- Manage the DevOps Project Team: Inspire and manage the project team of a Scrum Master and several DevOps engineers. Maintain a DevOps backlog for the Scrum/Kanban team, ensuring that the most valuable tasks are the ones that get produced first. Continue the already started transition to product-centric and cross-functional team structure and promote effective communication and knowledge exchange.

- Support Implementation Strategy: Support the development and implementation of a comprehensive DevOps product/tools/processes portfolio. The backlog is maintained through continuous contact with developers, operations, service, architects and others who provide input/feedback on what needs to be built.

- Screen the market: Continuously share experiences/best practices and trends in DevOps with the group of DevOps engineers and establish resilient and future-oriented central solutions for all products within the program.

- Monitor Performance and Progress: Drive continuous improvement, report on progress by means of existing metrics dashboards. Ensure increasing productivity and efficiency of production and development.

Qualification:

- Professional Experience: At least 5 years in software development or IT roles with a strong focus on DevOps practices.

- Product Owner Experience: A minimum of 2 years of product owner experience. Strong leadership and coaching skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities to effectively interact with various teams.

- Track Record in Leading a Project to Success: Ability to make critical decisions, prioritize tasks, and manage complex situations in a large organization effectively.

- DevOps and Agile Expertise: Deep understanding of DevOps practices, including CI/CD, automation, infrastructure as code, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), monitoring and logging, Agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe.

- Skills and Competencies: Experience with Azure DevOps, Terraform, Grafana/Prometheus, Kubernetes, Argo CD, VNET, Azure Cost Optimization.

- Language: English business fluent, German nice to have

Requirements:

- Start: asap, latest mid June

- Duration: 6 months+

- Capacity: 4-5 days per week

- Location: Remote, preferably initial kick-off onsite