AI DevOps Team Lead – Azure (m/f/d)

AI DevOps Team Lead – Azure (m/f/d) In Germany- Berlin| Bonn | Cologne | Frankfurt/Main | Hamburg | Munich

Simon-Kucher is enabling itsemployees with generative AI based solutions to improve productivity. Tosupport this endeavor, a central Data & AI function is being established.Together with our Data Analytics team Elevate and the Software Development teamEngine, the demand for support of software development by IT is constantlyincreasing.

What makes us special:

• Voice yourunique ideas in a corporate culture defined by openness and integrity.
• Enjoy theopportunity to work from abroad (workation).
• Feel athome working with our helpful, enthusiastic colleagues who have great teamspirit.
• Broadenyour perspective with our extensive training curriculum and learning programs(e.g. LinkedIn Learning).
• Speak yourmind in our holistic feedback and development processes (e.g. 360-degreefeedback).
• Satisfyyour need for adventure with our opportunities to live and work abroad in oneof our many international offices
• Enjoy ourbenefits, such as hybrid working, daycare allowance, corporate discounts, andwellbeing support (e.g. Headspace).
• Unwind inour break areas where you can help yourself to the healthy snacks and beveragesprovided.
• See anotherside of your coworkers at our frequent employee events and highly anticipatedWorld Meeting and Holiday Party.

How you will create an impact:

• Lead andmentor the DevOps engineers, providing day-to-day guidance, removing blockers,and acting as an escalation point
• Set cleargoals and expectations, including regular 1:1s, performance feedback,development plans, and ongoing coaching through mentoring and knowledge sharing
• Define anddrive the DevOps strategy aligned with enterprise standards
• OverseeAzure cloud infrastructure, ensuring scalability, security, cost efficiency,and monitoring performance, usage, and spending to address risks andinefficiencies
• Support theoperationalization of AI/ML solutions and MLOps practices
• Collaboratewith cross-functional teams to enable reliable AI platform delivery and act asa technical advisor contributing to strategic roadmap planning
• Govern andpromote Infrastructure as Code, defining and enforcing IaC standards and bestpractices (Terraform)
• Ensureeffective CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes, including governance viacode reviews and CI/CD validation
• Driveadoption of IaC and DevOps practices through training and reusable modules

About you:

• Severalyears of experience in a medium to large corporate environment or softwarehouse
• Experienceworking with remote engineering teams with diverse backgrounds
• 5+ years inDevOps / Cloud / Platform Engineering
• 3 + yearsin a management role with demonstrated experience in leading and developingDevOps teams
• Strongleadership and ability to develop and guide engineers
• Strongknowledge of DevOps principles (CI/CD, automation, reliability)
• Experiencewith Microsoft Azure cloud environments
• Clearcommunication across technical and non-technical teams with fluent English
• Strategicmindset focused on scalability and stability
• Ownershipand accountability for delivery and outcomes
• Adaptabilityto evolving AI and cloud technologies

Have wesparked your interest? Simply click the 'Apply now' button to submit yourapplication. Please note that, for data protection reasons, we cannot acceptapplications via email.
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About Simon-Kucher
Simon-Kucheris a global consultancy with more than 2,200 employees in 30+ countries. As atrusted commercial advisor focused on unlocking better growth, we combine deepconsulting expertise, growth specialization, and technology to scale lastingimpact. We optimize every lever of commercial strategy – product, pricing,innovation, marketing, and sales – based on what customers want and value. Withover 40 years of monetization experience, we are recognized as the world’sleading commercial growth and pricing specialist. simon-kucher.com

We believein building a culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion, creatingan environment in which our people feel valued, are able to be themselves andfeel their contribution matters. If we get that right, remarkable things willhappen; people will grow faster, innovate, feel valued, and create betteroutcomes for everyone – our people, our clients and, of course, our business.

Your personal contact:
Christina Jaup-Schwilk
recruitment.germany(at)simon-kucher.com

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Better growth starts here. With you.