New York Life Insurance Co

Corporate Vice President - Open DEX Software Engineer

New York Life Insurance Co$168K — $210K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in software engineering with a focus on Python and API integrations.
  • Strong proficiency in cloud services and containerized applications, particularly Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Deep understanding of REST APIs, JSON, modern service architectures, and secure credential management technologies.
  • Experience in deploying CI/CD processes and infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform and GitHub Actions.
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools, including LLMs, for enhancing engineering workflow efficiency.
  • Proven ability to diagnose production incidents and establish reusable engineering standards and practices.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain the Open DEX platform, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
  • Build and troubleshoot REST API integrations with enterprise applications like Microsoft 365 and ServiceNow.
  • Automate operational workflows, addressing common challenges in authentication and error handling.
  • Create containerized applications and implement CI/CD pipelines for efficient deployment and management.
  • Guide the technical direction of projects, establishing reusable patterns and standards across teams.
  • Collaborate with multiple engineering and security teams to address compliance and operational risks.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including leave programs and adoption assistance.
  • Student loan repayment initiatives to support employees' financial wellness.
  • Continuous enhancement of benefits based on employee feedback to promote work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per quarter

Role Overview

This role supports the development and ongoing operation of the Open DEX platform, including building and maintaining internal tooling, enterprise API integrations, and AI-assisted automation across the firm's cloud, endpoint management, and service-management environment.

The role owns delivery end-to-end, from design and implementation through testing, debugging, performance tuning, and production incident support. The engineer will also establish reusable patterns, standards, and tooling that can be adopted by other engineering teams across the organization.

What You'll Do
  • Develop and operate the Open DEX platform: Design, build, test, debug, optimize, and support production applications, services, and internal tools using Python, Bash, PowerShell, APIs, container technologies, cloud services, and modern software engineering practices. Diagnose live production incidents across application, database, network, and platform layers and implement durable solutions that address root causes.
  • Build enterprise integrations and automation: Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot REST API integrations across Microsoft 365, Azure AD / Entra ID, Microsoft Intune, Active Directory, ServiceNow, PagerDuty, Rundeck, and other business applications. Build automated operational and incident workflows while addressing authentication, authorization, token handling, pagination, retries, error handling, rate limiting, credential synchronization, network restrictions, and identity or role configuration issues.
  • Advance AI-assisted engineering: Use modern AI-assisted development tools and LLMs to accelerate development, debugging, documentation, code review, and automation. Build agentic AI applications and LLM tooling, including tool interfaces and integrations using Model Context Protocol (MCP) or comparable frameworks, while applying appropriate controls for prompt injection, destructive operations, credential access, least privilege, and per-user audit logging.
  • Build secure, scalable engineering foundations: Deliver containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm and develop CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code capabilities using technologies such as GitHub Actions, Terraform, Ansible, GitOps, and Argo CD. Support AWS services including EKS, IAM/IRSA, VPC, S3, Secrets Manager, RDS PostgreSQL, Route 53, and KMS, along with observability and production support through Datadog, Grafana, CloudTrail, and PagerDuty. Support artifact and package management in restricted-egress environments using JFrog Artifactory or equivalent technologies.
  • Own technical direction and reusable standards: Operate as the sole or primary engineer on workstreams as needed, setting technical direction and making implementation decisions independently. Partner across engineering, security, identity, and infrastructure teams to establish reusable components, development patterns, and standards that reduce duplicated effort. Identify and drive opportunities beyond assigned scope, including solutions addressing compliance or operational risk, and communicate technical concepts, operational impact, and business value to stakeholders.

What You'll Bring

Required Skills
  • Strong proficiency in Python with production experience designing, building, testing, debugging, performance-tuning, and supporting applications and services in a live enterprise environment; proficiency with Bash and PowerShell for cross-platform automation.
  • Strong understanding of HTTP/HTTPS, REST APIs, JSON, modern service architecture, Git version control, and authentication and authorization technologies including API keys, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, SAML, service principals, and workload identity federation. Experience securely managing credentials through enterprise secret stores such as AWS Secrets Manager, External Secrets Operator, KMS, or equivalent using least-privilege and auditable access.
  • Experience building and troubleshooting enterprise API integrations and automated workflows across platforms such as Microsoft 365, Azure AD / Entra ID, Microsoft Intune, Active Directory, ServiceNow, PagerDuty, and Rundeck, including diagnosing issues across network, identity, and application layers.
  • Experience delivering containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm; developing CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code using GitHub Actions, Terraform, Ansible, GitOps, or Argo CD; and working with AWS services including EKS, IAM/IRSA, VPC, S3, Secrets Manager, RDS PostgreSQL, Route 53, and KMS.
  • Proficiency with modern AI-assisted development tools and LLMs, including prompt engineering and AI-powered engineering workflows. Experience building agentic AI applications and production LLM tooling using MCP or comparable frameworks, with an understanding of security considerations for AI systems with write access.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to independently own technical workstreams, diagnose production incidents to root cause, establish reusable engineering standards and tooling, collaborate across engineering, security, identity, and infrastructure teams, and translate technical work into business and operational value.

Preferred Skills
  • Experience with enterprise IT management and automation platforms, including endpoint management at scale using Microsoft Intune Automated Device Enrollment, Autopilot, or JamF, as well as identity lifecycle automation and Microsoft 365 integrations.
  • Experience building scalable, secure, and maintainable enterprise applications, custom integrations, internal tools, or automation solutions leveraging enterprise APIs.
  • Experience supporting regulatory and compliance requirements in a financial services environment, including SEC and GDPR requirements, through automation and controls.
  • Experience with workflow orchestration platforms such as Kestra, Dagster, or Argo Workflows and with multi-cluster Kubernetes platform operations.

Job Level: LEVELPF5

Pay Transparency

Salary Range: $168,801 - $210,800

Overtime eligible: Exempt

Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes

Sales bonus eligible: No

Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual's experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.

Our Benefits

We provide a full package of benefits for employees - and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work.Click hereto discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site.

Job Requisition ID: 94808

About New York Life Insurance Co

New York Life Insurance Company is a mutual life insurance company in the United States and one of the life insurers in the world, ranking #88 on the 2014 Fortune 500 list with over $540 billion in total assets under management, and more than $19 billion in surplus and AVR. New York Life and its subsidiaries provide insurance, investment, and retirement solutions. For 175 years, the company has been helping people put their love into action. It was founded in 1845 and is headquartered in New York.

New York Life Insurance Co Careers

Join the esteemed team at New York Life Insurance Co, a leader in the insurance industry, and propel your career to new heights with unparalleled job opportunities. As one of the most respected names in life insurance, we offer a platform where professionalism meets innovation, creating an environment ripe for personal and professional growth.

Work You’ll Do

At New York Life Insurance Co, you will be part of a culture that cherishes diversity and fosters leadership. Our team is composed of skilled professionals dedicated to providing financial security and peace of mind to our clients. By joining us, you will collaborate with top-tier experts in finance and insurance, leveraging your skills to make a meaningful impact.

Explore Career Paths

Whether you are seeking an internship, a full-time position, or a leadership role, New York Life Insurance Co provides a variety of career paths to help you achieve your professional goals. Our commitment to career development is evident through extensive training programs and continuous learning opportunities that ensure our team remains at the forefront of the industry.

Innovate and Lead

Embrace the opportunity to lead projects that drive innovation within the company and the insurance industry. New York Life Insurance Co is at the intersection of tradition and innovation, where we constantly strive to develop solutions that anticipate the needs of our clients.

Be Part of a Great Team

Our team at New York Life Insurance Co is our greatest asset. We thrive on collaboration and respect each other’s contributions, creating a supportive and inclusive workplace. Here, networking and mentorship go hand in hand with day-to-day operations, providing a robust support system for career advancement.

Future-Proof Your Career

With New York Life Insurance Co, your career is future-proofed with endless opportunities for advancement. Our comprehensive benefits package supports your life both inside and outside of work, while our leadership and diversity training prepare you to take on new challenges.

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Prepare for Your Interview

Ready to join us? Prepare your resume and sharpen your interview skills to become part of a company that values vision, leadership, and a commitment to excellence. At New York Life Insurance Co, we are not just offering a job; we are offering a pathway to success.

New York Life Insurance Co – A Place Where Careers Are Made

From fostering innovation to encouraging diversity, New York Life Insurance Co is where you can pursue your passions and grow your career. Join us and make a difference in the lives of our clients and communities every day.
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