Senior AWS Infrastructure Engineer in Bloomington, Illinois at State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Location US-IL-Bloomington;US-GA-Dunwoody;US-TX-Richardson;US-AZ-Tempe
Job Category Technology and UX
Position Type Regular Full Time
Req ID 44347
Overview

Being good neighbors – helping people, investing in our communities, and making the world a better place – is who we are at State Farm. It is at the core of how we operate and the reason for our success. Come join a #1 team and do some good!

HYBRID: Qualified candidates (in or near hub locations listed below) should plan to spend time working from home and some time working in the office as part of our hybrid work environment.

Hybrid work arrangement for Enterprise Technology is defined as residing with a 180-mile radius of the Hubs and Corporate.

HUB LOCATIONS: Dunwoody, GA; Richardson, TX; Tempe, AZ; or Bloomington, IL

SPONSORSHIP: 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.

Responsibilities

About the Role:

The Life Modernization Claims One Team is seeking an experienced AWS Engineer to assist with the design, build, and maintenance of our new Additional Party Database on AWS Aurora PostgreSQL and supporting the cloud platform that powers filing a life claim on statefarm.com. Our One Team structure is comprised of both Life Business Partner teammates and IT/Enterprise Technology Life teammates working together, co-led by a Life Business Sr. Manager and an IT Engineering Manager.

Additionally, you will work with identifying, designing, building, and supporting GenAI solutions that help associates pay claims more quickly and accurately, leading to reduced lead times and improved beneficiary experience and satisfaction. In this role, you will drive scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure to support human plus digital expansion into new products and states.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, build, testing, deployment, and production support of AWS Aurora PostgreSQL migration.
• Design and implement Generative AI as a Service solutions integrated within the Life Insurance claims systems.
• Provide production support in collaboration with cross-functional teams, ensuring system reliability, performance, and security.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, design scalable AWS cloud solutions, and deliver automation via Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Drive continuous improvement by applying DevOps best practices, automation, and modern infrastructure management techniques.
• Support integration and operational workflows leveraging AWS services such as API Gateway, IAM, Secrets Manager, and others.
• Work closely with teams to align infrastructure capabilities with business needs in a highly regulated environment.
• Utilize monitoring and incident management tools to maintain system health and respond rapidly to issues.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Proven expertise migrating relational databases to AWS Aurora PostgreSQL, including experience supporting PostgreSQL database migrations using AWS Data Migration Services (DMS).
• Experience designing and managing AWS Lambda functions with native Lambda layers.
• Experience implementing Generative AI as a Service solutions within AWS.
• Experience using container orchestration platform like Kubernetes or ECS.
• Strong background in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using OpenTofu/Terraform or comparable tools to automate AWS resource provisioning.
• Understanding of database administration and development, particularly PostgreSQL.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services including but not limited to S3, Lambda, API Gateway, IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, RDS, DynamoDB, ECS, EventBridge.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with a proactive and innovative mindset.
• Experience with operational tools such as ServiceNow, Dynatrace, Splunk, and API integrations.
• Experience supporting production environments in multi-tenant AWS accounts.
• Familiarity with version control systems like Git.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, capable of driving collaboration across technical and business teams.

Nice to Have Qualifications:

• Experience working within the insurance and financial services industry.
• AWS Certifications.
• Familiarity with advanced AWS services such as X-Ray, SQS, SES, ACM, WAF, Connect, Lex, and SSM.
• Knowledge of UX principles to enhance product usability and customer experience within the life insurance domain.
• Prior experience working in modernization or related digital transformation initiatives.
• Proficiency with one or more these programming languages: Python (boto3, SMTPlib), Java (Spring Boot), JavaScript/TypeScript, and scripting languages.

Our Benefits

Because work-life balance is a priority at State Farm, compensation is based on our standard 38:45-hour work week!

• Potential starting salary range: $85,500 - $177,000
• Starting salary will be based on skills, background, and experience
• High end of the range limited to applicants with significant relevant experience
• Potential yearly incentive pay up to 15% of base salary

At State Farm, we offer more than just a paycheck. Check out our suite of benefits designed to give you the flexibility you need to take care of you and your family!

• Get Paid! On top of our competitive pay, you are eligible for an annual raise and bonus.
• Stay Well! Focus on you and your family’s health with our robust health and wellbeing programs. State Farm pays most of your healthcare premium, and we offer multiple healthcare plan options, including a high deductible plan. All medical plans provide 100% coverage for in-network preventative care, AND you and your family have access to vision, dental, telemedicine, 24/7 mental health professionals, and much more!
• Develop and Grow! Take advantage of educational benefits like industry leading training programs, top-notch tuition assistance programs, employee resource groups, and mentoring.
• Plan Ahead! Plan for those big moments in life with benefits like fertility/IVF/adoption assistance, college coaching, national discount programs, interactive monthly financial workshops, free financial coaching, and more. You can also start a savings account or consider financing through our State Farm Federal Credit Union!
• Take a Little “You” Time! You will have access to our generous time off policies designed so you can plan around holidays, family events, volunteering, or just to take a relaxing day off. With the opportunity to initially earn up to 20 days annually plus parental leave, paid holidays, celebration day, life leave (40 hours/year), bereavement leave, and community service/education support days, there will be plenty of time for you!
• Give Back! We offer several ways to give back through our Matching Gift Program, Good Neighbor Grant Program, and the Employee Assistance Fund.
• Finish Strong! Plan for retirement using free financial advisors and a 401(k) plan with company contributions of up to 7% of your salary.

Visit our State Farm Careers page for more information on our benefits, locations, and the hiring process of joining the State Farm team!