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 - EuropeLocation : Germany : Munich, Berlin, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Stuttgart, HamburgFull Time PermanentCompensation : Base Salary + 30% Variable Bonus + Car Allowance + BenefitsLed Team of 120+ FTE employees as direct reporteeExperience of Handling multiple located globallyExperience of handling 20+ Million € valued projectsJob DescriptionCandidate 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 SkillsBusiness Growth : Establish growth of practice for revenue & size and SMART Networking solutionsTechnology : 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 solutionsSolutions : Present & defend these solutions with a winning value propositionTeam Management : Support / Lead the Network solutions team for both – Transformation as well as Managed ServicesEmerging 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 ecosystemAlliance Relations : Collaborate with Alliance and partners boosting innovation & growth.Analyst Relations : Maintain high degree of relations with analysts of key research organizationsTechnical Support Enablement : Extend necessary technical support to Network Transformation projects as necessaryEscalation Management : Extend necessary technical support to escalations of Managed Services / OperationsSecondary skillsProficiency 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 activitiesProven practice management skills, driving results within internal and external business units, focusing on business readiness and practice growth in the regionDeep understanding of AI, GenAI or Agentic AI related solutions and related network management & automationExperience in chaos engineering to enhance underlying processes, information security gaps and perform internal audits and MIS reportingAdeptness in IoT VAPT, Zero Trust Security, and orchestration, ensuring robust controls for the interconnected IoT landscapeFair understanding of core domain stack viz., Identity (LDAP, Entra), AD Federation, DNS, remote access (Zscaler, Checkpoint, Citrix, CAC) & authentication knowledgeOperate autonomously with extensive requisition analysis, RCA on incidents, change management process, capacity management to effectively scale as business demands.Soft SkillsDocumentation & Presentation SkillsAnalytical & Negotiation SkillsFinancial Understanding and contract ConditionsTeam Management SkillsQualifications –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 GeographyLanguages 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr