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Manager IT Infrastructure (all genders)
 

The Hasso Plattner Foundation

Established by SAP co-founder Hasso Plattner, the Hasso Plattner Foundation builds and runs its own long-term philanthropic initiatives. It founds and funds institutions, shaping them over decades, such as the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering, Museum Barberini, and Sabine Plattner African Charities. An in-house Investment Office manages the endowment that makes it all possible.

For the administration and further development of HPF Group IT, we are looking for a Manager IT Infrastructure with organizational skills and experience in the administration of cloud systems and the most common client operating systems.

This role is based in Potsdam, Germany. We work predominantly in-office, by design. It's how we keep decisions fast and collaboration real.

 

The Role

The Manager IT Infrastructure role operates and develops the group-wide IT infrastructure across multiple entities. This includes administering the Microsoft 365 environment, identity and device management, endpoint security, and the client fleet (Windows and macOS), as well as evaluating new technologies, driving automation, driving infrastructure projects end to end, and managing external vendors and service providers, while supporting compliance with data protection and IT security requirements.

You will be based in Potsdam, with onsite commitments at our subsidiaries in Berlin and Potsdam.

 

Your Responsibilities

  • Oversee all aspects of HPC group entities IT infrastructure (on-premise & cloud) 
    • Manage network and data security 
    • Conduct local and remote first & second level client support 
    • Develop local IT & information security awareness, including user trainings 
    • Steer external IT providers, including procurement 
  • Assist in IT projects like on-premise to cloud transformations 
  • Deploy & manage business process cloud software 

 

What You Bring

  • Successfully completed vocational training in the field of IT (e.g."Fachinformatik”) or successfully completed a university degree (e.g. Bachelor of Science, B.Sc.) with an IT focus 
  • 3+ years' experience in IT system administration, ideally M365 & Azure cloud administration 
  • On-Premise network administration (e.g., Firewalls, Switches, Access Points, etc.) 
  • Good understanding of common client OS (Mac & Windows) 
  • Fluency in English and German 

 

You Are...

  • A proactive team player, contributing to an inspiring working atmosphere and eager to explore and learn new things daily
  • An analytical head and self-starter with a getting-things-done attitude. 
  • Distinctively service-oriented with very good communication skills. 
  • A person with a high level of integrity and a strong sense of discretion. 

 

What We Offer

  • Support to pursue professional training and certifications – including in cloud and AI technologies. 
  • A lean team with short reporting lines and fast decisions: your work is visible to leadership from day one 
  • The entrepreneurial pace and ownership of a high-ambition organization, backed by the stability of a well-funded endowment 
  • AI tools in active use (n8n, Asana AI Studio); we’re early in the journey, building seriously; we see AI as a means to an end, not a headline
  • Competitive compensation, state-of-the-art IT, public transport ticket, free lunch, excellent coffee, outdoor sports, and a beautiful lakeside office in Potsdam

 

To Apply

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