Team Lead Platform Engineering (m/f/d)

Company:  Intershop Communications AG
Location: Jena
Closing Date: 07/11/2024
Salary: £250 Per Annum
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description

We are Intershop - We're built to boost your business!

As an e-commerce pioneer, we have been setting standards in the development of software for digital commerce for almost 30 years. With our cloud offering and as a Microsoft partner, we transform the challenges of the digital world into business success stories. Our e-commerce platform offers manufacturers and wholesalers everything they need to digitize and transform their business processes.

If you would like to join the #bestteam and start the revolution of our customer businesses together with the 300 Intershop experts, then apply today!

Your mission

As Team Lead (m/f/d) Platform Engineering, you will be responsible for the setup, operation and further development of our Intershop Commerce Platform infrastructure. You will lead a highly motivated and tech-savvy team that provides the foundation for the development and operation of our products. You will ensure that our platforms are scalable, secure and performant and work closely with the development and operations teams.

  • Technical management:
    Management and development of the platform engineering team, including coaching and mentoring.
  • Architecture & Design:
    Design and further development of cloud and container-based platform architecture (Azure, Kubernetes, monitoring, ...).
  • Automation & standardisation:
    Promotion and implementation of automation solutions such as Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines. Development of self-service functionalities for customers and partners.
  • Responsibility for centralised tool landscape:
    Integration, further development and maintenance of cross-platform tools such as ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, New Relic, Test-Platform (automated surface tests, performance and load tests).
  • Collaboration with stakeholders:
    Close coordination with the DevOps, development and IT security teams as well as other stakeholders to further develop the platform as needed.
  • Security management:
    Implementation and enforcement of security policies and compliance requirements within the platform.
  • Budget and resource planning:
    Management of the platform budget, resource planning and cost optimisation in the cloud.

Your profile

  • Technical expertise:
    Deep understanding of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP), container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker), and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).
  • Leadership and management experience:
    Proven experience in leading technical teams, ideally in platform engineering, operations or cloud architecture.
  • CI/CD knowledge:
    Experience with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or comparable technologies.
  • Security Expertise:
    Extensive knowledge of security architectures, especially in cloud environments, and experience implementing security and compliance policies.
  • Strong communication skills:
    Ability to communicate technical issues with both developers and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Problem solving skills:
    Analytical thinking and ability to solve complex platform infrastructure challenges.
  • Agile mindset:
    Experience with agile working methods (Kanban) and implementing DevOps practices.
  • Languages:
    Fluency in written and spoken German and English.

What we offer...

  • Varied and challenging tasks: With more than 300 customers, a global network of partners and an international team, you won't get bored easily.
  • Personal and professional development: From table football to training, coffee to coaching—Intershop is the place to grow.
  • Work in other countries and on international projects: San Francisco, Jena, Melbourne: the world of e-commerce is truly global. You’ll find us wherever our expertise is needed—and wherever you want to work.
  • A motivated and highly qualified team: We value results. Our 300-strong staff shares a single goal: to be the best—together. You can only benefit from our 30+ years of e-commerce experience.
  • Flat hierarchies and an open business culture: We need strong personalities, not cubicle clones. Our senior staff members see themselves as coaches, not captains. We set the course for the future together.
  • Cutting-edge technologies and market-leading products: Our products and services are the backbone of modern online commerce. Be a part of our story!

We are looking forward to your application! By the way, if you do not yet meet all the criteria, just talk to me, we will surely find a way together.

Apply now!

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