Head of TechOps (f/m/d) - Data Centers

At IONOS, the leading European provider of cloud infrastructure, cloud services and hosting services, you will work together with a wide range of teams. We are characterized by open structures, a friendly working culture and flat hierarchies with a strong team spirit. We firmly believe that work and fun are compatible, and offer you the right environment for this. Our constant growth means that we are always looking for new colleagues. Become part of IONOS and grow with us.

Your Tasks:

To optimize cost efficiency, security and sustainability, IONOS uses a global portfolio of data centers, of which 10 are owned and 20 are rented, housing 100.000 servers for the operation of its cloud platforms.

We are looking for a strategic and passionate leader to own and develop this portfolio further in a team (including IT platforms) of 10 colleagues and leading 5-10 team leads.

• 24x7 Operation of the Data Centers.
• 24x7 Operation of the physical lifecycle of IT equipment.
• Ownership of the Information Security Management System (for this respective scope), supporting certifications e.g. ISO 27001, PCI-DSS etc.
• Ownership of the Energy Management System based on ISO 50001.
• Ownership of the Environmental Management System based on ISO 14001.
• Proactive Cost/Risk management (IONOS Business Principle: We act resourcefully ).

We Appreciate:

For the Head of TechOps Data Centers, we are looking for a senior leader, still with feet on the ground:

• Strategic leader, owning a longterm DC strategy and translating it into the tactical plane ("We get things done") in line with IT and company strategy/tactics.
• Highly structural thinking/acting to analyze, manage and optimize a highly complex technical environment.
• <10 years experience in running large scale DC or IT environments (thousands of servers, hundreds of racks, MWs of power).
• Operating in large scale companies (thousands of employees) with according corporate structure/processes.
• Long term experience in working in a multi-national and multi-cultural environment.
• Very proficient in English in speaking/writing, able to negotiate with native speakers.
• Team player (e.g. with colleagues leading network and IT departments) and service provider (e.g. optimizing DCs for the products/customers, not in itself).
• Willing to travel internationally on a monthly base.
• Understands the critical role of data centers with regards to the environment and is willing to strategically minimize their impact.
• Scientific degree optional but preferred.

What else we would like to tell you:

IONOS Business Principle "We are curious explorers": This position is actively working together with the DC engineering department to develop fully integrated DC and IT environments. Experience and fun working in engineering are very welcome!

About IONOS

IONOS is Europe's leading platform for cloud services and hosting services. We successfully support our customers in their business development.

More than 4000 employees in several countries around the world are working to meet the requirements and wishes of our 8.5 million customers.

We promote the development of our employees and their different talents, interests and languages.

We value diversity and welcome all applications - regardless of, for example, gender, nationality, ethnic or social origin, religion, disability, age as well as sexual orientation and identity, physical characteristics, marital status or any other irrelevant factor subject to applicable law.