Head of Datacenter (mfd)

Your responsibilities

• Provide functional and disciplinary leadership to the Datacenter department overseeing the operation of global data centers and core infrastructure services
• Drive the strategic advancement of the datacenter architecture (onpremise and hybrid) applying ZeroTrust design principles in close partnership with Corporate Security
• Ensure the reliable secure and efficient operation of the IT service landscape across:
• Server storage and virtualization infrastructure
• Backup and recovery systems
• Monitoring logging and alerting platforms
• Operating systems (Windows/Linux)
• Identity & Access Management (IAM) and Active Directory
• Plan and lead infrastructure initiatives such as consolidation programs site expansions lifecycle management and technology upgrades
• Guarantee scalability high availability business continuity and disaster recoveryincluding emergency preparedness and testing
• Oversee system performance incident management and security events in close collaboration with Corporate Security and business stakeholders
• Monitor and improve energy efficiency and space utilization ensuring sustainability and cost optimization
• Ensure adherence to regulatory frameworks (e.g. GSMA PCI CPP) and internal security compliance and dataprotection requirements
• Manage vendors and external service providers including hardware partners and service providers
• Define standardize and implement operational processes policies and guidelines (e.g. ITIL ISO 27001)
• Take full budget and resource ownership for the Datacenter division including planning forecasting and investment management
• Foster crosssite collaboration knowledge sharing and alignment across global teams
• Manage interfaces within Group Services and coordinate with business units
• Lead IT projects endtoendfrom conception to successful implementation

Your qualifications

• University degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a comparable field
• Several years of experience in datacenter operations and IT infrastructure ideally in a leadership or project management capacity
• Strong expertise in server storage virtualization and backup technologies
• Experience with ZeroTrust architectures SoftwareDefined Datacenter concepts and modern security frameworks (e.g. containerization)
• Experience working with hybrid infrastructures (onpremise / cloud such as Azure or AWS)
• Solid knowledge of operating systems (Windows/Linux) IAM platforms and directory services
• Familiarity with IT service management (ITIL) change and incident processes and compliance or security standards
• Strong analytical mindset paired with excellent communication skills
• Broad understanding of GD business models organizational structures and processes is an advantage
• Customerfocused resultsdriven working style with strong conceptual and strategic capabilities
• Confident communicator with strong presentation and decisionmaking skills including credibility at seniormanagement level
• High degree of responsibility organizational talent and reliability
• Excellent written and spoken German and English

Your benefits

• Extensive training and development opportunities
• Flexible working hours remotework options and 30 days of annual leave
• Attractive company pension scheme as part of a competitive compensation package
• Additional family benefits including a summer holiday program for children of GD employees
• Work in an international familyowned company with strong corporate values