Company Description

Our brand Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions Slovakia entered the life of Košice region in 2006 under the name of T-Systems Slovakia and ever since has been inextricably linked with the region when became one of the founding members of Košice IT Valley. We have managed to grow from scratch to the second largest employer in the eastern part of the country with more than 3900 employees. Our goal is to proactively find new ways to improve and continuously transform into the type of company providing innovative information and communication technology services.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced IT leader to head a capability cluster within our newly established Domain which provides the tools and infrastructure our developers need to build, run, and maintain high-quality software. As Engineering lead, you’ll drive improvements in stability, efficiency, and user satisfaction, while focusing on how modern software engineering practices and integrated platforms enhance developer productivity.

 

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• You will lead a cross-functional IT team and align your strategy with broader IT and business goals.
• Establish frameworks for success, represent the domain externally, and ensure strong performance and operational stability.
• Drive change and transformation, fostering a culture of servant leadership and agile practices across teams.
• Actively engage with developers to understand their needs, gather feedback, and ensure our tools and services are aligned with their workflows, enhancing their productivity and satisfaction.
• Work closely with distributed teams and other Digital Hubs, enhancing collaboration and performance.
• Ensure optimized operations and take full responsibility for the development, delivery, and eventual retirement of services and products.
• Work closely with finance and controlling teams to manage the department’s budget, including forecasting, invoicing, and financial closure.

Management scope

• People-management responsibilities (> 100 FTE)                                                 
• Budget responsibilities  

Qualifications

YOU WILL SUCCEED IF YOU:

Have the following experience:

• More than 5 years of management experience in IT environments and in leading large teams (>100 FTE)
• Proven experience leading IT teams, with deep knowledge of modern software engineering practices (e.g. CI/CD, Microservices, APIs, IaC, Cloud-native development).
• More than 3 years of experience in agile environments, Full SAFe is an advantage
• Strong background in IT transformations and establishing a learning organization
• Management skills (budgets, KPIs, skills, etc.)
• Communication, negotiation & presentation skills on Senior VP-level 
• Agile Mindset & Caring performance
• General IT Overview – Advanced
• Accounting – Basic

You should also have:

• Ability to provide feedback clearly and in constructive manner  
• Ability to identify the added value for customer
• Target orientation          
• Customer orientation    
• Openness to multicultural collaboration.

Speak English at least at the B2 level. Speaking German is your advantage.

Additional Information

Benefits

We believe in balance between work and personal life. An attractive and extensive work-life balance portfolio guarantees lasting motivation for employees and thus a better quality of life, promotes physical and mental well-being and contributes to a positive work environment. All this with the aim of providing more freedom in reconciling work, career growth, private life and individual lifestyle. Therefore, we offer to our employees over 25 different benefits to improve their personal and professional life in these areas:

• Financial benefits
• Benefits with focus on learning and development
• Benefits with focus on health and sport
• Benefits with focus on family and work – life balance
• Other benefits

For more information about our benefits, click to Benefits

Salary

Final salary is negotiable.

We are offering base salary depending on seniority level and previous experience of candidate. In addition to base salary we provide variable part and other financial benefits. Base salary will not be lower than 2300€ /brutto.

Additional information

* Please be informed that our remote working possibility is only available within Slovakia due to European taxation regulation.