Andreas K.-Project, multiproject and program management; interim management; development and implementation of colocation, data center-

• IT interim management
• Functional leadership, establishment and management of the local IT team
• Responsibility for all IT services (e.g. server, storage, backup, network, security and OT services), including planning, setup and operation of these services for the site
• Responsibility for all business services (ERP, sales / configuration, development), including planning, setup and operation of these services for the site
• Ensuring the overall strategic direction of the IT team and integrating this team into the overarching holding functions
• Budgeting and execution of controlling processes, including risk analyses
• Supporting the development of project management standards and methods
• Supporting IT project portfolio management, including the continuous improvement of portfolio standards and methods
• Developing and aligning standards and methods for process management
• Responsible for the availability, capacity and continuity of the relevant IT services
• Responsibility for IT resource management processes
• Project management for various infrastructure projects:
• Storage migration from NetApp to Huawei
• Windows 11 rollout
• Rebuilding a Citrix environment

Tools/Werkzeuge/Methoden: Confluence, Jira

Hardware: HP servers, Fortigate NGFW, storage: Huawei OceanStor, network: HP and Huawei switches, Fortinet WLAN

Software: VMware vSphere, network: Dell switches, Fortinet WLAN, Windows 11, Citrix

Applications: Office-Suite M365, Exchange Online, Azure AD / Entra ID

• Interim Manager Head of IT-Infrastructure
• Functional leadership and management of the global infrastructure team as Head of Infrastructure
• Disciplinary management of the assigned area in accordance with company processes and regulations
• Responsibility for all infrastructure services (e.g. server, storage, backup and network services), including planning, setup and operation of these services for the entire group of companies
• Ensuring the overall strategic direction of the infrastructure team and integrating infrastructure services with other IT functions
• Leading the infrastructure team and monitoring the achievement of agreed objectives within budget, schedule and agreed quality
• Budgeting and execution of controlling processes, including risk analyses
• Supporting the development of project management standards and methods
• Supporting IT project portfolio management, including the continuous improvement of portfolio standards and methods
• Developing and aligning standards and methods for process management
• Responsible for the availability, capacity and continuity of the relevant IT services
• Responsibility for IT resource management processes

Tools/Werkzeuge/Methoden: Confluence, Pathfinder

Hardware: Dell servers (HCI), Sophos-UTM, Fortigate NGFW, storage: Dell Powerstore, network: Dell switches, Fortinet WLAN

Software: VMware vSphere, Sophos Central, FortiCloud, network: Dell switches, Fortinet WLAN

Applications: Office-Suite M365, Exchange Online, Azure AD / Entra ID

• Colocation business case

Preparation of a business case as a decision paper for a data center migration project

• Preparation of the business case as a decision paper for management
• Effort (internal + external effort)
• Costs (investments, internal costs, external support)
• Potential savings
• Consideration of regulatory requirements from the KRITIS environment
• Stakeholder identification & analysis (impact of the relocation on these stakeholders)
• Preparation of an overall overview of all adjustments to basic IT operations (server, storage, virtualization, network, security)
• Identification and description of dependencies within the IT organization in the event of a data center relocation
• Effort estimation for implementing the migration for each IT unit
• Required adjustments and impacts for direct housing users
• Rough milestone planning for a data center migration project
• Project planning and control

Tools/Werkzeuge/Methoden: Office-Suite, ICB 4.0

• Data center setup and relocation

New setup and preparation for occupation of a new TSI-Level-4 data center (requirements in accordance with KRITIS / BAIT / VAIT). Subsequent relocation management for approx. 40 customers from the old to the new data center

• Design, tendering and management of passive infrastructure / cabling (DIN EN 50600 VK4
• Moderation of internal departments regarding future standards
• Central planning and management of relocation slots for all customers
• Relocation management for individual relocation slots (including incident, problem and change management) based on ITIL
• Occupancy planning and setup management for selected housing customers
• Reporting to other subprojects and management
• Project planning and control

Tools/Methods: FNT Command, ARS-Remedy, MS Project, Office Suite, Service-Now, ICB 3.0

Hardware: HP servers, CISCO-UCS, Storage: NetApp, Network: CISCO-ACI

Software: VMware vSphere

Applications: Office Suite, M365, Exchange Online, Azure AD / Entra ID

• Data center transition

Program and multi-project management of the transition and relocation projects to the new WDR data centers

• Management of the core team
• Subject-matter and methodological consulting for project managers
• Reporting to higher-level management
• Planning and coordination of data center relocations (including incident, problem and change management)
• Multi-project management related to the data center construction projects
• Support in setting up a PMO

Tools/Methods: FNT-Command, MS-Project, Office Suite, ICB 3.0, Kanban