DevOps Team Lead (all genders)

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

• You 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.
• You mentor and support your team members through coaching, performance development, and by guiding recruitment, capacity planning, and onboarding of new engineers.
• You 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.
• You drive the evolution of our Kubernetes-based cloud architecture and are responsible for robust CI/CD processes and modern DevOps practices.
• You automate and optimize deployment, monitoring, and maintenance workflows using Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, Opentofu, and GitLab CI/CD.
• You ensure operational excellence by managing incident, problem, and change processes and by designing and optimizing our development, test, and production environments.
• Introduce and scale the use of AI/ML-powered tools in DevOps workflows (e.g., for predictive monitoring, smart alerting, log analysis, and auto-remediation)
• Stay ahead of DevOps trends, especially those involving generative AI, LLM-based assistants, and AI-integrated observability platforms

Required Qualifications

• You successfully completed technical studies or equivalent IT training
• You have a proactive mindset, team spirit, and worked  in a cross-functional, international setting
• You’re already applying AI and automation tools in DevOps—for example, using AI for log parsing, CI/CD optimization, anomaly detection, or smart auto-scaling
• You encourage your team to explore and adopt AI-powered DevOps solutions to improve resilience, speed, and scalability
• You have proven experience in leading international development or DevOps or Operations teams and you have the ability to manage priorities effectively
• Or you want to reach the next level and start your leadership role based on 5 years DevOps experience.
• You have hands-on experience with: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm
• Infrastructure as Code is not new to you: Terraform, Opentofu
• You worked with CI/CD Tools like GitLab and your preferred Operating Systems are SLES, RedHat, CoreOS, Ubuntu
• You worked with Cloud Platforms, preferably with MS Azure 
• You have experience Bash, Golang, Python (Java – e.g., Spring Boot, Liberty – is a plus)
• For Observability & Monitoring you worked with: Elastic Search, fluentD, Kibana, Grafana, Prometheus
• You worked in an agile setting: Practical knowledge of Scrum and Kanban
• You worked with Databases like MongoDB, Redis (or comparable systems)
• You have experience in Application Management, DevOps Operations, Networking & Cloud Infrastructure Administration
• You preferred Atlassian Tools are JIRA, Confluence
• Analytical thinking, structured problem-solving, and a high sense of responsibility
• You have a 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)