Teamlead Software Engineering - Account Security (f/m/d)

at subsidary 1&1 Mail & Media Applications SE in Munich
Full-time | Permanent | Executives
Reference ID: M-205

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About us

With our strong brands GMX, WEB.DE and mail.com and over 43 million active users, we are the leading email and communications platform in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. From this strong market position, services and apps are developed that simplify users' digital lives - from office tools and cloud solutions to personal ID management.

Your Tasks

With over 43 million active users and more than 7,000 authentication requests per second, GMX and WEB.DE are among the most widely used email providers in Germany. We leverage cutting-edge technologies, including AI-driven anomaly detection, to protect and secure our customers' identities. As Team Lead for Account Security, you will play a key role in safeguarding our users' data by guiding a specialized team focused on account security within our user management systems.

• Lead and Coach a Dedicated Team: Manage and mentor a specialized team of software developers, data analysts and data scientists. You and your team are working collaboratively to develop and enhance account security systems.
• Drive Account Security Initiatives: Focus on evolving and strengthening user identity protection, making architectural and technological decisions that support secure, high-performing authentication systems.
• Collaborate on System Design and Implementation: Understand technologies including Java and Python, NoSQL databases, and tools like Cassandra, Apache Kafka, and Kubernetes to implement robust account security solutions.
• Own the Full Lifecycle of Security Systems: From planning to deployment, collaborate with Product Management and IT Operations to ensure high availability and resilience, incorporating security patterns, scalability, and observability into the account security architecture.
• Enable Data-Driven Security Enhancements: Collaborate with Data Analysts and Machine Learning experts to set the foundation for continuous improvement and data-driven security insights including anomaly detection.

We Appreciate

Do you hold a technical degree or a comparable qualification? Do you have experience in software development, with a strong focus on security? Do you provide the expertise to lead a team dedicated to protecting the identities of millions of users? If the challenge of designing secure, resilient systems capable of managing high-load traffic excites you, then we would love to hear from you!

• Leadership and Team Development: Experienced in development and fostering a collaborative environment that encourages ownership and technical excellence as well as team recruitment.
• Hands-On with Architectural Decisions: Ready to dive into discussions on system architecture and technology choices with your team.
• Effective Communicator: Possesses the confidence and clarity to convey complex security requirements and data-driven insights to cross-functional teams and diverse stakeholders. Skilled at championing solutions that enhance customer security, fostering alignment and proactive collaboration across the organization.
• Influential: You thrive in and actively promote a vibrant culture that encourage team autonomy, empowering individuals to take ownership and collaborate seamlessly. You deeply appreciate and prioritize (technical) excellence, all that while valuing and embracing the distinct qualities and diverse needs of each team member.

What else we would like to tell you

• Our corporate culture: No dress code, flat hierarchies, open and transparent communication
• Individual development opportunities: diverse training programmes, e-learning and internal communities, leadership training, language courses, mentoring
• Benefits and additional services: company pension scheme, capital-forming benefits, discounts on own products, job ticket, company car, bike leasing, corporate benefits portal
• Attractive working conditions: 30 days holiday, hybrid working, full-time and part-time arrangements, free choice between Linux, Mac or Windows
• Social: team events, summer and winter parties, family and care service, sports and fitness programmes, subsidised canteen, free fruit and drinks, health courses
• Topics that are also important to us: Sustainability, diversity and our values and leadership principles - find out more on our website mail-and-media.com

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