DevOps Engineer – GitHub Platform & Tooling
You will:
- Manage and operate the central GitHub repository platform for ABS Germany Web / Client, supporting over 300 members and 50 repositories comprising ~9.4 million lines of code.
- Provide tooling and standardized processes for the software development and release lifecycle, enabling daily CI builds across the organization.
- Ensure regulatory compliance and operational efficiency in the management of source control and build infrastructure.
- Centralize repository and build operations to allow ABS developers to focus on delivering high-quality solutions rather than tooling overhead.
- Implement, maintain, and operate the build pipeline for ABS in Germany.
- Create analyses and implementation concepts for business requirements related to source control, CI/CD, and developer tooling.
- Document and define actual and target processes for organizational, procedural, and technical analysis of the GitHub platform.
- Conduct impact analysis for requirements to be implemented across the repository landscape.
- Perform technical analysis of applications concerning architecture, performance, reusability, security, etc.
- Clarify requirements with requesting teams and create implementation concepts documented as user stories.
- Write testable, scalable, and efficient code, setting coding standards for the team.
- Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure code quality and adherence to best practices.
- Mentor and guide junior team members, fostering their professional growth and encouraging the adoption of industry best practices.
- Ensure software quality standards are met by enforcing code standards, conducting rigorous testing, and implementing continuous improvement processes.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business goals and deliver effective and impactful software applications.
- Foster transparency about the state of implementation to the team and requesting teams/stakeholders.
- Minimize technical debt and identify improvements and refactoring opportunities.
- Stay updated with the latest technologies and industry trends, continuously enhancing technical skills, and driving innovation within the development team.
- Follow Allianz CPI procedures: Change/Problem/Incident management.
- Improve monitoring and alerting according to Allianz standards.
- Maintain, improve, and fix bugs in implemented solutions.
- Process support cases, including technical and user errors (2nd/3rd Level Support).
- Check input channels for issues/requirements and alerts, handling them according to CPI procedures (Teams, SNOW, Group Mailbox).
- Holiday calendar followed should be the OE holiday calendar.
Your skills:
- University Graduate degree (mandatory).
- Techstack expertise in Java, Maven/Tycho, Jenkins, Groovy, Dynatrace, Prometheus/Grafana, GitHub, GIT Runner, and GIT Actions.
- Proven track record in software development (+5 years), with a degree or proven experience.
- Experience operating and administering large-scale GitHub or source control platforms serving hundreds of users and repositories.
- Experience in CI/CD projects for large software development projects (>25 Mio. LoC).
- Deep understanding of how to package JAVA applications.
- Deep understanding of JAVA OSGi, ABS, and the development lifecycle of ABS in Germany.
- Experience working in an agile team setting.
- Exposure to AI tools is an add-on advantage.
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.
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