# Christian Sarres Christian Sarres is a remote worker on Himalayas, Fahrdienstleiter (Train Dispatcher) at Deutsche Bahn AG, based in Singapore. Source: https://himalayas.app/@christiansarres ```text I deliver zero-downtime data centre, cloud, and enterprise infrastructure programmes. ``` | Detail | Value | | --- | --- | | Availability | Looking for a job | | Location | Singapore | | Authorized to work in | Singapore | | Salary expectations | 70k+ EUR | | Job categories | Project Manager, Infrastructure Project Manager, IT Project Manager, Cloud Project Manager, Program Manager | | Skills | Project Delivery, PRINCE2, SAFe, Scrum, Agile, Kanban, Project Planning, Scheduling, Risk Management, Issue Management, Budget Management, Project Governance, Project Reporting, Stakeholder Management, Data Center Infrastructure, Data Center Relocation, Data Centre Migration, Cloud Infrastructure, AWS, Azure, Cloud Operations, IT Service Delivery, Server Infrastructure, Storage Infrastructure, Network Infrastructure, Service Transition, Incident Management, Problem Management, Business Continuity, service reliability, Cross functional Leadership, Vendor Management, Contractor Management, Change Management, Compliance, Audit Support, Business requirements analysis, IT Security, ISO 27701, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, SAP, SAP ERP, German, English, French | | LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/christian-sarres-5a3a3320 | ## What I'm looking for ```text I'm looking to lead complex infrastructure, cloud, data centre, or enterprise technology programmes where I can apply structured governance, cross-functional leadership, and zero-downtime delivery in an international environment. ``` ## About ```text I've delivered data centre, cloud, and enterprise technology programmes for global organisations, principally SAP SE. My work combines structured project governance with hands-on understanding of infrastructure operations and service delivery. At SAP, I led the merger of acquired customer landscapes and relocated a data centre from Germany to the Netherlands with zero operational downtime and full regulatory compliance. I also managed cloud infrastructure operations, executive customer escalations, and tenant-cleanup initiatives that consolidated redundant environments. I led multi-million-euro data centre infrastructure builds for blue-chip customers, coordinating up to 30 IT professionals, architects, and vendors across international locations. I was recognised with a Spot Award for rescuing and delivering critical client projects. My experience also includes infrastructure, security, compliance, and critical-operations projects with Loomans & Matz, PwC, and Deutsche Bahn. I'm PRINCE2, SAFe Scrum Master, and ITIL certified, with an MBA and experience leading delivery in highly regulated environments. ``` ## Experience ### Fahrdienstleiter (Train Dispatcher) Deutsche Bahn AG. Feb 2025 - Jan 2026 ```text Real-time coordination of passenger and freight movements in a 24/7 safety-critical, highly regulated environment, applying structured risk assessment and incident response. Completed the ESTW (Electronic Signal Box) technical qualification. ``` Skills: Risk-Assessment, Incident-Response, Critical-Infrastructure-Operations-and-Maintenance, ESTW ### Operations Specialist [SAP SE](https://himalayas.app/companies/sap). May 2020 - Jan 2025 ```text Managed IT service delivery and cloud infrastructure operations, resolving complex technical incidents and driving service improvements. Led the merger of customer landscapes following an acquisition, overseeing the relocation of a data centre from Germany to the Netherlands with zero operational downtime and full regulatory compliance. ``` Skills: IT-Service-Delivery, Cloud-Infrastructure-and-Operations, Incident-Management, DevOps, SLA-Management, Data-Center-Relocation, Regulatory-Compliance ### Project Manager, Data Centre Infrastructure Build [SAP SE](https://himalayas.app/companies/sap). Jan 2018 - Apr 2020 ```text Led delivery of large-scale data centre infrastructure builds for blue-chip enterprise customers, managing multiple interdependent workstreams across international locations with total project values exceeding multiple millions. Directed cross-functional teams of up to 30 IT professionals, infrastructure architects and third-party vendors while ensuring zero operational downtime. ``` Skills: Project-Management, Data-Center-Infrastructure, Agile-Kanban, Risk-Management, Stakeholder-Management, Vendor-Management, Budget-Management ### Fellowship, Customer Trust Centre (IOC) [SAP SE](https://himalayas.app/companies/sap). Aug 2019 - Nov 2019 ```text Seconded to create a streamlined operating plan for data outage management across the SAP Group, developing Board-level notification processes. Led onboarding of 9 new IOC colleagues in Manila, implementing governance standards adopted as standard procedure. ``` Skills: Data-Outage-Management, Governance, Onboarding, Process-Improvement ### Associate Loomans & Matz AG. Sep 2016 - Dec 2017 ```text Led infrastructure and security projects for high-profile clients including the German Football League, SAP SE and Telefónica, covering IT system evaluations, data audits and infrastructure builds. Managed evaluation of the German Football League's IT system, leading feasibility and design of a future-proofed IT operating model. ``` Skills: Infrastructure-Projects, Security-Project-Management, IT-System-Evaluation, Data-audits, ISO-27701, feasibility-studies ### Associate PwC UK Ltd. Oct 2014 - Sep 2015 ```text Managed licensing compliance projects across German-speaking markets for multiple PwC clients, ensuring software compliance with UK and US guidelines. Assembled and led team to deliver 30,000 patient files within aggressive four-week deadline, ensuring successful NHS audit completion. ``` Skills: Licensing-Compliance, Software-Compliance, Team-Leadership, Project-Management, NHS ### Technical Customer Support Concentrix (Microsoft). Jan 2012 - Dec 2013 ```text Provided technical customer support for Microsoft products. ``` Skills: Technical-Support, Customer-Service ### Key Account Manager Sales People. Jan 2011 - Dec 2012 ```text Managed key accounts and sales activities. ``` Skills: Key-Account-Management, Sales ## Education ### ISACA CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) - certification training, Information Security Management. 2026 - Present ```text Ongoing CISM certification training with ISACA, expected completion in September 2026. ``` ### University of Liverpool Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration. 2022 - 2025 ```text Pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the University of Liverpool from 2022 to 2025. ``` ### AXELOS ITIL Foundation Certificate, IT Service Management. 2016 - 2016 ```text Earned the ITIL Foundation Certificate from AXELOS in 2016. ``` ### TÜV Rheinland IT Security Officer, IT Security. 2016 - 2016 ```text Earned the IT Security Officer certification from TÜV Rheinland in 2016. ``` ### AXELOS PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate, Project Management. 2016 - 2016 ```text Earned the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate from AXELOS in 2016. ``` ### GFN SAP ERP 6.0 Controlling (AC040), SAP ERP Controlling. 2016 - 2016 ```text Completed SAP ERP 6.0 Controlling (AC040) training at GFN in 2016. ``` ### University of Wales Institute, Cardiff BA, International Business Management. 2008 - 2009 ```text Completed a BA in International Business Management at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff from 2008 to 2009. ``` ### Merkur Akademie International State Certified Business Manager, Tourism. 2006 - 2008 ```text Earned a State Certified Business Manager (Tourism) qualification from Merkur Akademie International from 2006 to 2008. ``` ## Tech stack - Jira - Confluence - SAP - SAFe To contact Christian, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire). ## People also viewed - [Subir Banerjee](https://himalayas.app/@subirbanerjee): Project Manager, ICCG Inc - [Alan Chia](https://himalayas.app/@alanchia): Site Reliability Engineer, Exoduspoint Capital Management - [ABDUL RAHIM ABDUL ALIM](https://himalayas.app/@abdulrahimabdulalim): Application Architect, DevSecOps, NCS Group - [Muthuchelvam Raju](https://himalayas.app/@muthuchelvamraju): Regional Program Manager, Schneider Electric - [jan joseph poon](https://himalayas.app/@janjosephpoon): IT Support Executive, Trans Eurokars Pte Ltd - [Ratheesh K V](https://himalayas.app/@ratheeshkv): Senior Project Manager, Great Eastern Life Insurance Limited - [Sid Subash](https://himalayas.app/@sidsubash): Project Manager, Oracle Consulting SG - [Sandhya Nehru](https://himalayas.app/@sandhyanehru): IT Project Manager, Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation - [Malai Bazlan Faris](https://himalayas.app/@malaibazlanfaris): Senior IT Project Manager, Clariant - [Selvakumar Selvaraj](https://himalayas.app/@selvakumarselvaraj): Overall Project Delivery Lead, ST Engineering Pte Ltd