Application Developer | 11-189-2025 Anwendungsentwickler*in (m/w/div)

Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund

Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland
Published Nov 3, 2025
Full-time
Permanent

Job Summary

This role involves serving as the organizational and technical deputy lead for a crucial IT subsystem within the German Pension Insurance (DRV) IT structure. The Application Developer will actively shape and manage tasks related to the DRV-IT rvSystem, focusing on high service standards. Core day-to-day responsibilities include creating, maintaining, and updating Cobol programs and JavaEE applications, implementing quality assurance measures, and supporting IT and business tasks within the subsystem. Success in this position requires a strong background in IT, extensive professional experience in software development, particularly with Cobol, and practical experience utilizing agile methodologies and tools like Jira, Confluence, and Scrum. The ideal candidate possesses excellent communication skills, a high degree of customer orientation, and the ability to represent the subsystem in cross-departmental IT projects and working groups, contributing to the complex IT system landscape that manages insured accounts and pension services.

Required Skills

Education

University degree (Bachelor or Diploma) in IT, or equivalent qualification (e.g., IT-specific qualification or completed vocational training in IT with comparable long-term practical experience)

Experience

  • Long-term relevant professional experience in the IT sector
  • Very good current knowledge and practical experience in software development with Cobol
  • Practical professional experience with agile tools and methods (Jira, Confluence, Scrum)
  • Knowledge of JavaEE, PL/SQL, and Linux operating system (Desirable)

Languages

German (Fluent)

Additional

  • Not specified