Full-Time DevOps Team Lead

Location: remote in Germany

Language requirements: English fluent

Experience requirements: working experience as a DevOps Engineer or a similar position

Employment type: Full Time employment

The Role: For DF Deutsche Fiskal GmbH, part of the fiskaly group, we are seeking a DevOps Team Lead, who ensures reliable operation of our cloud product while guiding a skilled team of DevOps engineers. Your role bridges leadership, architecture, operations, and agile delivery practices. We’re looking for a hands-on technical leader with a strong engineering background and a passion for agile DevOps culture for our subsidiary DF Deutsche Fiskal GmbH.

Your Responsibilities

1. Lead and develop an international DevOps engineering team, aligning team goals with product and business strategy while fostering a culture of collaboration, automation, and continuous improvement.
2. Mentor and support your team members through coaching, performance development, and by guiding recruitment, capacity planning, and onboarding of new engineers.
3. Take technical ownership of our cloud operations (preferably in MS Azure), ensuring high system reliability, scalability, and performance in coordination with internal and external stakeholders.
4. Drive the evolution of our Kubernetes-based cloud architecture and are responsible for robust CI/CD processes and modern DevOps practices.
5. Automate and optimize deployment, monitoring, and maintenance workflows using Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, Opentofu, and GitLab CI/CD.
6. Ensure operational excellence by managing incident, problem, and change processes and by designing and optimizing our development, test, and production environments.

Required Qualifications

• Successfully completed technical studies or equivalent IT training
• Proactive mindset, team spirit, and worked in a cross-functional, international setting
• Proven experience in leading international development or DevOps or Operations teams and you have the ability to manage priorities effectively
• Hands-on experience with: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Opentofu
• CI/CD Tools like GitLab
• Preferred Operating Systems: SLES, RedHat, CoreOS, Ubuntu
• Cloud Platforms, preferably with MS Azure
• Bash, Golang, Python (Java – e.g., Spring Boot, Liberty – is a plus)
• Observability & Monitoring: Elastic Search, fluentD, Kibana, Grafana, Prometheus
• Agile setting: Practical knowledge of Scrum and Kanban
• Databases like MongoDB, Redis (or comparable systems)
• Application Management, DevOps Operations, Networking & Cloud Infrastructure Administration
• Preferred Atlassian Tools: JIRA, Confluence
• Analytical thinking, structured problem-solving, and a high sense of responsibility
• Passion for learning, sharing knowledge, and applying new practices

What we can offer

• Strategic leadership role in a high-impact, innovation-driven environment
• Full technical ownership and influence over architecture and operations
• Dynamic, agile, and cross-functional team setup
• Modern DevOps toolchain and cloud-native infrastructure
• Flexible working conditions and remote/hybrid collaboration
• Open and feedback-oriented company culture
• Emphasis on automation, quality, and operational excellence
• Moderate travel requirements (~10–20%, for workshops or team events)

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