Technical Lead

Overall Objectives of Job:

A demanding role for a full stack system administrator developer and DevSecOps engineer within Allianz Technology.

Core skills required include full-stack software engineering across application development, platform integration, DevSecOps and operational delivery. Candidates should possess strong experience across multiple programming and scripting languages including Python, Groovy, Shell and JavaScript, together with web application development using Django or equivalent frameworks. The role requires practical experience with web services and integration technologies including XML, JSON, YAML, HTTP, SOAP and REST.

The successful candidate will be expected to operate confidently across the end-to-end software delivery toolchain including Jenkins, Git, GitHub, Nexus, SonarQube and GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS), applying DevSecOps principles and secure software delivery practices. Experience working with authentication and security technologies such as SSH, mTLS and OAuth is required.

The role operates within a predominantly IBM i environment and therefore requires familiarity with IBM i platforms, Apache web services, DB2 for i databases and associated development, deployment and operational practices. Experience using Visual Studio Code, Code for IBM i, GitHub Copilot and modern AI-assisted engineering workflows is highly desirable.

Candidates should also have experience working within Agile delivery environments and integrating technical delivery with JIRA and ServiceNow processes. Desirable skills include Kubernetes, Apigee API management, Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations and modern API ecosystem technologies.

In addition, the successful candidate is expected to operate in a highly AI-enabled engineering environment, leveraging tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot and related AI assistants as a matter of course to optimise productivity, software quality, operational effectiveness and delivery velocity.

Duties and Responsibilities

List in order of importance and state approximate weightage accorded to each.

• • Design, develop and maintain solutions across IBM i and distributed platforms using Python, Groovy, Shell and JavaScript technologies.
• • Utilise AI-assisted development tooling including GitHub Copilot, Claude Code and related technologies to improve engineering productivity, code quality and operational efficiency.
• • Develop and maintain secure integrations and APIs using REST, SOAP, XML, JSON and related web service technologies.