I think you have the wrong compiler options carried from Maven here:
Additionally, verify project and module bytecode (mark) version settings marked on the screenshot.
Other places where the source language level is configured:
Project Structure | Modules (verify every module) | Sources
Maven default language level is 1.5 (5.0), you will notice this version as the Module language level on the screenshot preceding.
This can be modified using maven-compiler-plugin configuration inside pom.xml:
<project> [...] <build> [...] <plugins> <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId> <configuration> <source>1.8</source> <target>1.8</target> </configuration> </plugin> </plugins> [...] </build> [...] </project>
<project> [...] <properties> <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source> <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target> </properties> [...] </project>
IntelliJ IDEA will recognize this setting after you Reimport the Maven project into the Maven Projects tool window: