About us

With our strong brands GMX, WEB.DE and mail.com and over 42 million active users, we are the leading email and communications platform in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. From this strong market position, services and apps are developed that simplify users' digital lives - from office tools and cloud solutions to personal ID management.

Your Tasks

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 us as a Team Lead System Engineering (f/m/d) 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.

• 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.

We Appreciate

Do you combine deep technical expertise with a passion for leadership? Are you confident in managing complex infrastructure and enabling others to grow? Do you enjoy solving problems hands-on while shaping team dynamics and technical strategy?

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

• 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.

What else we would like to tell you

• 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.