Job Description

Your way into the future

Join us as Head of IT Infrastructure and Security (m/f/x)and work with us on changing the future!

What awaits you at Mynaric

You manage our IT team and serve as the key interface to the IT organization of Rocket Lab, our US-based parent company. This role is for a hands-on leader who thrives in a fast-moving manufacturing environment who can set strategic directions, coach a growing team, and roll up their sleeves when it counts.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of junior and mid-level IT professionals,acting as a coach and role model who gives clear direction and fosters a culture of ownership
• Act as site IT lead across all disciplines, owning overall IT strategy and operationsacrossour two Munich locations, ensuring reliability, security, and scalability
• Serve as the primary IT liaison to our California-based parent companyRocket Labwithclose collaboration across time zones
• Drive IT infrastructure and security projects end-to-end, from planning through delivery
• Manage IT contracts and budget with a strong eye for cost efficiency, proactivelyidentifyingand acting on savings opportunities
• Define and enforce security, risk, and compliance standards aligned withGerman regulations
• Act as escalation point for major IT incidents and drive sustainable root-cause resolution
• Translate business goals into a clear IT strategy and team priorities

What you bring with you

• Strong hands-on understanding of IT infrastructure(servers, networks, cloud, and workplace)with the willingness to engage operationally whereneeded
• In-depth knowledge of security practices, frameworks, and compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR, NIST 800-53)
• Solid background managing hybrid IT landscapes, with Microsoft/Azure-based environments preferred
• Proventrack recordof leading complex IT projects, including system migrations and platform transitions
• Inspires, coaches, and actively develops IT talent, witha proventrack recordofgrowing and elevating the people around them
• Familiarity with ERPenvironments,SAPknowledge is a plus
• Pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset with strong delegation skills and a drive tooperateefficiently inafast-paced, changing environment
• High levelof personal integrity, humility, and genuine role-model leadership behavior

What we offer you

Have you always wanted to wear your favorite space outfit to work? Then you are exactly the right fit for us! Forget the office politics and come and work with inspiring colleagues from all over the world as you embark on an incredible journey with Mynaric to work on unique and challenging projects and make a real contribution to the future of connectivity.

We offer you permanent employment, varied areas of responsibility, and attractive employee benefits. Mynaric is absolutely committed to being an equal opportunity employer so we welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of ethnicity, sex, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

So if this sounds like the kind of place where you would like to work then apply today and be part of the company that is changing the world!