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.

• Oversee recruitment and strategic planning for workforce capacity and resource allocation.

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

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

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

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

• Encourage innovation by identifying emerging technologies and market trends.

• Ensure adherence to the normative, regulatory, and strategic requirements of Axians Somnitec AG.

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

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

• Manage escalations for complex technical or organizational issues.

• Oversee the continuous improvement of processes, policies, and governance models in the department.

• Actively contribute to shaping technical solution strategies and serve as a sparring partner on complex projects.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive leadership and hands-on experience in an engineering or infrastructure setting.

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

• Completed higher professional education (HF/FH) in Computer Science or an equivalent qualification.

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

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

• Familiarity with knowledge, competency, and talent management is an advantage.

• Documented experience in managing technical specialists.

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

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

• Excellent written and spoken proficiency in German and English.

• Connected, strategic, and entrepreneurial mindset.

• Demonstrated ownership and reliable execution of tasks.

• Willingness to lead by example by embodying values, standards, and expectations.

• Capability to develop employees and encourage personal accountability.

• Ability to address conflicts openly, make clear decisions, and follow through consistently.

• Exceptional communication skills across all organizational levels.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible working hours with a 40-hour workweek and options for part-time work.

• Location-independent work arrangements, including the possibility of home office or remote work from Switzerland.

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

• 13 paid public holidays, with an option for 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 assistance for a smartphone.

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

• Private supplementary accident insurance coverage.

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

• Discounted access to fitness and physiotherapy center services.

• Employee brands and benefits at the workplace.

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