Senior Kubernetes Engineer (Cloud Platform)

Senior Kubernetes Engineer (Cloud Platform)

About the Job

You will be part of a global team providing Kubernetes Cluster as a Service to Allianz Technology internal customers worldwide. The team delivers a secure, reliable, and scalable platform with regular incremental enhancements, ensuring a high-quality service experience across regions.

All platform-related aspects—including availability, disaster recovery, vulnerability management, architecture and documentation, service provisioning, and incident handling—are fully owned by the team, enabling continuous improvement and operational excellence.

As a Kubernetes Engineer , you will play a key role in designing, implementing, and operating Kubernetes clusters and their automation. You will collaborate closely with development and operations teams to ensure seamless integration, scalability, and reliability of services, contributing to Allianz Technology’s global digital platforms.

What you do

• Design, deploy, and operate Kubernetes clusters in AWS and/or Azure cloud environments
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate infrastructure and platform deployments
• Partner with development teams and internal customers to ensure applications are scalable and resilient
• Implement and manage monitoring, logging, and alerting for Kubernetes platforms and workloads
• Troubleshoot and resolve platform and infrastructure issues efficiently
• Optimize resource utilization to ensure high availability and cost efficiency
• Continuously improve platform security, reliability, and documentation
• Support and mentor junior engineers, fostering knowledge sharing within the team

What you bring

• Several years of hands-on experience managing Kubernetes in production environments
• Strong experience working with AWS and/or Azure cloud platforms
• Solid background in DevOps and infrastructure engineering
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or Go
• Deep understanding of containerization and Kubernetes ecosystem
• Strong knowledge of networking, security, and storage concepts in Kubernetes environments
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a global, collaborative setup
• Clear communication skills, with the ability to explain technical topics to diverse audiences

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.

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 to run, optimize, transform, and innovate 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 centers, 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.

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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 agencies or search firm recruiters.

When we do work with recruitment agencies, that engagement 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 was ultimately employed by Allianz.

98014 | Ingeniería informática y tecnológica | Profesional / Senior | Non-Executive | Allianz Technology | Jornada completa | Indefinido