The Data Center and Cloud Operations Lead is responsible for overseeing and managing data center and cloud operations and transformation agenda within the CE region, encompassing OS management, middleware database platforms, and middleware web platforms. This role involves leading a team tasks with ensuring the availability, performance, and security of critical infrastructure components supporting business applications and services in collaboration with shared services IF&IS teams.

You will

• Lead and mentor a teams of operations specialists, providing guidance and support to ensure efficient and reliable operation of data center and cloud environments. Overseeing of following teams:

OS Management  and Middleware Database Platforms and  Middleware WEB Platforms

• Participate in solving emergency situations e.g. Incidents / Problems.
•  Oversee the implementation and maintenance of monitoring and alerting systems to proactively identify and address issues affecting the availability and performance of infrastructure components.
•  Cooperate with disciplinary head to setup processes, budget, stability of systems
• ·Prepare reports on demand.
• Develop and implement strategies for effectively managing data center and cloud operations, including provisioning, monitoring, and maintaining infrastructure components across OS management, middleware database platforms, and middleware web platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and align infrastructure operations with organizational goals and objectives.
• Manage capacity planning and resource optimization efforts to ensure scalability and cost-effectiveness of data center and cloud infrastructure.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, streamline processes, and automate repetitive tasks.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies related to data center and cloud operations, recommending innovations and best practices to optimize infrastructure performance and reliability.
• Responsible for service quality and cost optimizations, ensuring that data center services are meeting agreed quality expectations (SLA management) as well as continuous improvements and optimisation of services.
• Responsible for facilitate issue resolution in project & services and coordinate internal and external resources, develop project scopes, including timeline and financials and ensuring technical feasibility.
• Responsible to setup and lead project teams and delegate tasks to successful implementation and proper documentation and handover/transition to operations
• Responsible for managing customer demands, drive the translation of customer requirements into actions for the delivery of products

You need

• Bachelor (BSc), Master (MSc) or equivalent experience in a technical field (for example, Computer Science, Engineering...)
• Fluent English (written and spoken)
• Excellent technical knowledge of interaction between IT applications, network, data center and infrastructure components (knowledge of Allianz IT systems landscape is a benefit)
• Good ITIL® knowledge (ITIL® foundation level is beneficial)
• Leadership experience, demonstrating the ability to inspire and motivate a team towards achieving operational excellence.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and tasks in a dynamic environment.
• Strong skills in motivation.
• Relationship management

Your benefits:

• We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working incl. up to 25 days per year working from abroad
• We believe in rewarding performance and our compensation and benefits package includes a company bonus scheme, pension, employee shares program and multiple employee discounts (details vary by location)
• From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered
• Flexible working, health and wellbeing offers (including healthcare  benefits) support to balance family and career and help our people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach
   

SK and CZ: from 2000 EUR and final base salary will depend on the particular experience and skills of the candidate

About Allianz Technology

Allianz Technology is the global IT service provider for Allianz and delivers IT solutions that drive the digitalization of the Group. With more than 12,000 employees located in 51 countries around the globe, Allianz Technology works together with other Allianz entities in pioneering the digitalization of the financial services industry.

We oversee the full digitalization spectrum – from one of the industry’s largest IT infrastructure projects that includes data centers, networking and security, to application platforms that span from workplace services to digital interaction. In short, we deliver full-scale, end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age.

D&I statement

Allianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer encouraging diversity in the working environment. We are interested in your strengths and experience. We welcome all applications from all people regardless of gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity and cultural background, age, nationality, religion, disability, or philosophy of life.

Join us. Let´s care for tomorrow.

41512 | IT & Tech Engineering | Management | Non-Executive | Allianz Technology | Full-Time | Permanent