Data Platform Devops Engineer

About the Job:

Join our data engineering and DevOps team to build, run, and continually improve modern data products on a cloud-first stack. You will collaborate in an agile, cross-functional environment to design and operate robust ELT pipelines and data models that power analytics and insights. In this role, you’ll combine hands-on development with DevOps practices—automating deployments, monitoring reliability, and ensuring quality—while supporting our migration and modernization initiatives on AWS and Snowflake. 

What You Do: 

• Collaborate with analysts and engineers in agile, cross-functional teams to deliver integrated data solutions.
• Build and operate data pipelines with AWS (S3, Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, CloudWatch), Snowflake, PySpark/Python, and dbt.
• Design and implement ELT pipelines, database structures, and data models aligned to business needs.
• Ensure reliability and performance via proactive monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting (CloudWatch, Dynatrace).
• Handle incident/problem management, root-cause analysis, and stakeholder communication.
• Execute releases and automate deployments using CI/CD and IaC (GitHub Actions, Terraform); follow DevOps best practices (GitHub, code reviews).
• Perform testing and quality checks to maintain code quality and data integrity.
• Drive continuous improvement and support adoption of new tools and technologies during platform migration. 

What You Bring: 

• Hands-on experience with Snowflake; AWS services (Glue, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch); and PySpark/Apache Spark.
• Proven track record designing and operating ELT/ETL pipelines, database design, and data modeling; familiarity with dbt or willingness to learn it.
• Data DevOps practices: GitHub-based version control and code reviews; CI/CD for data pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions); IaC with Terraform; monitoring/logging (Dynatrace/CloudWatch).
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills; collaborative and able to work independently; service- and process-oriented.
• Quality mindset with clean, maintainable code; organized, analytical, detail-oriented, disciplined.
• Fluent in English; German proficiency and experience in agile (Scrum) and/or insurance environments are a plus.
• Basic knowledge of AI technologies, principles, and their practical use.

97038 | IT & Tech Engineering | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz Technology | Full-Time | Permanent

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. Access to over 10,000 on-demand learning resources and programs, to support you in taking control of your career development.
• Access to the AYMC Sportpass with the opportunity to engage in various sports and fitness activities.
• Parking support, ensuring a seamless and stress-free commuting experience to and from the workplace.

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 with running, optimizing, transforming, and innovating 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.

Commitment to Integrity, Fairness & Inclusion:

Allianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment for everyone. We embrace individuals of all gender identities and expressions, sexual orientations, ethnicities, ages, nationalities, religions, disabilities, and philosophies of life. Ultimately, our greatest strength as a company lies in the unique skills, experiences, and backgrounds our employees contribute.

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 agency or search firm recruiters. When we engage with recruitment agencies, the partnership 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 is ultimately employed by Allianz.