Lead Software Engineer - Azure Platform Engineering

State Farm•Dunwoody, GA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

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 must live within a 180-mile radius of a hub location listed below and should plan to spend time working from home and some time working in the office as part of our hybrid work environment. HUB LOCATIONS: Bloomington, IL; Richardson, TX; Dunwoody, GA; Tempe, AZ SPONSORSHIP: Applicants for this position 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. Grow Your Skills, Grow Your Potential Adoption of the Azure Public Cloud Platform is growing, and the Azure Platform Enablement team is expanding to meet the demand. We are seeking someone who is eager to learn, collaborates extremely well with their team and stakeholders, and will contribute operationally, and strategically to mature the Azure platform. Public Cloud experience is necessary for consideration. Current Team Focus: • Platform Engineering Automation – Leveraging Open Code, Service Now Integration, and platform self-service • Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 Infrastructure Enablement and Provisioning Automation • Azure Windows Server and Services Enablement • OpenAI integration • Use Case Adoption of the Azure Public Cloud platform • Azure Cloud Platform Control Baseline and Observability • Maturation of platform alerting, eventing, resilience, and availability

Requirements

Public Cloud Platforms – familiar with public cloud architecture and services.
Information Security Principles – everything the team touches has information security implications. Understanding EISP and information security best practices is important.
Networking – Most of the work with the Azure platform has a moderate to high degree of network complexity.
Collaboration – You will need to thrive in a work environment where you work independently in a team environment. This team addresses conflict head on, holds each other accountable, knows when to ask for help, and obsessively shares information.
Customer Service – the bar is high for responding to customer inquiries and service tickets. In this role you are expected to provide excellent customer support AND figure out ways to avoid similar incidents in the future.
Learning Agility – The environment is complex and demand for Azure Platform capabilities is growing – it’s a challenging and rewarding space that will require ongoing personal development.
This is not an entry-level engineering position. No consideration will be given to applicants who are not currently or have previously been a software engineer or worked in a similar role.

Responsibilities

Platform Engineering Automation – Leveraging Open Code, Service Now Integration, and platform self-service
Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 Infrastructure Enablement and Provisioning Automation
Azure Windows Server and Services Enablement
OpenAI integration
Use Case Adoption of the Azure Public Cloud platform
Azure Cloud Platform Control Baseline and Observability
Maturation of platform alerting, eventing, resilience, and availability

Benefits

Compensation is based on our standard 38:45-hour work week
Potential starting salary range: $97,000 - $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 XX% of base salary
Annual raise and bonus
Robust health and wellbeing programs
State Farm pays most of your healthcare premium
Multiple healthcare plan options, including a high deductible plan
All medical plans provide 100% coverage for in-network preventative care
Access to vision, dental, telemedicine, 24/7 mental health professionals, and much more
Educational benefits like industry leading training programs, top-notch tuition assistance programs, employee resource groups, and mentoring
Fertility/IVF/adoption assistance
College coaching
National discount programs
Interactive monthly financial workshops
Free financial coaching
Generous time off policies
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
Matching Gift Program
Good Neighbor Grant Program
Employee Assistance Fund
Free financial advisors
401(k) plan with company contributions of up to 7% of your salary