The A-CT105PMS (Platform Management, Migrations & Services) department is responsible for cross-sector programme, release and rollout management for the functional and technical expansion, application operation, application performance and tuning, the service layer and central batch processing of the core insurance system (ABS - Allianz Business System) of Allianz Deutschland. 

He is also responsible for the system architecture, its development, maintenance and servicing, its interaction with industry and core components and, in particular, its high-performance operability in online and batch mode

You will

• Planning, monitoring and control of the set-up processes for each release  
• Coordination and consultation with internal customers, IT units and ABS architecture 
• Optimisation and documentation of existing ABS release and deployment processes 
• Modelling and packaging of the application software (ABS) including 3rd party components 
• Provision of clients, as well as server and host components for testing and production using existing tools 
• Assignment of VDI rights to use the test pools 
• Creating installation masters and checking the functionality and installability of the software 
• Support and further development of release management/workflow tools for the management of regular major, minor update and hotfix releases 
• Documentation of release and deployment processes and defects in Wiki/Jira 
• Approval of pull requests in hotfix phases 
• Basic Java programming knowledge
• Inter-company communication and coordination of defined processes 

Your skills

• IT training or studies in (business) informatics and proven IT professional experience of 4-5 years
• Entrepreneurial thinking and analytical skills, as well as a goal- and performance-orientated way of working with a high level of quality awareness and customer focus, coupled with good communication skills, especially in complex situations.
• Very good knowledge of insurance-related IT processes (especially batches, backups, etc. and online dependencies with web/client applications) 
• Ability to work in a team, flexibility, high resilience and social competence, as well as a pronounced ability to deal with conflict together with a convincing demeanour, assertiveness and willingness to make decisions
• Interest in challenging technical issues and further developments  
• Willingness to participate in on-call duty and weekend assignments, very good written and spoken German and good English skills
• Independent and autonomous way of working as well as high problem-solving skills with the inclusion of several sources of information
• Project management experience and experience in the application of agile methods (e.g. Scrum, Kanban) are an advantage

Your benefits:

• 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

Allianz Technology is the global IT service provider for Allianz and delivers IT solutions that drive the digitalization of the Group. With more than 12,000 employees located in 51 countries around the globe, Allianz Technology works together with other Allianz entities in pioneering the digitalization of the financial services industry.

We oversee the full digitalization spectrum – from one of the industry’s largest IT infrastructure projects that includes data centers, networking and security, to application platforms that span from workplace services to digital interaction. In short, we deliver full-scale, end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age.

D&I statement

Allianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer encouraging diversity in the working environment. We are interested in your strengths and experience. We welcome all applications from all people regardless of gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity and cultural background, age, nationality, religion, disability, or philosophy of life.

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