Head of Core Infrastructure Engineering

vor 3 Wochen

Basel, Schweiz Bank for International Settlements – BIS Vollzeit

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is seeking a dynamic Head of Core Infrastructure Engineering to lead and inspire our core infrastructure engineering team.

This role is based in Basel, Switzerland; however, thanks to our status as an international organization, we can hire globally and welcome applications from candidates of all nationalities and located anywhere in the world. Relocation support is available for the successful candidate and their dependent family members.


Purpose of the role:
The Bank for International Settlements’ mission is to support central banks' pursuit of monetary and financial stability through international partnership and to act as a bank for central banks.


You will play a crucial role in this mission by leading the team responsible for our core infrastructure platforms and systems. Additionally, you will ensure operational excellence, contribute to the Bank's technology strategy, and represent your team to IT leadership and across the entire organization.


By joining the Infrastructure team, you will:

  1. Lead a collaborative team: Lead an experienced team of infrastructure engineering experts and strategically align their skills with the Bank's long-term technology vision.
  2. Be a catalyst for innovation: Play a pivotal role in the Bank's technology transformation and innovation projects, driving forward-thinking infrastructure initiatives that impact the entire organization.
  3. Embrace cutting-edge technologies: Guide your team in adopting hybrid cloud technologies and leveraging automation to enhance efficiencies and modernize our infrastructure.

Principal Accountabilities:

Provide leadership, set strategy, and lead a team performing the following activities:

  1. Leadership and Team Management: Oversee and empower the team, fostering collaboration and a culture of continuous improvement. Plan training and development programs, conduct performance reviews, manage HR administration, and coordinate the procurement and management of contract staff. Ensure the team's work consistently meets the highest professional standards and aligns with both Bank and ITS policies.
  2. Resilience: Ensure activities adhere to the Bank's high security standards, corporate policies, release and change management, and compliance. Incorporate resilience practices to protect and sustain solutions during times of adversity.
  3. Technology Strategy: Develop and implement a long-term strategy and roadmap for your area in collaboration with ITS leadership. Ensure the strategy is communicated effectively to the team and endorsed by management.
  4. Core Infrastructure Engineering and Operations: Lead the development and operations of core infrastructure platforms used by the Bank. Ensure systems and services meet the highest standards of reliability, performance, and security, supporting the Bank's strategic objectives and operational needs.
  5. Liaison Role: Proactively liaise with all relevant collaborators, particularly within BIS customer departments, as well as management, technical staff, external partners, and providers.
  6. Representation and Management Support: Actively participate in relevant ITS Management Team meetings, assist with the overall management of ITS and its staff, and represent ITS in various meetings and committees.

Qualifications, skills, and experience:

  1. Broad experience working within engineering and operational support teams within a core infrastructure environment.
  2. Knowledge of infrastructure technologies, including networks, compute, storage, databases, virtualization, Linux, and container platforms.
  3. Proven track record of ensuring high standards of reliability, performance, and security for infrastructure systems and services.
  4. Strong understanding of IT security standards, resilience practices, and compliance with corporate policies.
  5. Ability to develop and implement long-term technology strategies and roadmaps in alignment with organizational goals.
  6. Experience in representing IT functions in management meetings and committees, and providing overall management support.
  7. Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with stakeholders, including management, technical staff, and external partners.
  8. Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation.

Who we are:
The Bank for International Settlements is a diverse organization with colleagues from over 60 countries. By joining us in the international city of Basel, you will work in a unique, highly rewarding, and international work environment. We truly value diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the world we serve. We want the best people to work for us in an inclusive environment so welcome applications from all qualified candidates. At the BIS, we value equality and diversity in all its forms and one way we support diversity and inclusion is through our staff-run networks. You can discover more about diversity at the BIS here.


What the BIS offers:
We want your time at BIS to be a rewarding and career-enriching experience. We offer an agile and flexible working environment with hybrid working opportunities including home office and working from abroad days. To support our international applicants, we offer relocation support that extends to your dependent family members. In addition, thanks to our ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, including support for working families including childcare and education allowances (where applicable). Finally, we offer a genuinely unique international working environment, which will give you exposure to the global financial system and the opportunity to collaborate with passionate experts from all over the world.


We strive to ensure that individuals are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the application or interview process, and to perform essential job functions. Should you wish to request adjustment, support in completing this application or participating in the application process, then please contact the recruitment team at staffing@bis.org.

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