Sr. System Administrator

Fidelity And Guaranty Life Insurance Company - Des Moines, IA

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Des Moines, IA

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About the position

The Sr. System Administrator at F&G is responsible for implementing and maintaining the company's integration and application development platforms, ensuring they meet business needs. This role involves workflow system administration, configuration, monitoring, and optimization of core technologies. The administrator will also provide third-level support for complex application issues and guide IT Solution Delivery teams and Service Desk technicians.

Responsibilities

• Design, code, test, and document systems and reusable integration components adhering to company standards.
• Provide education on best practices and mentor users and developers on technology use.
• Develop a working knowledge of integration and application development technologies.
• Perform unit, regression, security, and load tests to validate system readiness for production workloads.
• Conduct application security reviews in conjunction with the Security Team.
• Support and execute IT Governance Controls and Service Management processes.
• Perform impact analysis for interface and system changes.
• Collaborate with IT Solution Delivery teams to understand enterprise integration needs.
• Work with Architecture teams to create and follow technical roadmaps and governance.
• Assist in developing estimates for project and maintenance work.
• Implement and maintain integration and application development systems.
• Maintain relationships with vendors and contract consultants.
• Monitor and manage integrations with internal and external systems.
• Coordinate an Integration Center of Excellence for training and best practices.
• Provide Tier II and III problem identification and resolution support.
• Communicate with the network administrator to forecast network requirements and debug issues.
• Create system documentation and standard operating procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or MIS or equivalent experience.
• 3-7 years of experience in System Administration.
• 3-5 years of hands-on integration platform administration experience.
• Thorough understanding of API concepts and best practices.
• Experience with various SDLC methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, RAD, etc.).
• Experience developing system, data, and application integrations between 3rd-party applications.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with secure administration and development practices and knowledge of OWASP Top Ten.
• Experience with ImageRight workflow system fundamentals and architecture.
• Experience with Imageright Enterprise Management Console.
• Life/Annuity insurance industry or financial services experience.
• Experience with cloud-based services, preferably AWS or Azure.
• Experience working within an effective SOX/internal control environment.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements (in-office, hybrid, remote)
• Employee-centric work environment
• Compliance with federal and state disability laws for reasonable accommodations