Systems Specialist_1877

Job description

Job Title: DevOps Engineer
Job Level: Mid-Level Professional
Location: Spain/India
Area of Expertise: IT
Unit: Allianz Technology
Employing Entity: Allianz Technology SE
Job Type: Full-Time
Remote Job: Hybrid working
Employment Type: Permanent
Position Cluster: Non-Executive

About Allianz Technology

At Allianz Technology, we are pioneers of the digital transformation journey within Allianz Group. We are committed to optimizing, automating, and enhancing IT solutions to provide cutting-edge applications and services to our global network. Our mission is to ensure that our infrastructure and systems are scalable, secure, and high-performing to support the ever-evolving needs of the Allianz Group.

Within the TCA department, a dedicated team manages the IT application landscape for PIMCO Prime Real Estate. As part of a global IT transformation, we are working to harmonize and consolidate the application landscape, ensuring efficiency and scalability.

Our team is focused on:

• Delivering reliable, secure, and efficient services in compliance with Allianz Group standards and legal requirements.
• Acting as trusted advisors to internal Allianz clients, crafting innovative solutions that add tangible value.
• Managing both internal and external IT service providers to ensure the highest quality service.
• Planning and executing cutting-edge IT solutions that are future-ready.

We are seeking a DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you’ll play a key role in building and managing resilient, secure, and scalable cloud infrastructure while driving automation and optimizing development and operations workflows. If you are passionate about cloud technologies, automation, and continuous improvement, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

What You’ll Do

As a DevOps Engineer, you will be a crucial member of our team, responsible for the seamless integration between software development and IT operations. You’ll focus on automation, continuous delivery, and enhancing system performance, reliability, and scalability.

Key Responsibilities:

• CI/CD Pipeline Management: Design, implement, and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Nexus to streamline development and accelerate deployment cycles.
• Cloud Infrastructure Management: Architect, deploy, and optimize scalable, highly available, and secure cloud environments on Azure, ensuring cost-efficiency and operational excellence.
• Infrastructure Automation: Utilize Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like Terraform and Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates to automate the provisioning and management of cloud infrastructure.
• Collaborative Development: Work alongside development and operations teams to design and maintain infrastructure solutions that align with business and software requirements.
• System Monitoring & Performance Optimization: Monitor system performance proactively, troubleshoot production issues, and resolve them quickly to ensure uninterrupted service.
• Security & Compliance: Partner with security teams to implement cloud security best practices and ensure compliance with industry regulations and Allianz’s internal policies.
• Disaster Recovery & High Availability: Develop and manage high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) strategies to ensure critical systems remain available and resilient.
• Containerization & Microservices: Support the development and deployment of microservices using Docker and Kubernetes for container orchestration.
• Continuous Improvement: Continuously identify opportunities to optimize infrastructure, enhance system reliability, and improve operational efficiency.
• Environment Support: Maintain and support development, staging, and production environments to ensure consistent application performance.

What Will Make You Successful in This Role?

We are looking for a DevOps Engineer with extensive hands-on experience in Azure cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation. You should have a solid technical foundation, a passion for automation, and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Experience: Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar roles, with a focus on Azure cloud environments and CI/CD workflows.
• CI/CD Tools: Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Nexus, or similar platforms to automate build, test, and deployment processes.
• Cloud Expertise: Expertise in managing Azure cloud services such as Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure App Services, Azure Functions, and Azure Data Factory.
• Infrastructure Automation: Proficient in using Terraform, ARM templates, and other IaC tools to automate infrastructure provisioning and management.
• Containerization & Orchestration: Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes to manage containerized applications and orchestrate microservices-based architectures.
• Scripting & Automation: Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, Groovy, Shell, or similar languages for task automation and environment management.
• Linux/Unix Proficiency: Solid experience with Linux/Unix system administration, shell scripting, and automation.
• Monitoring & Logging: Familiarity with Dynatrace, Prometheus, or similar tools for monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting system performance.
• Version Control: Expertise in Git for version control and collaboration on code repositories.
• Networking & Infrastructure: In-depth understanding of networking concepts, including firewalls, load balancing, DNS configurations, and general cloud network architecture.
• Agile & DevOps Best Practices: Solid understanding of Agile methodologies and DevOps principles to promote collaboration and optimize workflows.
• Problem-Solving & Troubleshooting: Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve complex issues in live production environments.
• Collaboration & Communication: Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including developers, security specialists, and stakeholders.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with disaster recovery (DR) strategies and implementing high availability (HA) solutions.
• Knowledge of security best practices for cloud infrastructure and application deployment.
  

  Good to have 

  • Having a basic understanding or exposure to AI tools would be a plus.
  • Familiarity with basic AI tools is considered an advantage.
  • Basic knowledge or experience with AI tools will be beneficial.
  • Exposure to AI tools, even at a basic level, is a value-add.
  • A fundamental grasp of AI tools will be an added benefit.

Why Join Us?

At Allianz Technology, you’ll work with a passionate, diverse, and talented team of over 10,000 professionals across more than 55 countries. We believe in empowering our people to lead and innovate, offering opportunities to learn and grow while working on cutting-edge technologies.

You’ll play a key role in the future of digital transformation within Allianz, contributing to meaningful projects that drive business success. You’ll be part of a collaborative and dynamic work environment that values your ideas, expertise, and contributions.

We offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for growth and career advancement in a global company.
• A flexible, hybrid working model that promotes work-life balance.
• A diverse, inclusive environment that celebrates different perspectives and backgrounds.

Diversity & Inclusion Statement

Allianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, promoting diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, and we encourage applications regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, cultural background, age, nationality, religion, disability, or philosophy of life. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

Join Us. Let’s Care for Tomorrow.

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.  

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust. 

We therefore welcome applications regardless of 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. 

Note: Having different strengths, experiences, perspectives and approaches is an integral part of Allianz‘ company culture. One means to achieve this is a regular rotation of Allianz Executive employees across functions, Allianz entities and geographies. Therefore, the company expects from its employees a general openness and a high motivation to regularly change positions and collect experiences across Allianz Group.