Infrastructure Engineer Lead (needs to live in Eastern or Central time zones)

At OneAmerica Financial, our purpose is to create more certainty for our customers that leads to better moments, every day. Our commitment is to advance stability and growth in every solution and relationship. We deliver financial strength that builds for generations, and we are always aspiring, looking ahead, and collaborating to achieve more, together. Come be a part of this journey with us as we champion lives!

Job Summary

The Information Technology department at OneAmerica is on a journey to transform our current capabilities to become a digitally enabled organization. We are shifting from stand-alone systems to collaborative intelligent solutions that work together to deliver workflow management, customer engagement, data and innovation. Our cloud and engineering teams have the potential to shape the future by solving thought-provoking problems and using transformational technologies to further enhance our capabilities in this journey. You’ll have the chance to thrive in a culture of ownership and delivery as these efforts continue to expand. These opportunities can enable you to be at the center of a groundbreaking transformational success story at OneAmerica. Need to be willing and able be onsite at the corporate office, in Indianapolis, once per month.

The Infrastructure Engineer Lead is responsible for assisting in the transformation of our technology into a cloud first architecture by partnering with the business, operations and engineering teams. The Engineer Lead will work with other infrastructure/application partners and key stakeholders to understand needs and delivery solutions. The ideal candidate should poses a high level of knowledge in at least 2 or 3 infrastructure disciplines such as Database, Network/Security, and VMWare/Compute.

Responsibilities include:

• Serve as escalation point and provide troubleshooting guidance and direction in resolution of escalated issues and/or complex Infrastructure issues
• Identify solutions that represent opportunities to leverage new services and architectures by evaluating quality attributes, technology risk and capacity variability
• Lead and participate in design discussions/product architecture reviews and assist engineering teams to design products
• Drive collaboration with application developers and architects, infrastructure engineers and architects, and operations staff to develop iteratively better cloud and on-prem deployments to solve real business problems
• Design and build highly available and scalable systems on cloud (primarily Azure) and on-prem platforms
• Work to educate and transfer newly identified/selected/configured technologies to the IT Operations team
• Identifying the best technical solutions that can be rolled out efficiently and, in a cost-effective manner
• Provide expertise and advice to help teams building solutions on cloud or on-prem platforms including design, planning, management, maintenance and assessing systems for potential weaknesses or issues
• Ensure new products and updates meet requirements pre and post release.
• Work closely with architects, solution architects and engineers to ensure day-to-day activities align with overall technology Roadmap
• Focus on consistent execution and delivery excellence of projects to the organization
• Design and implement end-to-end infrastructure solutions across multiple disciplines including, Database, Network/Security, and VMWare/Compute on cloud or on-prem
• Place a focus on technical debt elimination

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree OR any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background
• 10+ years of experience in IT at businesses in excess of 2 billion USD with experience focusing on infrastructure management concepts and tools
• 5+ years of experience in designing and implementation of complex IT systems or consulting experience with distributed applications or systems architecture
• Practical experience with Azure is a strong plus
• Understanding of SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS technologies, evaluation methodologies to help choose the right solutions
• Experience with Database, Network/Security, and VMWare/Compute solutions
• Experience using DevOps tools and processes; creation of CI/CD pipelines a plus
• Practical experience in performance and capacity management
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly
• Experience with IT compliance and risk management requirements (e.g., security, privacy, SOX, HIPAA)
• Must be well organized and possess outstanding follow-through and attention to detail
• Agile team experience
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment to deliver on common enterprise goals is a must
• High School Diploma required, or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background

Salary Band: 07B

This selected candidate will be expected to work hybrid in Indianapolis, IN or Portland, ME. The candidate will also be expected to physically return to the office in CA, IN or ME as business needs dictate or for team building and collaboration.

We offer a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support you both at work and at home. Full‑time and part‑time associates working 30 or more hours per week are generally eligible for benefits, including but not limited to:

• Medical & prescription, dental, vision insurance
• Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off
• 10 weeks 100% paid parental leave (after completing 12 months of employment)
• 401(k) Plan with company match
• Pension Plan
• Company paid life & disability insurance
• Wellness Program & Company paid employee assistance program
• Clinic access subject to location* (*Indianapolis, Charlotte, Cincinnati)

If you are offered and accept this position, please be advised that OneAmerica Financial does not have any offices located in the State of New York and OneAmerica Financial associates are not permitted to work remotely in the State of New York.

Selected employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

Disclaimer: American United Life Insurance Company (“OneAmerica Financial”) is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, citizenship, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.

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