Team Lead Infrastructure (f/m/d)

GMX, WEB.DE & mail.com | IT System Administration | Karlsruhe / Munich | Permanent | Full-time | Management roles | Reference ID: 292

• Do you thrive in leading infrastructure teams focused on networking, virtualization, and platform operations? Are you passionate about building scalable, high-availability systems that meet modern technological and business demands? Do you enjoy shaping strategy, driving projects, mentoring engineers, and driving technical excellence across diverse domains?

  At Mail & Media, we are the digital home for over 42 million users across our brands WEB.DE, GMX, 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 Europe’s digital communication with secure and trustworthy email and cloud services.

  Join us as Team Lead Infrastructure (f/m/d) and take full ownership of our infrastructure platform. You’ll lead a skilled team, collaborate across departments, and ensure stability, agility, and continuous improvement of our systems.

• Lead and develop a cross-functional infrastructure team covering networking, load balancing, security, virtualization, and platform operations.
• Ensure the stability, scalability, and agility of system infrastructure through strategic planning and operational excellence.
• Drive infrastructure projects, support architectural decisions, and promote automation and standardization.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders including DevOps, software engineering, product management, and compliance.
• Represent your team in change and risk management processes and foster continuous improvement through RCA and coaching.
• Your profile

  Do you combine deep infrastructure expertise with strong leadership and cross-team collaboration skills? Are you confident in making strategic decisions while staying close to technical challenges? Do you enjoy mentoring engineers and driving innovation in complex environments?

  Then we’d love to hear from you! To succeed in this role, you should bring:

• A degree in Computer Science or a related technical field — or equivalent practical experience.
• Several years of experience in network architecture, virtualization, system engineering, IT security, or automation.
• Strong knowledge of BGP, OSPF, VLAN/VXLAN, MPLS, firewalls, VPNs, and load balancing (L4/L7, TLS offloading).
• Expertise in virtualization (KVM, KubeVirt), distributed storage (Ceph, ZFS, Longhorn), and automation tools (Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD).
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki), and experience in RCA and architecture alignment across teams.
• Our benefits in detail

  Lived corporate culture : Flat hierarchies, a culture of respect and appreciation, signatories of the Diversity Charter, open communication and no dress code

  Wide range of further training : Internal and external training opportunities, LinkedIn Learning, language courses, internal and external training opportunities, leadership training, conferences and mentoring and free choice between Linux, Mac, or Windows

  TEC-Campus : Conferences, lecture series, courses, open-source projects, community meetups and user groups

  ❤️ Active health care: Wellpass, free internal sports and fitness classes, health days, family & care support services, discounts at fitness centers, mental health first responder, fresh fruit and drinks for free

  Mobility : Company car, subsidy for job bike leasing and the job ticket

  Flexible working models : Home office options, flexible working hours and 30 days of vacation with the option for additional unpaid leave

  Financial benefits : Corporate benefits, company pension scheme, capital-forming benefits, occupational disability insurance and various partner discounts

  Events : Summer and winter parties, sports tournaments and team events