Practice Head - Network Infrastructure

ZipRecruiter; Bielefeld; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading recruiting agency seeks an Industry Principal for Infrastructure Management in Europe, focusing on delivering network transformation solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in IT management, leading large teams, and delivering innovative technology strategies within a multicultural environment.

Leistungen

30% Variable Bonus

Car Allowance

Benefits Package

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience in IT management with 10+ years leading Network Practice/projects.
• Deep understanding of network technologies, AI solutions, and security.

Aufgaben

• Lead a diverse global team in managing complex network transformations.
• Drive business growth through innovative network solutions and manage client relationships.

Kenntnisse

Team Management

Network Transformation

Business Growth

Technical Support

Analytical Skills

Ausbildung

10+ years in IT management

Tools

AI technologies

IoT VAPT

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description

K&K Talents GmbH is an international recruiting agency that has been providing technical resources in the European region since 1993. This position is with one of our clients in the Switzerland & Germany who is actively hiring candidates to expand their teams.

Position Title : Industry Principal - Infrastructure Management - Europe

Location : Germany : Munich, Berlin, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Stuttgart, Hamburg

Full Time Permanent

Compensation : Base Salary + 30% Variable Bonus + Car Allowance + Benefits

Key skills required

Led Team of 120+ FTE employees as direct reportee

Experience of Handling multiple located globally

Large scale Network Transformation projects

Experience of handling 20+ Million € valued projects

Job Description

• Candidate with extensive experience in Network Practice – IT infrastructure domain with a deep experience in EU region for Network Transformation projects and its solutions.
• Candidate should possess all necessary skills around network & related network security related understanding.
• The candidate must be able to effectively lead a global team of Network professionals across geographies to manage Solutions, proposals, innovations, best practices & business growth.
• The candidate must have the ability to articulate & confidently present with experience of Inception, evaluation, comparison with network technical concepts & business value proposition.
• The candidate should be able to work in a multifaceted work culture and should have managed complex technical integrations and work with the partner ecosystem (local and international)

Primary Skills

• Business Growth : Establish growth of practice for revenue & size and SMART Networking solutions
• Technology: Prepare competitive Network Solutions covering all aspects of Network technologies & related security and other IT infrastructure aspects.
• Integration with other practices: Work with alliances and other teams for innovative seamless migration frameworks in line with client Polycloud Management solutions
• Solutions : Present & defend these solutions with a winning value proposition
• Team Management : Support/Lead the Network solutions team for both – Transformation as well as Managed Services
• Emerging technologies : Enhance Network Solution Offerings with innovation including 5G, AI (Infra/network for AI and Infra/Network for AI), etc.
• Global Ecosystem Leverage : Create visibility & awareness of practice within Cloud infrastructure services and wider ecosystem
• Alliance Relations : Collaborate with Alliance and partners boosting innovation & growth.
• Analyst Relations : Maintain high degree of relations with analysts of key research organizations
• Technical Support Enablement : Extend necessary technical support to Network Transformation projects as necessary
• Escalation Management : Extend necessary technical support to escalations of Managed Services / Operations

Secondary skills

• Proficiency in enterprise solutions with a deep understanding of interdependent in-house network & related technologies, workflow based sub-services & natural ability to integrate entities as part of M&A activities
• Proven practice management skills, driving results within internal and external business units, focusing on business readiness and practice growth in the region
• Deep understanding of AI, GenAI or Agentic AI related solutions and related network management & automation
• Experience in chaos engineering to enhance underlying processes, information security gaps and perform internal audits and MIS reporting
• Adeptness in IoT VAPT, Zero Trust Security, and orchestration, ensuring robust controls for the interconnected IoT landscape
• Fair understanding of core domain stack viz., (LDAP, Entra), AD Federation, DNS, remote access (Zscaler, Checkpoint, Citrix, CAC) & authentication knowledge
• Operate autonomously with extensive requisition analysis, RCA on incidents, change management process, capacity management to effectively scale as business demands.

Soft Skills

• Documentation & Presentation Skills
• Analytical & Negotiation Skills
• Financial Understanding and contract Conditions
• Team Management Skills
• Partner relation & Ecosystem Management skills

Qualifications –

• Proven experience in IT management for a min of 10 years having successfully managing Network Practice / projects and multi-cultural and multi-geo teams.
• Proven Experience in Solutions & Sales of IT Infrastructure - Network Technologies in EU Geography

and cultural flexibility –

• Proficiency in English, knowledge of one of the official European (German, French, or Italian)

Proficiency, knowledge and familiarity of working and managing globally diverse teams.