Head of Competence Center Cloud Engineering

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Switzerland.

📋 Description

• Provide disciplinary and functional leadership for the Cloud Engineering team, consisting of 7 members.

• Conduct coaching, performance evaluations, employee development, and personnel reporting.

• Take charge of recruitment and strategic workforce, capacity, and resource planning.

• Cultivate a high-performing engineering culture that emphasizes service and customer orientation.

• Collaborate with the Business Line to further enhance the service and performance portfolio.

• Ensure sustainable management of knowledge and competencies within the team.

• Define, establish, and enforce professional and methodological standards as well as best practices.

• Encourage innovation by identifying new technologies and market trends.

• Ensure compliance with the normative, regulatory, and strategic requirements of Axians Somnitec AG.

• Contribute to budget planning, investment decisions, and the strategic development of the assigned area.

• Foster cross-functional collaboration and sustainable knowledge transfer throughout the organization.

• Manage escalations that involve complex technical or organizational challenges.

• Oversee the continuous development of processes, policies, and governance models within the department.

• Actively participate in technical solution approaches and serve as a sparring partner on complex projects.

⛳️ Requirements

• Several years of leadership and practical experience in an engineering or infrastructure setting.

• Industry experience in IT, preferably within a managed services context.

• Completed higher vocational education (HF/FH) in Computer Science or a related qualification.

• Strong understanding of modern cloud, platform, and infrastructure services.

• Proven experience in leading and developing technical teams and specialized departments.

• Experience in knowledge, competence, and talent management is a plus.

• Demonstrated experience in leading technical specialists.

• Strong inclination towards standardization, quality management, and automation.

• Analytical, structured, and solution-oriented work approach.

• Excellent command of German and English, both written and spoken.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible working hours, offering a 40-hour workweek with part-time options.

• Location-independent work, with the possibility to work from home or remotely within Switzerland.

• 25 days of annual vacation (27 days starting at age 40 and 30 days from age 50).

• 13 paid public holidays and the option for additional unpaid leave.

• Full salary continuation during 3 weeks of paternity leave and 16 weeks of maternity leave.

• State-of-the-art hardware and a paid mobile phone plan, including contributions towards a smartphone.

• Above-average pension fund benefits, with the employer contributing 60% and the employee 40%.

• Private supplementary accident insurance.

• Free charging for electric vehicles at the Gerlafingen and Aarau locations.

• Discounted access to fitness and physiotherapy center services.

• Employee brands and benefits at work.

• Wellbeing@Work initiatives, including Mario Kart racing, a silent room, table football, aperitifs, and team events.