As a Senior IT Team Leader within Aldi International IT Services, you will lead an engineering organization of 12 DevOps Engineering, Application Management and IT Consultancy professionals. You will be responsible for building high-performing teams, driving engineering excellence, and delivering innovative technology solutions that create business value. Combining strong people leadership with technical and delivery oversight, you will foster a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, Agile ways of working, and operational excellence while shaping the future of our development platforms and engineering capabilities.

My responsibilities:

Lead, mentor and develop high-performing DevOps Engineering and Application Management teams, fostering a culture of ownership, innovation and continuous learning
Drive the professional growth, coaching and career development of engineers and IT consultants
Build and maintain an inclusive, collaborative and performance-oriented engineering culture
Manage employee performance through regular feedback, performance reviews and development planning
Participate in recruitment, talent acquisition and onboarding activities to continuously strengthen the engineering organization
Own the successful delivery of software, platform or automation initiatives aligned with business objectives
Manage capacity planning, workload prioritization and resource allocation across engineering teams
Establish and monitor key engineering metrics, KPIs and SLAs to ensure sustainable delivery performance
Oversee incident management and resolution of critical situations through effective stakeholder communication and technical leadership
Support technology modernization initiatives and evaluate emerging technologies to create business value
Partner with architects, product owners and business stakeholders to align technology roadmaps with company objectives
Champion agile ways of working across teams, leveraging Scrum, Kanban and DevOps practices

The knowledge I own:

A DevOps Engineering background with hands-on knowledge of GitLab and Cloudsmith
Minimum 2 years of experience leading and developing engineering teams
Proven track record of delivering complex technology initiatives in fast-paced and dynamic environments
Experience working agile methodologies and modern engineering practices
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across technical and business audiences
Excellent organizational, analytical and problem-solving capabilities
Passion for engineering excellence, innovation and continuous improvement
Ability to successfully lead teams through organizational and technological change
Strong coaching and servant leadership mindset with a focus on team empowerment and growth
Self-starter approach with a proactive and strategic mindset
Open-minded and curious about emerging technologies and engineering trends
Strong ownership mentality and commitment to delivering measurable business outcomes
Excellent English language skills; German language knowledge is an advantage
Willingness to undertake occasional international business travel

The offer that would convince me:

The chance to work in an international team, collaborating with colleagues from all over the world
The opportunity to contribute to our own product and learn how to build high-quality, stable solutions in a real production environment
Cutting-edge tools and technologies, keeping you at the forefront of innovation and best practices in software development
Collaboration with a highly professional developer team that values quality, craftsmanship, and continuous improvement
We are committed to build up teams where trust and honest communication are essentials to our daily work
Flexible working hours with home office possibility
Regular salary increase, we follow the inflation and reward loyalty

Online application:

Please use our online application and attach your English resume.

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