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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
Led Team of 120+ FTE employees as direct reportee
Experience of Handling multiple located globally
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., Identity (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
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
Languages and cultural flexibility –
Proficiency in English, knowledge of one of the official European languages (German, French, or Italian)
Proficiency, knowledge and familiarity of working and managing globally diverse teams.
Seniority level Seniority level Director
Employment type Employment type Full-time
Job function Job function Information Technology
Industries Information Services and IT Services and IT Consulting
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