IT Infrastructure Team Lead

Quick Facts

• Role: IT Infrastructure Team Lead

• Team size/scope: Leads a team of 10 across three production sites in Germany

• Reporting line: Directly to the CIO

• Contract: Permanent employment

• Work model: Flextime with on-call/standby planning

Description

You will lead the IT Infrastructure team and ensure stable, secure, and highly available IT operations across data centers, server and storage, VMware virtualization, VDI, and enterprise networking with Microsoft 365/Entra ID. You will drive modernization and next expansion stages, including production network segmentation, local AI infrastructure rollout, and standardized/automated operations—coordinating vendors and supporting budget planning. You will also improve IT operations processes (ITIL/ITSM) and implement security and continuity measures together with the Information Security Officer.

Responsibilities

• Disciplinary and technical leadership of the IT Infrastructure team (10 employees across three production sites)

• Plan on-call/standby coverage, conduct employee meetings, set goals, manage personal development, and support recruiting

• Serve as trainer (AEVO) for IT system integration specialists, including training planning, support, exam preparation, and collaboration with IHK and vocational schools

• Operate and maintain high-availability infrastructure (data centers, Dell servers/storage, VMware vSphere, Omnissa Horizon VDI, HPE Aruba networking, Microsoft 365/Entra ID, Intune endpoint management, PRTG monitoring)

• Coordinate infrastructure expansion: secure connection and segmentation of production networks, expand local AI infrastructure, standardize and automate operations

• Coordinate external service providers and manufacturers; contribute to budget planning

• Implement security measures with the Information Security Officer (NIS-2/BSIG, incident/emergency and disaster recovery concepts, patch and lifecycle management, role/right concepts)

• Develop and standardize IT operations processes (ITSM/ITIL, service catalog, SLAs, KPIs) and document operations across all sites

• Collaborate closely with IT Security, Process Management, ERP & OT, plant management, and electrical/automation engineering; report to the CIO

Requirements

• Completed training as Fachinformatiker Systemintegration (or IT degree or comparable qualification) and several years of IT infrastructure operations experience

• Experience leading IT teams (disciplinary and/or technical), ideally across multiple locations

• Strong technical knowledge in Windows Server, Active Directory, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, VMware virtualization, networking, and storage (ideally in a manufacturing/production environment)

• Experience leading infrastructure projects and steering external vendors/service providers

• Preferred: knowledge of VDI environments (Omnissa Horizon, Citrix), Dell PowerStore/Metro Clusters, HPE Aruba, IT/OT networks, and security/compliance (NIS-2, ISO 27001)

• Preferred: certifications such as ITIL 4, Microsoft Certified, VMware VCP, PRINCE2/IPMA

• Very good German (at least C1), good English for coordination with manufacturers and vendors

• Driver’s license Class B and willingness to travel to production sites

• Structured, reliable decision-making approach plus strong communication, assertiveness, and teamwork

Benefits

• Unbefristed (permanent) contract

• Room for influence and short decision cycles, with a direct reporting line to the CIO

• Varied responsibilities in a family-run company with flat hierarchies

• Personal development opportunities and manufacturer certifications

• Health offerings

• Flextime model