Head of Competence Center Cloud Engineering

• Disciplinary and functional leadership of the Cloud Engineering team (7 employees)
• Coaching, performance reviews, employee development, and personnel reporting
• Responsibility for recruitment and strategic workforce, capacity, and resource planning
• Fostering a high-performing engineering culture with a strong focus on service and customer orientation
• Further developing the service and performance portfolio in collaboration with the Business Line
• Ensuring sustainable knowledge and competency management within the team
• Defining, establishing, and enforcing professional and methodological standards and best practices
• Promoting innovation and identifying new technologies and market trends
• Ensuring compliance with Axians Somnitec AG’s normative, regulatory, and strategic requirements
• Contributing to budget planning, investment decisions, and the strategic development of the area of responsibility
• Promoting cross-functional collaboration and sustainable knowledge transfer throughout the organization
• Managing escalations involving complex technical or organizational challenges
• Taking responsibility for the continuous development of processes, policies, and governance models within the department
• Actively contributing to technical solution approaches and serving as a sparring partner on challenging projects

• Several years of leadership and hands‑on experience in an engineering or infrastructure environment
• Industry experience in IT, ideally in a managed services environment
• Completed higher education in computer science (HF/FH) or an equivalent qualification
• In‑depth understanding of modern cloud, platform, and infrastructure services
• Experience leading and developing technical teams and specialist departments
• Experience in knowledge, competency, and talent management is an advantage
• Proven experience managing technical specialists
• Strong affinity for standardization, quality management, and automation
• Analytical, structured, and solution‑oriented approach to work
• Very good command of German and English, both written and spoken

Demonstrates strong leadership in Cloud Engineering, focusing on team development, strategic workforce planning, and compliance with regulatory standards. Possesses in‑depth knowledge of cloud services and a commitment to fostering a high‑performing engineering culture.

• Leadership Experience
• Cloud Services Expertise
• Team Development
• Knowledge Management
• Bilingual Proficiency in German and English

• Cloud Services
• Infrastructure Management
• Quality Management
• Automation
• Analytical Problem Solving
• Strategic Workforce Planning
• Performance Management
• Technical Solution Development
• Standardization
• Budget Planning

• Coaching
• Collaboration
• Customer Orientation
• Structured Approach
• Innovation Promotion

• Higher Education in Computer Science

• Managed Services
• IT Industry
• Regulatory Compliance
• Performance Portfolio
• Knowledge Transfer