Head of Competence Center, Cloud Engineering
Employment Information
Report this job
Job expired or something wrong with this job?
Job Description
Head of Cloud Engineering leading a seven-person team at Axians Switzerland, delivering managed cloud and infrastructure services. Driving standards, innovation, governance, and customer-platform reliability.
Responsibilities:
- Disciplinary and functional leadership of the Cloud Engineering team of seven 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 service and customer focus
- Further developing the service and performance portfolio together with the Business Line
- Ensuring sustainable knowledge and competence 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 organization-wide knowledge transfer
- Managing escalations involving complex technical or organizational challenges
- Continuously developing processes, policies, and governance models
- Actively contributing to technical solution approaches and acting as a sparring partner on challenging projects
Requirements:
- 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 advanced professional education (HF/FH) in Computer Science 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, competence, and talent management is an advantage
- Proven experience leading technical specialists
- Strong affinity for standardization, quality management, and automation
- Analytical, structured, and solution-oriented approach to work
- Very good written and spoken German and English
- Interconnected, strategic, and entrepreneurial thinking
- Demonstrated accountability and reliable execution
- Role-model behavior with regard to values, standards, and expectations
- Ability to develop employees and foster personal responsibility
- Ability to address conflicts openly, make clear decisions, and implement them consistently
- Strong quality and sense of responsibility, with a results-oriented approach
- Excellent communication skills at all levels
Benefits:
- Flexible working hours based on a 40-hour workweek, with part-time options
- Location-independent working, with the option to work from home or remotely within Switzerland
- 25 days of annual vacation (27 days from age 40 and 30 days from age 50)
- 13 paid public holidays and the option to take additional unpaid leave
- 100% salary continuation during three weeks of paternity leave or 16 weeks of maternity leave
- State-of-the-art hardware and a paid mobile phone plan, including a contribution toward a smartphone
- Above-average pension fund benefits, with employer contributions of 60% and employee contributions of 40%
- Private supplementary accident insurance
- Free charging for electric vehicles at the Gerlafingen and Aarau locations
- Discounted access to fitness and physiotherapy center services
- Brands for employees & benefits at work
- Wellbeing@Work, including Mario Kart Racing, a silent room, table football, aperitifs, and team events
Similar Jobs
Head of Competence Center Cloud Engineering
Head of Cloud Engineering leading Axians Schweiz’s managed IT and cloud services team. Driving platform reliability, service innovation, governance, and technical team development.
Cloud Developer – Identity & Access Management
Cloud Developer für Kubernetes-, GitOps- und IAM/PAM-Lösungen bei SaltRock, einem IT-Beratungshaus für öffentliche und kritische Infrastrukturen. Entwicklung sicherer Cloud-Services für digitale Souveränität Deutschlands.
Cloud Engineer
Cloud Engineer managing Azure infrastructure, security, monitoring, backup, and automation. Supporting large-scale production environments for a Pakistan-based remote role.
Senior Platform Engineer, AWS
Senior Platform Engineer improving AWS infrastructure for a high-transaction customer platform serving millions across Europe. Automating deployments, security, reliability, and cloud operations with Terraform and Python or Node.js.
Senior Cloud Engineer – M365, Azure
Cloud Engineer designing, migrating, and operating Microsoft 365 and Azure environments for German managed-services provider. Automating identity, security, compliance, device management, and cloud migrations.
Senior Cloud Engineer
Senior Cloud Engineer designing secure, resilient AWS and Azure infrastructure. Automating cloud operations, networking, monitoring, and security for a multi-cloud organization.
Software Engineer – AWS, Python
Software Engineer building scalable AWS/Python backend systems and healthcare data pipelines. Supporting Evio’s pharmacy solutions, analytics platforms, and high-cost medication initiatives.
Data Engineer – Azure Data Engineer, Monitoring
Data Engineer developing, managing, and monitoring Azure cloud data solutions at Jalasoft. Working with Azure services, DevOps tools, databases, and monitoring platforms.
Hybrid Cloud Architect
Hybrid Cloud Architect designing AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI strategies for a U.S. cloud, AI, and enterprise solutions consultancy. Establishing secure, portable, and governable multi-cloud platforms.
Senior Software Engineer – Azure, Internal Business Applications
Senior Software Engineer building Azure full-stack applications for Cornerstone Building Brands, a major North American building-products manufacturer. Modernizing internal tools with cloud, automation, and AI.
Senior Azure Cloud Engineer
Senior Azure DevOps Engineer managing Azure infrastructure, CI/CD, and containers. Supporting digital farming products for a global precision irrigation leader.
Azure Cloud Developer
Azure cloud and application developer supporting Atticus’s outsourced IT teams for global clients. Building cloud applications across engineering, backend, UX, and analytics specializations.
Cloud Engineer
Cloud Engineer designing and securing Microsoft Azure infrastructure for NetCov’s cybersecurity and IT services. Leading cloud migrations, automation, troubleshooting, and project delivery for clients.
Senior Cloud Engineer – AWS
Cloud Engineer designing AWS infrastructure with Terraform for Smart Working’s global remote teams. Managing EC2, CI/CD pipelines, and security compliance controls.
Genesys Cloud Engineer
Genesys Cloud Engineer providing L2 production support and platform administration. Improving contact-center integrations, automation, and customer solutions for WorkNomads’ global remote talent community.
Senior MLOps Engineer, AWS
Engenheiro MLOps AWS operacionalizando modelos de machine learning e LLMs na Leega. Desenvolvendo pipelines, arquitetura cloud e integrações para apoiar Ciência de Dados.
Cloud Engineer – Azure Databricks
Cloud Engineer administering Azure Databricks, Terraform, ADLS, and Azure ML infrastructure. Supporting global digital transformation projects for a multinational IT services powerhouse.
Senior Data Platform Engineer – Cloud Architect
Arquitecto cloud y de plataformas de datos AWS para Expleo. Diseñando plataformas empresariales, automatización e infraestructura como código con Terraform.
Senior Cloud Engineer – Saudi National
Senior Cloud Engineer operating Kubernetes, CI/CD, and Intune across GCP and AWS. Supporting infrastructure reliability, automation, security, and cost optimization for a Saudi Arabian client.
Cloud Engineering Technical Leader
Cisco cloud engineering leader designing and operating secure, scalable infrastructure and platforms. Driving automation, architecture, reliability, and technical strategy across teams.