Sr. Technical Administrator

FBL Financial Group, Inc.•West Des Moines, IA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Farm Bureau is seeking an energetic individual to be a part of a high performing, collaborative, and technically diverse team where every day is different. As a Sr Technical Administrator, you will work alongside others to support mission-critical hosting, integration, reporting, and automation platforms. You will enable the success of operations and development teams through collaboration, technical capability, and a passion for professional development. Who is Farm Bureau Financial Services? At Farm Bureau Financial Services, we make insurance simple so our client/members can feel confident knowing their family, home, cars and other property are protected. We value a culture where integrity, teamwork, passion, service, leadership, and accountability are at the heart of every decision we make and every action we take. We’re proud of our more than 75-year commitment to protecting the livelihoods and futures of our client/members and creating an atmosphere where our employees thrive.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in MIS or computer science related degree, or equivalent, plus 5 year’s relevant experience.
Have in depth skills supporting one or more of the following key enterprise infrastructure service technology platforms: application computing platforms, database system infrastructures, middleware technologies, security infrastructure technologies.
A strong understanding of Windows Servers, RedHat Linux, vCenter, GIT, JBoss, IIS, WebSphere, Elastic, Jenkins, and Ansible.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills required; must be comfortable partnering with operations and development teams.
Ability to conceptualize potential, new, or changed infrastructure solution designs to satisfy changing business requirements.
Must have analytical and problem-solving skills, and logical information organization skills.
Must be able to work independently as well as in a team environment.
Maintain knowledge and skills current in alignment with industry technology developments.

Responsibilities

Oversee key infrastructure components and services, including web application platforms (JBoss, IIS, WebSphere), data integration tools, reporting platforms (SSRS, SharePoint, PowerBI) and automation platforms (Jenkins, Ansible).
Utilize scripting languages (Bash, PowerShell) to automate system administration tasks and artifact delivery.
Responsible for platform lifecycle administration including installation, upgrades, patches, and maintenance.
Participate in strategic planning and evaluation of our current products to look at opportunities for improving stability and performance.
Set and monitor technical thresholds to ensure components operate to meet service objectives consistently.
Plan and deliver solutions to fulfill technical work orders.
Maintain consistent, quality documentation to meet ongoing operations and business continuity requirements.