About the role
Our customer is an established Berlin-based IT consultancy and software studio with a track record of more than 20 years. As a specialist partner for digital transformation, the company serves renowned clients in high-security sectors (banking) and the media industry. With a team of around 50 experts, the company combines the stability of established structures with the agility of modern tech stacks. Hands-on development is the norm, with a clear focus on quality, long-term thinking, and technological excellence.
Responsibilities
•You will gradually take on technical leadership of our six-person Data team, be introduced to project management, and develop specifically towards your first (disciplinary) leadership role.
•You will design and build secure, scalable cloud and on-premise data platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
•You will actively drive topics such as data warehousing, lakehouse architectures, and data governance.
•You will work hand in hand with Sales (technical feasibility, pre-sales support) and act as a competent sparring partner for our customers.
•You will guide data projects through their entire lifecycle, from the initial advisory meeting and requirements engineering through to final implementation.
•You will be responsible for infrastructure automation (IaC via Terraform) and building stable CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).
Requirements
•You have around 4 years of solid professional experience in data engineering and are ready for the next step in your career.
•The decisive factor is your strong motivation to actively grow into a lead role now.
•You preferably come from IT consulting, value direct customer contact, and can explain complex technical concepts clearly.
•We expect you to have a confident command of cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), Terraform, and CI/CD automation.
•You are empathetic, solution-oriented, and communicate as an equal.
•You are a great personal fit for our team and effortlessly bridge the gap between business and IT.
•Very good German language skills (at least C1 level) for advising our customers on complex matters.
Nice to have
•First experience in (partial) project management or mentoring is a plus.
Conditions
•Starting salary of up to €80,000 (including bonus system), depending on prior experience.
•Berlin (hybrid model: 50% working from home after onboarding).
•Project-based custom software development, no travel required.
•Overtime is recorded from the very first minute and can be taken as time off flexibly.
•A dedicated budget for 1–2 certifications per year, as well as regular innovation workshops (e.g. Data Days).
•€50 tax-free internet allowance, a Deutschlandticket subsidy, and an attractive bonus scheme.
•Legendary team events (archery, cooking, action painting), our own table tennis league, and a collegial atmosphere.
•JobRad leasing and an Urban Sports Club membership.
