FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz-Institut für Informationsinfrastruktur GmbH | Germany | 76xxx Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen | Permanent position | Part time - flexible / Full time / Home office | Published since: 03.07.2026 on stepstone.de
Head of IT Systems and Data Networks (m/f/d)
FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure is one of the leading addresses for scientific information and services and a member of the Leibniz Association. Our core task is the professional supply of science and business with research and patent information as well as the development of innovative information infrastructures, e.g. with the focus on research data management, knowledge graphs and digital platforms. We conduct our own research, cooperate with renowned universities and research companies and are connected internationally and interdisciplinaryly. FIZ Karlsruhe is a GmbH with a non-profit character and one of the largest non-university institutions of its kind. At the closest possible time, we are looking for an IT-systems and data networks (m/w/d) division management at our headquarters. The IT systems and data networks (ITS) division is based as a service area on the strategic objectives of FIZ Karlsruhe and provides the necessary IT infrastructure for the operation of workplace, server, storage and network systems. We operate IT systems and applications based on them in our own data center and as a cloud service. .
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Head of the “IT systems and data networks” service area with currently 20 employees Responsibility for the operation and strategic development of the area Responsibility for the highly available, performant and secure operation of our information services and hosting offers Responsibility for all components of the IT infrastructure (server, storage, data networks, workplace systems, communication, media technology) in hybrid data center operation (on-site/co-location/cloud) Implementation of the company-wide IT strategy and its further development for the locations Karlsruhe and Berlin, together with the CIO Proactive advancement of IT projects, in particular in the field of IT transformation (relocation to co-location location) and the automation of IT operations (OpenStack, Terraform, Ansible) Supporting cooperative research and development projects through appropriate IT infrastructures
Working in internal and external bodies
Complete university studies or comparable qualification Multiannual professional experience in leading position in information technology with practicable successes Excellent communication and coordination skills as well as strong team skills Very good German and English language skills Impressed service orientation and social competence, high resilience and creative will Very good project management skills and method experience, ideally with ITIL Very good knowledge of quality assurance to ensure a high-availability and performant IT operation Experience with specific requirements of research areas on IT infrastructure
Cooperation in a highly dynamic scientific and technical environment and a valuable working environment Performance-oriented career and promotion opportunities Flexible working time models and mobile work up to 80 percent Compensation under the public service collective agreement (TVöD (VKA)) with occupational pension provision at the VBL Compatibility of family and profession, certified by the audit family Use of service leasing as well as 25€ employer grant to Germany ticket The employment relationship must be fixed in full time with the option of parttime (at least 80%). Remuneration may be made in 15 TVöD (VKA) Supplement, depending on the technical and personal requirements. .
Location
 | FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz-Institut für Informationsinfrastruktur GmbH | |
| 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen | ||
| Germany |
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