We are Neumann Kaffee Gruppe. And we love coffee.

For us at Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG), everything revolves around coffee. As a globally active green coffee service group, our more than 3,300 employees in 28 countries work with dedication for and with green coffee, which is always the focus of our services along the entire coffee supply chain. Our fields of work are just as diverse as our employees and we are proud to live this diversity. 

Neumann Gruppe GmbH is the Hamburg-based holding company of Neumann Kaffee Gruppe. We coordinate the activities of the group and manage overall developments strategically. We also support the work of the group companies with various functional areas, such as Compliance, Controlling, IT, Legal, Tax, Risk Control, HR, and Communications.

We are certified as a Great Place to Work®, highlighting our strong culture of trust, collaboration, and respect. Discover here what our employees like best about our workplace.

We are looking for a

Tech Lead (f/m/d) Azure Platform & Integration.

Reliable platforms and system integrations are essential to how NKG delivers digital products across its global business. We are building shared Azure platform capabilities, REST APIs and event-driven integrations that product and application teams can reuse. To set the technical direction and turn these standards into working solutions, we are looking for an experienced Tech Lead.

Your responsibilities

• Lead the technical design, delivery and evolution of shared Azure platform and integration capabilities,
• Set practical standards for REST APIs, OpenAPI contracts, Azure API Management and message-driven integrations using Apache Kafka or Azure Service Bus,
• Establish reusable patterns for Azure infrastructure as code, CI/CD, application hosting, security, observability and operational readiness,
• Contribute hands-on to complex implementation work, design reviews, troubleshooting and incident learning,
• Ensure integrations address contracts, versioning, authentication, retries, dead-letter handling, ordering and idempotency,
• Coach engineers, enable decisions at the lowest appropriate level and reduce knowledge silos,
• Work with the Technical Product Manager, IT Operations and Security, Data & Reporting and other teams to resolve dependencies and make technical risks visible.

Your profile

• Strong hands-on experience designing, building and operating production systems on Microsoft Azure,
• Experience leading technical design and architecture decisions while remaining close to implementation,
• Strong experience with REST APIs, OpenAPI and API lifecycle management,
• Experience with asynchronous messaging and message brokers such as Apache Kafka or Azure Service Bus,
• Experience with Azure infrastructure as code using Bicep or Terraform, CI/CD, observability and cloud security,
• Strong software engineering skills in at least one modern programming language,
• Clear communication, pragmatic judgement and experience coaching engineers without relying on formal authority
• Fluency in both English and German is required, Spanish language skills are an advantage.

Our staff appreciates

• Maritime atmosphere: You can expect a modern working environment in a central location with views of the Elbphilharmonie.
• Flexible work: Our hybrid work models are characterized by flexible working hours and the option to work remotely.
• Development opportunities: Benefit from an annual professional development budget of €2,000 and a wide range of professional and personal training opportunities.
• Climate-friendly commuting: We subsidize the HVV ProfiTicket and JobRad.
• Additional benefits: We offer an attractive company pension scheme and discounted lunch options.
• Come together: Whether at summer parties, Christmas dinners, or in our coffee lounge, a family-like atmosphere and cross-disciplinary exchange are an integral part of our culture.

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