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, comprising 7 employees.

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

• Oversee recruitment and strategic workforce, capacity, and resource planning.

• Cultivate a high-performing engineering culture that prioritizes strong service and customer engagement.

• Enhance the service and performance portfolio in collaboration with the Business Line.

• Ensure sustainable knowledge retention and competency management within the team.

• Define, establish, and enforce professional standards and best practices.

• Encourage innovation while identifying emerging technologies and market trends.

• Ensure adherence to Axians Somnitec AG’s normative, regulatory, and strategic standards.

• Contribute to budget planning, investment choices, and the strategic development of the department.

• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and effective organization-wide knowledge transfer.

• Manage escalations that involve complex technical or organizational issues.

• Take charge of the ongoing development of processes, policies, and governance models within the department.

• Actively influence the development of technical solutions and serve as a sparring partner on challenging projects.

⛳️ Requirements

• Several years of leadership and hands-on experience in an engineering or infrastructure setting.

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

• Completed higher professional education (HF/FH) in computer science or a comparable qualification.

• Comprehensive understanding of contemporary cloud, platform, and infrastructure services.

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

• Experience in knowledge, competency, and talent management is advantageous.

• Demonstrated ability to lead technical specialists effectively.

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

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

• Proficient in both written and spoken German and English.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible working hours based on a 40-hour workweek, including part-time options.

• Location-independent working, with the choice to work from home or remotely from Switzerland.

• 25 days of annual leave (increasing to 27 days from age 40 and 30 days from age 50).

• 13 paid public holidays, with the possibility of taking additional unpaid leave.

• 100% salary continuation during 3 weeks of paternity leave or 16 weeks of maternity leave.

• Access to state-of-the-art hardware and a paid mobile phone plan, including a contribution toward a smartphone.

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

• Private supplementary accident insurance.

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

• Discounted access to fitness and physiotherapy centers.

• Brands for Employees offers and Benefits at Work.

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