Senior AWS Infrastructure Engineer

State Farm•Dunwoody, GA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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 Haves

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.

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.

Benefits

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
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
Educational benefits like industry leading training programs
Top-notch tuition assistance programs
Employee resource groups
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
Parental leave
Paid holidays
Celebration day
Life leave (40 hours/year)
Bereavement leave
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