What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Technology Engineer position at State Farm?
The Infrastructure Engineering & Operations Management (IEOM) Client and Voice Engineering team is looking for a Senior Technology Engineer to join the team and help us radically change how we service and support Client devices across the Enterprise and Agency environments. The successful candidate will have a large scope of work responsibilities including opportunities to set direction and POC new technologies across the entire suite of Client technologies including: Workstation Hardware, Workstation OS, Software Deployment, Mac Hardware/OS, Intune, JAMF and Virtual Desktop/Shared Desktop solutions.
2024 Client Related Key Focus Areas
• Drive the enablement and maturity of Zero Touch deployments across all End User devices
• Drive the enablement and maturity of Cloud based VDI environments
• Drive the modernization of the end user device deployments
• Improvements to the Mac ecosystem
• Enhancements to future Agent office capabilities based on changing requirements
Responsibilities
This Senior Engineer would be responsible for:
• Partnering/collaborating with architects, managers, and product teams and working towards shared outcomes.
• Serving as a trusted advisor on technology/engineering best practices across IEOM leadership and key product initiatives and helping to identify horizontal connections/implications.
• Demonstrating tremendous learning agility – continuously learning about new platforms, technologies, tools, languages, and frameworks to solve problems and uncover unexpected opportunities.
• Surfacing significant engineering-related decisions, risks, issues, and problems and applying engineering disciplines to drive towards resolution.
• Staying on top of industry trends in digital solutions and managing a backlog of spikes/POCs for learning and exploring new opportunities.
• Spreading key technical innovations through mentoring/coaching and minimalist enablement investment to promote successful adoption.
• Providing coaching/mentoring and encouraging community across IEOM engineers, while also looking at the bigger picture of alignment, priority, and collaboration across our engineer assignments. Role-modeling engagement and mentoring in the broader State Farm engineering community.
Qualifications
Do you crave innovation and want to work for a company that is the BEST at what they do in the industry? Does the opportunity to work remote and maintaining a work life balance appeal to you? Then we have the perfect job for you! We are seeking employees who push the envelope and strive to create the best product possible. We seek to empower people to be good neighbors, to protect what matters most and to build more resilient futures for themselves and others. This position will allow you to drive solutions while working on inclusive teams that foster diversity of thought. You will be provided opportunities via in house training programs for upskilling to support your development and career goals. Come be a part of what makes us so special!
- Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services, particularly Intune, and Apple device management using JAMF.
- Familiarity with ServiceNow Flow Designer.
- Experience in providing support for both Microsoft and Mac operating systems.
- Solid understanding of client virtualization technologies.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to various audiences. #LI-CA
- Bias towards action, with a proactive approach to identifying and addressing technology challenges.
For San Francisco candidates: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
For Los Angeles candidates: Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories.
Application deadline is expected to close on July 25, 2024. Applicant volume and hiring needs may result in early closure or extension beyond the listed deadline. To submit an application, click "Apply" on the job listing page on the State Farm career site.
For candidates residing in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, New York, Washington or Washington D.C.: Potential starting salary range (annually) $126,500 - 263,125; geographical difference may apply. Potential yearly incentive pay up to 15% of base salary; subject to pro-ration at time of hire.
Competitive Benefits, including:
· 401k Plan
· Health Insurance
· Dental/Vision plans
· Life Insurance
· Paid Time Off
· Annual Merit Increases
· Tuition Reimbursement
· Health Initiatives
· For more details visit our Benefits Summary page
Reference: Page 4, Rule #4: Colorado Equal Pay Transparency Rule
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Office Locations: Bloomington, Atlanta, Dallas, Phoenix (Hybrid working arrangement; some remote options may be available)
HYBRID: Qualified candidates (in or near above listed hub locations) should plan to spend time working from home and some time working in the office as part of our hybrid work environment.
REMOTE: Qualified candidates (outside of above listed hub locations) may be considered for 100% remote work arrangements based on where a candidate currently resides or is currently located.
**Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this opportunity**
Salary : $126,500