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This role combines hands-on technical ownership with team leadership: you will guide DevOps engineers, define platform priorities, improve reliability, and collaborate closely with product and engineering teams.\nThe System Division develops the Ajax software ecosystem - including OS Malevich, the Video Management System, cloud infrastructure, and client applications. 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