Team Leader Server/Cloud/Virtualisation

yellowshark; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 150.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

yellowshark AG in Zurich seeks an entrepreneurial Team Leader for Virtualisation / System Engineering to lead a skilled infrastructure team. You will drive technical excellence, shape operations, and align projects with business goals.

You will guide daily collaboration, advance virtualization strategies, and oversee server/storage/backup environments while coordinating with cloud, network, and security domains. Fluency in German and English is expected.

Qualifikationen

• Higher education in computer science, system engineering or comparable qualification.
• Several years of experience as a system engineer with a focus on virtualization and IT infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of VMware vSphere and, ideally, other virtualization platforms.
• Very good Windows Server knowledge and good Linux environment knowledge.
• Experience with storage, backup, monitoring and data centre infrastructures.
• Good knowledge of modern cloud technologies, especially Microsoft Azure (advantage).
• Experience with PowerShell, automation and infrastructure-as-code (advantage).
• Several years of leadership experience in a professional or personnel role.
• Strong communication and social skills; entrepreneurial thinking and business alignment.

Aufgaben

• Professional and personnel management of a team of system engineers and infrastructure specialists.
• Conducting employee discussions, target agreements and development measures.
• Ensure stable and secure operation of virtualisation and server infrastructure.
• Technical responsibility for VMware or comparable virtualization platforms.
• Develop server, storage, backup and data centre environments further.
• Plan and implement infrastructure projects and migrations.
• Improve monitoring, automation, availability and performance.
• Assist with challenging technical issues and escalations.
• Develop and implement the technical infrastructure strategy.
• Plan lifecycle, modernization and migration projects.
• Collaborate with cloud, network, security, workplace and service management teams.
• Contribute to budget planning and investment decisions.
• Present technical concepts to management and customers.

Kenntnisse

Team leadership

IT infrastructure

VMware vSphere

Windows Server

Linux environment

PowerShell

Automation / IaC

Azure cloud

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

VMware vSphere

Jobbeschreibung

yellowshark AG supports an innovative and modern IT service provider based in Zurich in filling a key position in the field of IT infrastructure. The company develops, implements and operates sophisticated solutions for customers, combining technical expertise with modern working methods, high service quality and a clear focus on innovation. For the leadership and further development of an experienced infrastructure team, we are looking for an entrepreneurial-minded individual as Team Leader Virtualisation / System Engineering. In this role, you combine technical expertise with leadership responsibility and actively shape both daily collaboration and the strategic development of the infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Professional and personnel management of a team of system engineers and infrastructure specialists
• Conducting employee discussions, target agreements and development measures
• Responsibility for the stable and secure operation of the virtualisation and server infrastructure
• Technical responsibility for VMware or comparable virtualisation platforms
• Further development of server, storage, backup and data centre environments
• Planning and implementation of infrastructure projects and technological migrations
• Optimisation of monitoring, automation, availability and performance
• Support with complex technical issues and escalations
• Development and implementation of the technical infrastructure strategy
• Planning of lifecycle, modernisation and migration projects
• Collaboration with the areas of cloud, network, security, workplace and service management
• Support with budget planning and investment decisions
• Presentation of technical concepts to management and customers

Profile

• Completed higher education in computer science, system engineering or comparable qualification
• Several years of experience as a system engineer with a focus on virtualisation and IT infrastructure
• Sound knowledge of VMware vSphere and ideally other virtualisation platforms
• Very good knowledge of Windows Server and good knowledge of the Linux environment
• Experience with storage, backup, monitoring and data centre infrastructures
• Good knowledge of modern cloud technologies, especially Microsoft Azure, is an advantage
• Experience with PowerShell, automation and infrastructure-as-code is an advantage
• Several years of experience in a professional or personnel leadership role
• Strong communication and social skills
• Entrepreneurial thinking and the ability to connect technical topics with business requirements
• Decisive, structured and solution-oriented personality
• Very good German skills and good English skills

Additional Information

• A responsible key position with great scope for design
• Combination of leadership tasks, architecture and operational technical responsibility
• Modern and innovative IT landscape
• Exciting customer and infrastructure projects with high technical demands
• Short decision-making paths and an open corporate culture