Java Systems Specialist_2482

Role Overview

Owns technical delivery and governance across multiple teams; drives architecture, performance engineering, secure SDLC, and release governance in regulated environments.

Experience

6+ years of experience with 3–5+ years in technical leadership/management.
Experience running programs in insurance/financial services preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define architectural guardrails across Java/Spring Boot, APIs, and database systems; enforce coding standards.
• Plan sprints and releases; manage dependencies and cross-team delivery.
• Govern secure SDLC, compliance, and audit readiness; ensure data protection.
• Drive performance engineering initiatives (profiling, capacity, cost optimization).
• Lead RCA for P1/P2 incidents; ensure preventive measures and observability maturity.
• Mentor engineers and leads; build learning paths; recruit and grow capabilities.
• Partner with product, architects, security, and operations for strategic outcomes.

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on background in Java/Spring Boot.
• Expertise in microservices architecture, API governance, and database design.
• DevOps, CI/CD, Docker; Kubernetes and cloud awareness; release governance.
• Security and regulatory compliance (OAuth2/OIDC, OWASP, data privacy).
• Good experience in using Github copilot, Claude code or other AI tools

Good-to-Have Skills

• Experience with Kafka, Camunda, and cloud platforms with AI tools exposure.
• Vendor and stakeholder management; contract/tooling oversight.

Soft Skills & Behaviors

• Executive communication; decision-making under ambiguity; prioritization.
• Coaching mindset, performance management, and conflict resolution.

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.