AI DevOps Team Lead – Azure (m/f/d)

In Germany- Berlin \| Bonn \| Cologne \| Frankfurt/Main \| Hamburg \| Munich Simon-Kucher is enabling its employees with generative AI based solutions to improve productivity. To support this endeavor, a central Data \& AI function is being established. Together with our Data Analytics team Elevate and the Software Development team Engine, the demand for support of software development by IT is constantly increasing.

What makes us special:

• Voice your unique ideas in a corporate culture defined by openness and integrity.
• Enjoy the opportunity to work from abroad (workation).
• Feel at home working with our helpful, enthusiastic colleagues who have great team spirit.
• Broaden your perspective with our extensive training curriculum and learning programs (e.g. Eurostaffs Learning).
• Speak your mind in our holistic feedback and development processes (e.g. 360-degree feedback).
• Satisfy your need for adventure with our opportunities to live and work abroad in one of our many international offices
• Enjoy our benefits, such as hybrid working, daycare allowance, corporate discounts, and wellbeing support (e.g. Headspace).
• Unwind in our break areas where you can help yourself to the healthy snacks and beverages provided.
• See another side of your coworkers at our frequent employee events and highly anticipated World Meeting and Holiday Party.

How you will create an impact:

• Lead and mentor the DevOps engineers, providing day-to-day guidance, removing blockers, and acting as an escalation point
• Set clear goals and expectations, including regular 1:1s, performance feedback, development plans, and ongoing coaching through mentoring and knowledge sharing
• Define and drive the DevOps strategy aligned with enterprise standards
• Oversee Azure cloud infrastructure, ensuring scalability, security, cost efficiency, and monitoring performance, usage, and spending to address risks and inefficiencies
• Support the operationalization of AI/ML solutions and MLOps practices
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enable reliable AI platform delivery and act as a technical advisor contributing to strategic roadmap planning
• Govern and promote Infrastructure as Code, defining and enforcing IaC standards and best practices (Terraform)
• Ensure effective CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes, including governance via code reviews and CI/CD validation
• Drive adoption of IaC and DevOps practices through training and reusable modules

About you:

• Several years of experience in a medium to large corporate environment or software house
• Experience working with remote engineering teams with diverse backgrounds
• 5+ years in DevOps / Cloud / Platform Engineering
• 3 + years in a management role with demonstrated experience in leading and developing DevOps teams
• Strong leadership and ability to develop and guide engineers
• Strong knowledge of DevOps principles (CI/CD, automation, reliability)
• Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud environments
• Clear communication across technical and non-technical teams with fluent English
• Strategic mindset focused on scalability and stability
• Ownership and accountability for delivery and outcomes
• Adaptability to evolving AI and cloud technologies

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About Simon-Kucher

Simon-Kucher is a global consultancy with more than 2,200 employees in 30+ countries. As a trusted commercial advisor focused on unlocking better growth, we combine deep consulting expertise, growth specialization, and technology to scale lasting impact. We optimize every lever of commercial strategy – product, pricing, innovation, marketing, and sales – based on what customers want and value. With over 40 years of monetization experience, we are recognized as the world’s leading commercial growth and pricing specialist. simon-kucher.com

We believe in building a culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating an environment in which our people feel valued, are able to be themselves and feel their contribution matters. If we get that right, remarkable things will happen; people will grow faster, innovate, feel valued, and create better outcomes 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.