APPLICATION DEVELOPER / APPLICATION DEVELOPER FIRE BRIGADE
- 28 September 2026
- 80%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent)
- Zürich
About the job
For over 200 years, GVZ Gebäudeversicherung Kanton Zürich has insured all buildings in the Canton of Zurich against fire and natural hazard damage and is committed to protecting people, animals, and property through prevention and intervention. With our commitment to fire protection, natural hazard prevention, and fire brigades, we ensure greater safety in the Canton of Zurich.
We are looking for a dedicated person to start immediately or by arrangement as
KTZH - APPLICATION DEVELOPER / APPLICATION DEVELOPER FIRE BRIGADE 80%
How you can contribute with us
- Operation, maintenance, and further development of our own IT platforms and applications related to the management and alerting of fire brigades in the Canton of Zurich
- Design and implementation of new functions, modules, and interfaces (REST APIs)
- Ensuring availability, performance, and security in ongoing operations
- Building, maintaining, and further developing CI/CD pipelines and automated tests
- Service and operations management for our applications (incident, change, and release management)
- Technical documentation as well as collaboration with specialist departments, fire brigades, and external partners
What you bring with you
- Completed IT training (IT specialist EFZ or equivalent qualification)
- Experience with GitLab, PHP 8.x, OOP and design patterns, REST APIs, SQL and database design, MySQL, Composer, PHPUnit, performance optimisation, security best practices
- Additional: Experience with the Symfony framework (great advantage) and confident handling of Linux environments
- Flexible mindset that can quickly adapt to changing processes and situations
- Open-minded and committed personality with good software engineering know-how
- Fluent German and good English skills
- Desirable: Fire brigade experience
GVZ is an independent public company employing around 145 internal and 250 part-time staff. Become part of our team now – attractive working and employment conditions included.
Flexibility and freedom: We offer flexible working hours with compensation options, home office, at least five weeks’ holiday, and generous long-service awards.
Remuneration and social benefits: Our salary system ensures fair pay for all employees. Pay equality is a matter of course for us. We have a solid pension fund with attractive benefits and offer 16 weeks of maternity leave.
Mobility and health: We contribute to your mobility and promote your health. Our employees benefit from various services and offers.
Development and career: We invest specifically in the development of our employees and support you with internal and external training. Through various events, we promote team spirit and offer a great change of pace.
Do you have questions?
We are happy to assist you:
Klaudia Rzepa
HR Manager
044 308 21 65
klaudia.rzepa@gvz.ch
For technical enquiries, please contact:
Vasco Avanzini
Head of Alerting & Fire Brigade Applications
Tel: 044 308 22 32
vasco.avanzini@gvz.ch
Have we piqued your interest? We look forward to receiving your application, which you can submit online via the application button.
Would you like to learn more about us? Visit our website: www.gvz.ch
Workplace
GVZ Gebäudeversicherung Kanton Zürich
Thurgauerstrasse 56
8050 Zurich
