About the assignment

You'll be stepping into ownership of two strong engineering teams, around 10 engineers combined, at a pivotal moment for the organization's deployment architecture. This isn't a role about keeping the lights on: the platform needs to evolve, and you're expected to help drive that forward. Your teams work on backend engineering for deployment: CI/CD pipelines, cloud deployment on Azure (including AKS and Terraform), and virtual appliance deployments (packaged, zip based deployments to on premises environments) across a global customer base, including regions like Australia and Brazil. The deployment landscape is intentionally complex: monoliths, microservices, single and multi-tenant SaaS components, all needing to scale reliably worldwide. Beyond your own teams, you'll work closely with peers on broader infrastructure strategy, hosting strategy, data sovereignty, observability, and the continued evolution of the cloud platform. This is a role focused on internal platforms for engineering teams, not IT operations or enterprise IT infrastructure.

What you will be doing

• Lead and grow two engineering teams (around 10 engineers) working on CI/CD, cloud deployment, and virtual appliances
• Drive the evolution of a complex, global SaaS deployment architecture, including single and multi-tenant components and on premises deployments
• Stay hands on and technically credible enough to engage on hard engineering problems with your teams
• Proactively contribute to the technical roadmap and identify gaps before they become problems
• Collaborate with peers on cross-team infrastructure strategy, hosting strategy, data sovereignty, and observability
• Champion engineering productivity, including how AI tooling can change what's possible for your teams
• Coach and challenge engineers, distinguishing between a team that performs and one that just ships

Requirements

• Strong technical background in cloud deployment or platform engineering, with around 7 years of relevant experience (somewhat less is fine with comparable experience from a similar environment)
• 3+ years of experience leading and growing engineering teams, not just managing them
• Experience in operationally critical environments; affinity with virtual appliance based deployment models is a strong plus
• Ability to connect engineering decisions to business outcomes, build effective stakeholder relationships, and communicate professionally in English

About the organization

This is an established, internationally growing SaaS company that has spent years building software that helps service teams around the world improve how they deliver service. With revenue in the tens of millions and a growing international customer base, the organization finds itself at a pivotal stage: the platform is being modernized, cloud foundations are being strengthened, and there's significant investment in the engineering capacity needed to sustainably support global scale.

A culture of ownership, transparency, and pragmatic problem-solving is central: "you build it, you own it." Teams work in an agile way, in two-week sprints, using retrospectives to continuously refine how they work. The backlog is managed collaboratively, and there's plenty of room for personal input; engineers are expected to help shape the direction of the platform, not just execute on it.

The organization places strong value on open communication and constructive feedback, in an environment where every voice is heard. Work happens largely on-site, in close contact with colleagues across the various engineering teams, so knowledge is shared easily and decisions can be made quickly. At the same time, there's genuine attention to work-life balance and to the future of work: how to stay connected as a team even as the organization continues to grow and internationalize.

What we offer

• A gross annual salary of up to €107,000 based on 40 hours per week, depending on experience
• 26 vacation days
• Hybrid working, including a home office allowance
• A pension scheme with employer contribution
• A personal development budget for conferences, certifications, and courses
• A Vitality Budget of €50 per month for sports, a gym membership, or other things that contribute to your mental and physical health
• Travel expense reimbursement or an NS Business Card, plus the option to lease a bicycle through the company
• A modern laptop and phone

Interested?

Do you recognize yourself in the description above and are you ready to take the next step in your career? Get in touch with us. Send along a recent CV, so we can immediately check whether your experience matches the profile we're looking for.

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