Head of Competence Center, Cloud Engineering

Jobtailor; Gerlafingen; Vor Ort; CHF 180.000 - 240.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Jobtailor is seeking a Cloud Engineering leader to head the Cloud Engineering Competence Center in Switzerland. You will lead a 7-person engineering team, drive strategic workforce planning, and shape the service portfolio with a strong focus on customer satisfaction.

Your role requires deep cloud expertise, a passion for standardization and governance, and the ability to mentor and develop technical talent.

Qualifikationen

• Advanced professional education in computer science or equivalent
• Proven leadership in cloud engineering or infrastructure settings
• Experience leading technical teams and specialist functions
• Strong knowledge of cloud, platform, and infrastructure services
• Experience in knowledge, competence, and talent management is a plus
• Excellent German and English communication skills

Aufgaben

• Lead the Cloud Engineering Competence Center and a 7-person team
• Drive recruitment, workforce planning, and capacity/resource planning
• Foster a high-performing engineering culture focused on service and customer needs
• Define standards, best practices, and governance models for the area
• Promote cross-functional collaboration and knowledge transfer across the organization
• Contribute to budget planning and strategic development of the area

Kenntnisse

Cloud Leadership

Team Development

Workforce Planning

Quality Management

Bilingual German/English

Governance

Budget Planning

Solution Development

Ausbildung

HF/FH Computer Science

Jobbeschreibung

Responsibility for the Cloud Engineering Competence Center
Disciplinary and technical leadership of the Cloud Engineering team (7 employees)
Coaching, performance evaluations, 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 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 serving as a sparring partner on challenging projects

Requirements

• Several years of leadership and hands-on experience in engineering or infrastructure environments
• 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 functions
• 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
• Connected, strategic, and entrepreneurial thinking
• Demonstrated ownership and a reliable ability to build trust
• Role-model behavior with regard to values, standards, and expectations
• Ability to develop employees and foster personal responsibility
• Willingness to address conflicts openly, make clear decisions, and implement them consistently
• High quality standards, strong sense of responsibility, and results orientation
• Excellent communication skills at all levels

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong leadership in Cloud Engineering, with a focus on team development, strategic workforce planning, and fostering a high-performing engineering culture. Possesses in-depth knowledge of cloud, platform, and infrastructure services, along with a commitment to quality management and compliance.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Cloud Engineering Leadership
• Team Development and Coaching
• Strategic Workforce Planning
• Quality Management and Standardization
• Bilingual Communication (German and English)

Hard Skills

• Cloud Services
• Infrastructure Services
• Performance Management
• Knowledge Management
• Talent Management
• Analytical Problem Solving
• Process Development
• Governance Models
• Budget Planning
• Technical Solution Development

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication Skills
• Conflict Resolution
• Trust Building
• Entrepreneurial Thinking
• Results Orientation

Certifications & Qualifications

• Advanced Professional Education in Computer Science

Industry Keywords

• Managed Services
• Engineering Culture
• Service Portfolio Development
• Normative Compliance
• Cross-Functional Collaboration