructure, where you can make a tangible impact on Asia-Pacific’s digital future.

Our values:

• Respect: We embrace diversity and collaboration.
• Innovation: We share ideas and solve problems.  
• Strive: We are driven and determined.
• Excellence: We seek to deliver the best.   
• Responsibility: We do what’s right for our people and the planet.

What we need:

Reporting to the Operations Director, this role will be responsible for deploying and operating customer-facing network infrastructure to fulfil Digital Edge’s network product portfolio and serve our customer’s interconnection requirements.

Key responsibilities:

• Act as the subject-matter expert (SME) for Digital Edge’s network in Japan. Owning in-country network design standards, telecommunications ecosystem, and providing technical authority across the Japan portfolio.
• Early engagement in our Data Centre site selection process, assessing connectivity availability, carrier diversity and fibre routes to inform site decisions.
• Design and continually optimise the network topology for the Data Centres we develop in Japan alongside with platform team, ensuring resilience, scalability and low-latency interconnection.
• Work with the Network Engineering team on the capacity planning for the DWDM transport on Nokia (Infinera) and Ciena platforms
• Working with customers and suppliers to ensure successful delivery of fibre and IP connectivity required for our Data Centres, coordinating builds, cross-connects and metro and long-haul circuits.
• Propose and implement system enhancements that will improve the performance and reliability of our Network infrastructure.
• Develop and enhance relationship and partnership with Telco carriers, IXes and other network service providers, drawing on a strong working knowledge of the Japan connectivity industry.
• Manage vendors, including coordination and escalation for infrastructure support, covering telecommunications carriers, ISPs, and OEMs.
• Collaborate with Platform Product and Engineering teams to ensure we apply our latest design philosophy and best practice to our Data Centres.
• Work with customer, sales and pre-sales engineering teams for connectivity part of customer opportunities.
• Data analysis and reporting
• Actively champion and implement policies and procedures for occupational health & safety in the workplace, information security management and environmental management systems; incident management; and comply with all legal and regulatory requirements of the organisation.

The successful candidate:

• Diploma/ Degree in computer science, engineering or equivalent experience
• Extensive experience in telecom vendor management, including business development, pre and post-sales support and provisioning of third party services
• Experience in designing, building and operating inside/outside plant fiber networks preferred
• Good understanding of networking product and technology knowledge
• Ability to work effectively with clients, senior management, staff and vendors
• Business-level Japanese, including technical terminology, together with a good command of English
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills required

Join us to shape the future of Digital Infrastructure in Asia. Apply now for a confidential career discussion.