🚀 Team Lead System Engineering (f/m/d)

Overview

At Mail & Media, we are the digital home for over 42 million users across our brands GMX, WEB.DE, and mail.com. We operate one of Europe’s largest e-mail platforms with a highly scalable, container-based infrastructure. Our teams work with cutting-edge technologies including AI, Big Data, and secure cloud services, shaping the future of digital communication.

Join to apply for the Team Lead System Engineering (f/m/d) role and take ownership of mission-critical infrastructure components. You’ll build and lead a team of talented engineers, drive technical innovation, and ensure the reliability and scalability of our systems.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and mentor a team of system engineers responsible for Linux Server Infrastructure & Automation.
• Build and manage Linux servers (mostly Debian), ensuring performance and reliability on bare-metal and VM platforms.
• Drive automation and configuration management using tools and languages like Ansible, Puppet, Python, or Bash.
• Use modern monitoring frameworks like Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK.
• Contribute to recruiting and foster a strong team culture and professional development.

Qualifications

• A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field — or equivalent practical experience and a proven track record of leading IT infrastructure teams.
• Strong experience in Linux system administration and complex infrastructure operations.
• Proficiency in configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, SaltStack) and scripting languages like Python or similar.
• Solid understanding of DNS, DHCP, PXE, and proxy systems.
• Hands-on leadership style with experience in recruiting and developing engineering teams.
• Our corporate culture: No dress code, flat hierarchies, open and transparent communication.
• Individual development opportunities: diverse training programmes, e-learning and internal communities, leadership training, language courses, mentoring.
• Benefits and additional services: company pension scheme, capital-forming benefits, discounts on own products, job ticket, company car, bike leasing, corporate benefits portal.
• Attractive working conditions: 30 days holiday, hybrid working, full-time and part-time arrangements, free choice between Linux, Mac, or Windows.
• Social: team events, summer and winter parties, family and care service, sports and fitness programmes, subsidised canteen, free fruit and drinks, health courses.
• Topics that are also important to us: Sustainability, diversity, and our values and leadership principles - find out more on our website mail-and-media.com.

Job Details

• Reference ID: 293
• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Information Technology
• Industries: Technology, Information and Internet