Head of Digital Engineering & Technology

Head of Digital Engineering & Technology

Basel, Switzerland (Hybrid) - Permanent

Technology leadership. 3 Team Leaders. ~25 specialists. Cloud, IoT, Edge & AI.

We are currently supporting a highly established international technology and engineering organisation in the Basel with a key senior leadership hire.

We are looking for a Head of Digital Engineering & Technology to take responsibility for the technical direction of a sizeable digital engineering organisation developing sophisticated connected solutions for industrial environments.

This is a role for someone who enjoys operating at the intersection of people leadership, technology strategy and software architecture, senior enough to set direction, but still close enough to engineering to understand the technology and challenge important decisions.

Your Leadership Scope

You will oversee 3 Team Leaders comprising of approximately 25 internal specialists.

Rather than managing one individual development team, you will provide direction across several technical areas and help bring different teams, platforms and products together around a common technology vision.

You will work closely with experienced Engineering Leaders, Architects, Product stakeholders and senior management across an international organisation.

The Technology Landscape

You will be working across a modern and varied technology environment involving:

Cloud & cloud-native systems
Industrial IoT & connected products
Edge & hybrid architectures
Artificial Intelligence & intelligent automation
Data platforms & architectures
Industrial connectivity & communication
Security, identity, resilience & observability

What You will Be Doing

Your responsibilities will include:

Providing technical direction across multiple engineering teams and technology domains
Leading, supporting and developing 3 Team Leaders
Shaping future architecture, technology choices and engineering priorities
Turning longer-term technology objectives into clear and achievable roadmaps
Coordinating dependencies and technical decisions across products and teams
Helping determine where investment and engineering capacity will create the greatest impact
Driving greater reuse, standardisation and automation across the engineering organisation
Supporting the adoption of AI within both digital products and software engineering
Ensuring new technologies are introduced with the right level of security, quality and governance
Challenging architectural decisions and helping teams navigate complex technical trade-offs
Working with stakeholders across engineering, product and business functions
Building an engineering environment that encourages technical excellence, collaboration and continuous improvement

What Are We Looking For?

We are interested in experienced technology leaders who combine strong technical foundations with proven leadership across multiple teams.

You should bring:

Significant experience within software engineering, architecture, platform engineering or a comparable technical environment
Experience leading multiple teams and/or other technical leaders
Strong understanding of modern software and distributed system architectures
Solid knowledge of Cloud and cloud-native technologies
Experience with IoT, Edge, connected products or complex distributed systems
The ability to evaluate architecture and technology decisions at a senior level
Experience translating technical strategy into practical engineering priorities and roadmaps
Understanding of scalability, security, resilience, identity and observability
An interest in the practical application of AI and AI-assisted software development
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
The ability to balance innovation with commercial realities and long-term maintainability

You don't need to be writing production code every day, but you should have the technical credibility to engage with experienced Architects, Engineers and Team Leaders at a meaningful level.

Languages

Professional English is required.

A good command of German.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This is a chance to join a successful, internationally recognised engineering organisation developing technology with genuine real-world industrial applications.

You will be joining an environment where digitalisation isn't simply a side project, connected products, software, data and AI are becoming increasingly important to the future of the business.

Some of the key attractions include:

Real influence – help shape technology decisions across a substantial engineering organisation
Leadership scope – oversee 3 Team Leaders and ~25 internal specialists
Modern technology – work across Cloud, IoT, Edge, Data and AI
International exposure – collaborate across teams, products and locations
Engineering culture – work alongside experienced technical specialists in a technology-led environment
Long-term thinking – technology decisions and investment aren't driven solely by short-term quarterly pressures
Stability – join a successful, established international organisation with a strong long-term outlook
Development – continued investment in technical expertise, knowledge sharing and professional growth
Flexibility – a supportive and family-friendly working environment

This could be particularly attractive if you're currently a Head of Engineering, Head of Software Engineering, Head of Digital Solutions, Head of Platform Engineering, Senior Engineering Manager or senior technology/architecture leader looking for broader responsibility.