Teamlead Platform (all genders)

Contabo; München; Hybrid; EUR 80.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading cloud hosting provider in Munich seeks a full-time Teamlead for Platforms to ensure operational stability and growth. The role involves leading a skilled team, managing complex infrastructures, and working in a flexible remote or hybrid setup. Candidates should have extensive technical experience, particularly in platforms like Proxmox and Linux, along with strong leadership skills. Join us to shape the future of cloud hosting and contribute to ongoing innovations with a competitive salary and excellent benefits.

Leistungen

30 days of vacation

Flexible working hours

Induction program

Professional development opportunities

Remote or hybrid working options

Extra day for social activities

Attractive corporate benefits

Qualifikationen

• At least 13 years of team lead experience in a technical environment.
• Several years of experience operating complex platform infrastructures.
• Proficiency in Proxmox and solid knowledge of Linux and Ansible.

Aufgaben

• Lead an experienced team of Platform Engineers and a Platform Architect.
• Ensure platform stability and meaningful evolution.
• Work on initiatives that secure long-term stability and efficiency.

Kenntnisse

Team lead experience

Operating complex platform infrastructures

Expertise in Proxmox

Hands-on experience with Linux

Experience with Ansible

Managing multiple topics

High level of ownership

Good command of English

Tools

Proxmox

Linux

Ansible

Ceph

Zabbix

Python

Jobbeschreibung

Your creative field

We are looking for a full-time permanent Teamlead Platform (all genders) to start as soon as possible. We live remote-first but you have the freedom to choose whether you want to work hybrid or completely on-site due to your proximity to one of our locations.

Our platform forms the technical foundation of our most important and revenue-driving product and with that a direct lever for Contabos overall development. As Team Lead Platform you ensure that this foundation remains stable evolves in a meaningful way and is operated with pragmatic decision-making. Changes here have an impact at datacenter scale not on a single environment which is why you keep the overview set clear priorities and make sure that adjustments are rolled out in a controlled step-by-step manner.

In this role you lead an experienced team of Platform Engineers and a Platform Architect. You bring structure to workflows create transparency within the Kanban process prevent unnecessary fire-and-forget changes and help your team stay focused even when multiple topics are running in parallel. At the same time you remain hands-on enough to stay close to the systems and decisions without sliding into day-to-day micromanagement.

Beyond daily operations you work on initiatives that secure long-term stability and efficiency : you ensure that metrics and data become reliably usable forecasting becomes possible and processes no longer depend on individual knowledge. You combine technical depth with economic reasoning and act as a sparring partner for architectural decisions not as a blocker but as someone who evaluates impact risk and priorities clearly and constructively.

The success of this role is clearly defined : the evolution of our platform and its surrounding mechanisms enables the evolution of the entire company. When your work delivers impact products scale predictably processes become repeatable and Contabo continues to grow on a stable foundation.

What convinces us

Your personality paired with :

Must-haves

• 13 years of team lead experience in a technical environment
• Several years of experience operating complex platform infrastructures
• Strong expertise in Proxmox
• Solid hands-on experience with Linux and Ansible
• Ability to manage multiple topics in parallel set priorities and bring structure to ongoing processes
• High level of ownership and decision-making capability paired with a pragmatic and economically minded approach
• Very good command of English written and spoken

Should-haves

• Experience with Ceph (or comparable distributed storage systems)
• Monitoring knowledge e.g. Zabbix
• Scripting skills (e.g. Python )
• Experience in a hosting or datacenter environment

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in process optimization (e.g. ITIL )
• Background in scale-ups or fast-growing tech environments
• Understanding of cost optimization and capacity planning

Awesome Prospects

At Contabo we are in a constant state of change. Even through our strong growth we always remain flexible and everyone gets the opportunity to actively shape the future of Contabo and of our customers. With us everyone can develop their full potential in an environment with flat hierarchies freedom to organize their work and time direct communication an open feedback culture and leave a footprint through creative co-design.

Plus we offer further advantages :

• great freedom for your creative ideas
• ongoing professional and personal development opportunities in an innovative and technological environment
• a comprehensive induction with your colleagues by your side
• modern and conveniently located workplaces at our European locations
• Remote or hybrid working opportunities with the same technical equipment at home as in the office
• flexible working hours for a healthy work-life balance
• 30-day vacation by default
• the possibility of worcation in our summer office in Mallorca as well as from any EU country
• an extra day off to get involved in social activities as part of our Volunteer Day
• attractive conditions on many products and services through our corporate benefits program
• unforgettable moments at our company events and team events

How to reach us

If you have any questions you can reach out to Max by email at .

About us

Contabo - High-quality Cloud Hosting Made in Germany!

As a leading infrastructure service provider in the field of cloud instances and dedicated servers we have stood for first-class quality reliability and favorable prices since our foundation in Munich in 2003. Meanwhile more than 215000 customers in over 190 countries trust our services.

We specialize in providing German quality to users worldwide focusing on the stability and security of our data centers the optimization of internal processes and excellent customer support.

Become a part of our future-oriented company which plays a significant role in the development of digital cloud hosting and support us with your ideas and commitment.

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1