Tech Lead - Cloud Identity Architect (Frankfurt/Berlin or at least located in Germany)

Your mission

• Vision & Architecture: Lead the design and implementation of scalable, multi-tenant software architectures specifically optimized for cloud delivery and high availability.

• Strategic Planning: Drive technical roadmapping and project estimation, ensuring our identity solutions meet global demand and scale.

• Expert Leadership: Act as the primary technical authority for our cloud stack, mentoring engineers and staying ahead of evolving trends in eIDAS 2.0 and OpenID standards.

• DevSecOps Excellence: Oversee the deployment, operation, and monitoring of the platform while continuously hardening CI/CD processes and security posture.

• Technical Onboarding: Lead the architectural integration for international organizations, providing high-level technical support for complex SaaS migrations.

Your profile

• B2B SaaS Expertise: You have extensive experience building and scaling secure, high-traffic products using modern web technologies.

• Backend Mastery: You are an expert programmer proficient in Kotlin and Spring (or a similar modern stack) with a deep understanding of reactive programming and microservices.

• Cloud Infrastructure: Expert knowledge of Kubernetes, Helm, and Docker . You understand how to manage cost, performance, and security in a cloud-native environment.

• Identity Standards: Experience with (or a strong desire to master) Verifiable Credentials (VCs) , OpenID Connect (OIDC/SIOP) , and the eIDAS 2.0framework.

• Leadership & Mindset: You demonstrate high initiative, enjoy mentoring peers, and are comfortable taking full ownership of mission-critical systems.

• FinTech/Payment Domain Knowledge: Familiarity with payment systems (e.g., SCA, EMVCo) and related protocols is a strong plus.

• Languages: Fluent in English is a must and proficient in German (B2+) is a plus.

• Located in Germany

Why us?

• Industry Impact: A lead role in THE future-oriented topic for digital society, working with brand-new protocols (e.g., OID4VC).

• Expert Environment: Collaborate with some of Europe's leading experts in Digital Identity.

• Modern Hubs: Offices located in the hearts of Frankfurt or Berlin .

• Plenty of freedom to put your own ideas into practice

About us

We are Lissi GmbH , a B2B tech startup located in the heart of Frankfurt and Berlin. Our mission is to build the trust infrastructure for Europe's digital economy. With our software solutions, such as the Lissi Connector and the Lissi Wallet , we enable banks, authorities, and corporations to interact securely within the new EUDI-Wallet ecosystem (eIDAS 2.0) .