Global IT Team Lead Compute & Cloud Platforms CTBC

The Global Team Lead Compute & Cloud Platforms is responsible for ensuring stable secure and costefficient operations of all compute storage virtualization/container and cloud services while leading a global team and external providers. The role drives the transformation from onpremise environments toward a modern scalable and financially optimized hybrid and cloudfocused infrastructure. A key objective is to provide structured guidance clear governance and proactive consulting to plants competence centers and business stakeholders. Ultimately the position ensures that the organization gains flexibility resilience and transparency across all compute and cloud platforms during an ambitious modernization journey.

    Lead and develop a global team of 10 internal highly qualified IT experts spread over multiple continents cultures and timezones globally 
    Oversee the end to end operation and lifecycle management of platforms including: Windows Server Linux Server Oracle & SQL Databases Storage Platforms Backup & Recovery AWS & Azure Cloud Kubernetes Containers Citrix Virtualization Layer on-prem Data Center
    Ensure and steer stable and secure day to day operations in cooperation with managed service responsible for L2 and partially L3 operations.
    Drive incident problem and change management processes according to defined SLAs and compliance requirements.
    Define and execute the strategic roadmap for compute storage and cloud platforms with a focus on cloud-first automation and modernization.
    Lead a major transformation and optimization program targeting: Increased cost efficiency higher flexibility and scalability and progressive cloud adoption while maintaining on premise stability during transition
    Drive consolidation standardization and harmonization of platforms across regions.
    Identify and implement opportunities for automation orchestration and service integration.
    Serve as a primary advisor to plants competence centers and business units regarding infrastructure and cloud solutions.
    Establish clear processes standards and governance to ensure high service quality and transparency
    Ensure all platforms follow corporate security standards patches disaster recovery readiness continuity strategies and compliance requirements 
    Foster a culture of collaboration accountability and continuous improvement within the team by being a role model
    Ensure effective workload distribution prioritization and operational discipline across all team members and partners.
    Provide regular financial forecast and budget and execute cost control strategies

Qualifications :

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems or Related equivalent work experience.
Excellent english skills applied in business context German is a plus
Certification is a plus: VMware Certified Professional (VCP) Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE)  Azure/AWS Solutions Architect Expert or equivalent experience
8 years of professional experience in IT infrastructure compute platforms or cloud ITIL-based operations.
Experience working in complex IT environment with manufacturing plants working closely with IT customers and managing service providers
Experience with leading a distributed team of highly qualified IT egineers/consultants from different locations and cultures
Indepth knowledge of Windows Server Linux Server virtualization technologies (VMware/HyperV) databases (Oracle & SQL) storage systems backup & recovery solutions and Citrix environments.
Strong handson understanding of AWS and Azure cloud platforms hybrid infrastructure architectures cloud governance and costmanagement models.
Proven experience managing virtual machine environments and datacenter operations ideally within a European or multiregional setup.
Practical knowledge of container platforms (e.g. Kubernetes) and modern automation/orchestration tools.
Experience ensuring compliance security standards and risk management in critical IT environments
Several years of experience leading and developing technical teams in a global or distributed environment.
Demonstrated success in driving largescale infrastructure transformations (e.g. onprem to cloud migration virtualization modernization platform consolidation).
Experience implementing costefficiency measures operational optimization and standardization programs.
Ability to define and execute strategic roadmaps for infrastructure and cloud services.

Additional Information :

• The 13-th salary  Paid once a year in December;
• Meal tickets - With a value of 40 Ron;
• Hybrid schedule  Work-life balance is important so we offer a flexible schedule. Please agree on this with your superior;
• Private Health Insurance  Health is the most important so we offer you a medical subscription through Signal Iduna;
• Referral bonuses - We encourage colleagues to refer new candidates to us and at the same time to get the chance to receive a bonus;
• Bookster  Feed your body and your mind. You can borrow books and youll receive them at the office;
• Sports benefits- Its important to stay active so we offer you the 7Card;
• Discounts at our partners  We collaborate with different vendors and we receive discounts for various products/ services like rubbers restaurants kindergartens etc;
• System for Rewarding Improvement Ideas  We have an internal improvement program (Continental Idea Management) that gives you the opportunity to come up with ideas and to be honored with an attractive bonus (this is established by the CIM team according to your improvement idea);
• Happy days  If you or your child is getting married or you become a parent you receive some extra free days;
• Life events celebration - If your family is growing we praise your newborn with a bonus;
• Unfortunate events - In case of unhappy events in your life we support you by offering you free days and financial support (handled on a case by-case basis);
• Extra vacation days  You begin with 22 vacation days/year and starting with the 3rd year with us we offer you 1 more day of vacation and afterward from 2 to 2 years youll get one more extra day (the maximum you can achieve is 29);
• Professional development - Many opportunities to develop yourself within the company;
• Diversity and multicultural mindset - We encourage you to join us no matter who where or what you are. We have colleagues from different nations and a variety of languages are spoken in our company.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time