Team Lead Platform (m/f/d)

What you will do
Join us in helping companies of different sizes and industries take their own climate action today. We are dedicated to working as a team towards our common goal: making net zero a reality.

Become part of our Digital Products team in Munich/Berlin/Barcelona, where we work in cross-functional and autonomous teams that co-create products and take ownership from idea to impact. 

In platform engineering, our main challenges are creating and maintaining a platform which enables software engineers to develop, build, release, run and monitor various products in a self-service manner and at the same time supporting engineering teams with platform usage and troubleshooting.

As the Team Lead Platform, your responsibilities will include: 

• Leading a team of Platform Engineers, providing technical guidance and mentoring to help them grow and develop their skills
• Overseeing the development and maintenance of the organization's technology platform, including infrastructure, tools, and processes
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including product, engineering, and operations, to ensure that the platform meets the needs of the organization and its customers
• Ensuring that the platform is scalable and reliable, with the ability to handle increasing levels of traffic and usage
• Working closely with the Information Security team to ensure the platform is free from security vulnerabilities and protected against external threats

Who you are

• You demonstrate leadership qualities by thinking strategically, making sustainable and data-driven decisions, emphasizing teamwork and collaboration, being flexible and adaptable, and taking responsibility and accountability
• You possess a deep understanding of network protocols, security practices, and the implementation of secure and efficient network infrastructures, including knowledge of authentication and authorization mechanisms, data encryption, and compliance requirements
• You have strong knowledge and hands-on experience in building cloud infrastructures using Amazon Web Services or similar platforms
• You utilize DevOps methodologies and tools, such as CI/CD pipelines and GitHub Actions, as well as configuration management, monitoring, and logging tools like Docker and DataDog
• You are proficient with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible for automating and managing infrastructure
• As a bonus point, you have a good grasp of system design principles, software development lifecycle (SDLC), database (SQL/NoSQL) modeling and management, and experience with other Platform-as-a-Service providers
• You communicate effortlessly and clearly in English

How to apply
Simply click the application button to apply to this position. Make sure that you include the following documents in English:

• your latest CV
• a cover letter
• if you have an impressive GitHub Profile - let us know

Have any questions? Feel free to contact An Phan (jobs@climatepartner.com) from the engineering team .

Creating an inclusive environment is important to us. We provide equal opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to any aspect which makes them unique. If you need any reasonable adjustments to make the application process accessible for you, we’ll do our best to accommodate you.

Find out more about working at ClimatePartner and see all our current job openings at climatepartner.com/career.

We look forward to your application!