Senior IT Team Leader (Development Platforms)
On-sitePest, Muş, Republic of Turkey
Job Summary
Lead, mentor, and develop high-performing engineering teams while fostering a culture of ownership, innovation, and continuous learning. Drive professional growth through coaching and career development, manage employee performance via regular feedback and development planning, and oversee incident management and resolution of critical situations. Own the successful delivery of software, platform, or automation initiatives aligned with business objectives by managing capacity planning, workload prioritization, and resource allocation. Establish and monitor key engineering metrics, KPIs, and SLAs to ensure sustainable delivery performance. Partner with architects and stakeholders to align technology roadmaps, champion Agile ways of working, and support technology modernization initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 4 years of experience in Software Engineering, Application Development, Platform Engineering, AI Development, DevOps or Agile Delivery environments
- Minimum 2 years of experience leading and developing engineering teams
- Proven track record of delivering complex technology initiatives in fast-paced and dynamic environments
- Experience working with Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Agile methodologies and modern engineering practices
- Strong understanding of Software Engineering or Platform Engineering or DevOps or Automation and AI-driven solutions
- Deep knowledge of Agile frameworks including Scrum, Kanban and continuous delivery practices
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across technical and business audiences
- Excellent organizational, analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Excellent English language skills
- Willingness to undertake occasional international business travel
Desired Qualifications
- German language knowledge is an advantage
- Passion for engineering excellence, innovation and continuous improvement
- Ability to successfully lead teams through organizational and technological change
- Strong coaching and servant leadership mindset with a focus on team empowerment and growth
- Self-starter approach with a proactive and strategic mindset
- Open-minded and curious about emerging technologies and engineering trends
- Strong ownership mentality and commitment to delivering measurable business outcomes
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