Cloud Operation Engineer

Job description

About the Job  

 

We are the IT provider of the Allianz Group who, together with the group units, operates, optimizes, transforms and innovates applications and services in order to create the best customer experience together.

Our IT team is set up to be cross-functional and supports specialist departments, management and internal customers for all technology topics relating to advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning and modern business intelligence solutions. The focus is on the implementation of innovative projects and the optimization and expansion of existing operating processes.

 

In addition, we are responsible for the cloud infrastructure and the necessary scalable, reliable and fault-tolerant technical services.

 

In line with our DevOps philosophy, we strive to continuously improve our tool stack by evaluating, contributing to and integrating the latest technologies while working in an agile setup.

The Data Analytics and Insights Tribe provides a central ecosystem for the operation of our applications for all divisions and target groups (customers, partners, sales and internal employees) of the company.

Moreover, we provide novel AI- solutions and -platforms to facilitate processes from IT development to business related use cases implementation.

We are looking for a committed DevOps/Cloud-Engineer (m/f/d) for the AI/ML (Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning Team.

 

 

What you do

 

·  Collect, analyze, and verify functional and technical requirements for technical implementation, translating them into technical software/platform design while ensuring fulfillment of non-functional requirements like performance and IT security.
·  Consult on analysis and evaluation of technical requirements for benefits and risks, and develop and design services or products in the AI realm, either on a use case or platform level.
·  Maintain and optimize relevant systems, ensuring performance, availability, version, and patch management, while configuring and supporting data engineering and data science applications in the Future Cloud Platform.
·  Provide assistance to data scientists and data engineers within Allianz Group on usage, setup, and error handling, and write technical documentation applying best practices.
·  Develop and maintain automated processes on the AI Platform to enable application teams, designing efficient and scalable operating concepts and processes with the team.
·  Assume responsibility for continuous improvement of secure, high-performance, automated, stable, and trouble-free system operation, including preparation of test scenarios.
·  Engage in design and maintenance activities to ensure optimal system functionality and user experience, supporting the overall strategic goals of the organization.

 

 

What you bring

 

·  Completed degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Mathematics, Physics, or related field, or equivalent professional experience, with several years of practical experience in operational tasks and development using runtime/container environments and version control systems like Git.
·  Proven experience in designing and implementing cloud architectures focused on IT security, automation, and AI capabilities, with strong knowledge of Kubernetes for container orchestration and management, and expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform.
·  Broad knowledge of AWS products, including Sagemaker/Bedrock for machine learning and AI application development, and ideally data pipelines using services like Kafka and AWS Glue; knowledge of infrastructure from other cloud provider platforms is required if AWS knowledge is lacking.
·  Experience in developing AI business applications and implementing and managing Jenkins for workflow automation and CI/CD processes, with advanced knowledge of Docker for containerization.
·  Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Dynatrace and Grafana, and ideally skills in automation and configuration management tools like Ansible, along with proficiency in Linux server operating systems and shell scripting.
·  Experience with database systems such as Oracle, PostgreSQL (Aurora), and Snowflake, agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban), and tools like Confluence and Jira, with business-fluent English communication skills; German is welcome.
·  Ability to manage tasks in demanding and unfamiliar situations with strong problem-solving skills, efficiently cooperate with clients and departments, and support team members, demonstrating strong team and communication skills, goal-oriented and independent working style, high quality awareness, and customer orientation.

 

 

What we offer

 

·  We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working incl. up to 25 days per year working from abroad.
·  We believe in rewarding performance and our compensation and benefits package includes a company bonus scheme, pension, employee shares program and multiple employee discounts (details vary by location).
·  From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.
·  Flexible working, health and wellbeing offers (including healthcare and parental leave benefits) support to balance family and career and help our people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach.

 

 

About Allianz Technology

 

With its headquarters in Munich, Germany, Allianz Technology is Allianz's global IT service provider and delivers IT solutions that drive the group's digitalization. With more than 11,000 employees in over 20 countries around the world, Allianz Technology is tasked to run, optimize, transform, and innovate the infrastructure, applications, and services together with Allianz companies to co-create the best customer experience.

 

We service the entire spectrum of digitalization – from one of the industry's largest IT infrastructure projects that spans data centres, networks, and security, to application platforms ranging from workplace services to digital interaction.

In short: We deliver comprehensive end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age. We are the backbone of Allianz.

 

Find us at: www.linkedin.com/company/allianz-technology .

 

 

 

D&I statement

 

Allianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity and commits itself to creating an inclusive work environment for all.

 

We therefore welcome applications regardless of race, ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

 

Join us. Let´s care for tomorrow.

 

You. IT.

 

 

To Recruitment Agencies:

 

Allianz Technology has an in-house recruitment team that sources great candidates directly. Therefore, Allianz Technology does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies or search firm recruiters.

When we do work with recruitment agencies, that engagement is formalized by a contract. Fees will only be paid when there is a contract in place. Without a contract in place, we will not accept invoices on unsolicited resumes, even if the candidate was ultimately employed by Allianz.

 

 

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 72952 | IT & Tech Engineering | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz Technology | Full-Time | Permanent