01Overview
Overall Objectives of Job:
A demanding DevOps Engineer role within Allianz Technology engagements, involving the design, build and operation of CI/CD pipelines and automation across application delivery platforms supporting AGCS OE projects.
This role offers the opportunity to own end to end delivery pipelines - from source control through build, test and deployment using ADP toolchain - Jenkins, GitHub, Nexus , while also contributing to IBM i application support and reporting dashboard development, SIM and JIRA automation, API management (Apigee), Kubernetes secrets management and platform automation for IBM i application environments.
Skills :- CI/CD Tools (ADP Toolchain : Jenkins, Nexus, SonarQube), GitHub Enterprise administration , Kubernetes, Apigee API management , GitHub Actions , IBM i Apache Web Server configuration, IBM i Web Services development, automation scripting (SIM Integration, JMP workflow integration, dashboards), DB2 SQL/Groovy/Shell scripting, SAFe Agile, Confluence, JIRA and SNOW , Python Development (Django Framework)
Duties and Responsibilities
Design, build and maintain end to end CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub , Nexus, GitHub Actions, ADP Toolchain) for IBM i application builds, deployments and releases.Understand the technical environment, platforms and their relevant infrastructure as well as other intricate dependencies of the project.Identify the key stakeholders in the project, establish and maintain excellent working relationship with them throughout the project.Use efficient methods, tools and techniques to elicit and capture customer requirements and document them.Convert the customer requirements into effective IT solutions within the context of the business, operational and environment following any organisational standards, guidelines or other assets.Actively participate in the evolution of tools, policies, processes, procedures and audits to improve the overall efficiency of the tasks and to help realise the companys objective of operating a mature ITIL framework.Understand, own, document and execute the technical processes of the system administration and application/software release deployments for various infrastructure components of the supported customer applications.Lead the administration of housekeeping / maintenance tasks as well as processes designed to ensure effective use of server resources relevant to customer applications.Own existing auditing processes, work to resolve issues highlighted by these audits and escalate problems where necessary. Contribute effectively towards ongoing incident resolution in a manner that reduces future incident occurrence wherever possible (solve a problem once and for ever).Mentor and lead the team members so that efficient and optimised implementation of the proposed support solution is achieved.Properly assess the technical issues, risks and concerns and escalate them to project manager.Properly update the progress of the project to the project manager.Understand and participate in owning, maintaining and extending the prevailing architecture.Ensure implementing the requirements and controls of the relevant ISO standards within the respective team.Identify and mitigate the Information Security risks relevant to their areas, design and implement appropriate controls effectively.ISMS
All Allianz Technology employees are expected to adhere to the Information Security policies day in and day out.Report any ISMS events / incidents as per the reporting procedures.Should be aware of all ISMS principles and guidelines.
Qualification, Experience, Technical and Functional Skills
Qualification:
Bachelors degree or equivalent.Experience:
Minimum 6 years of relevant industry experience, including hands on DevOps CI/CD Tools ; exposure to IBM i platforms is an advantage.Functional:
Strong Analytical, Logical and Communication Skills (written, oral, one to one, presentation, negotiation, influencing, assertive) and collaboration skills to enable effective liaison with others as necessary to achieve objectives.Strong ability to apply processes consistently and rigorously.Effective time management ability.Analytical and methodical approach to problem solving.Flexible and pragmatic approach to problem solving without compromising technical integrities.Professional, innovative, drive for continuous improvement, positive attitude, personality that proactively provides solutions rather than problems and should possess the ability to work with minimal assistance.Analytical mindset with a top down approach to problem solving prioritizes understanding root causes over quick fixes.Ability to understand new requirements, perform technical design and development, have good troubleshooting skills and work independently or as part of a team.Technical:
Strong hands on experience with CI/CD tools: Jenkins (Configuration, Groovy/Shell scripting), Nexus, SonarQube, GitHub.Experience with basic Kubernetes administration .
