Head of Competence Center Cloud Engineering

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

📋 Description

• Provide disciplinary and technical leadership for the Cloud Engineering team, comprising 7 members.

• Oversee coaching, conduct performance reviews, support employee development, and manage personnel reporting.

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

• Cultivate a high-performing engineering culture with a strong emphasis on service and customer orientation.

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

• Ensure sustainable knowledge and competence management within the team.

• Define, establish, and uphold professional and methodological standards and best practices.

• Encourage innovation and stay ahead of new technologies and market trends.

• Ensure adherence to normative, regulatory, and strategic requirements.

• Contribute to budget planning, investment decisions, and the strategic growth of the area of responsibility.

• Foster cross-functional collaboration and facilitate organization-wide knowledge transfer.

• Manage escalations related to complex technical or organizational challenges.

• Continuously improve processes, policies, and governance models.

• Actively participate in shaping technical solutions and serve as a sparring partner on complex projects.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive leadership and practical experience in an engineering or infrastructure setting.

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

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

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

• Proven experience in leading and developing technical teams and specialist functions.

• Familiarity with 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.

• Proficient in both written and spoken German and English.

• Strategic, entrepreneurial, and connected thinking.

• Proven ability to take ownership and build trust consistently.

• Exemplary behavior regarding values, standards, and expectations.

• Exceptional communication skills across all levels of the organization.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible working hours with a standard 40-hour workweek and part-time options available.

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

• 25 vacation days per year (increasing to 27 days from age 40 and 30 days from age 50).

• 13 paid public holidays along with the option to take additional unpaid leave.

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

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

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

• Additional private accident insurance.

• Free electric vehicle charging at the Gerlafingen and Aarau locations.

• Discounted access to fitness and physiotherapy center services.

• Employee brands and benefits at work.

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