Country Financial

Technology Engineer Sr.

Country Financial$94K — $129K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in database information technology or related fields
  • Automation solution development using PowerShell, C#, Python or similar
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Azure services like Azure SQL and Azure VMs
  • Knowledge of high availability and disaster recovery solutions in Azure
  • Experience in Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD and DevOps practices
  • Proficient in diagnosing SQL Server performance issues
  • Understanding of database security solutions and management practices
  • Experience in capacity and performance optimization for databases

Responsibilities

  • Ensure availability and reliability of enterprise database platforms
  • Partner with infrastructure engineers for database solution maintenance and deployment
  • Work with business users to enable automation and self-service options
  • Design, implement, and support IT solutions focusing on cost efficiency
  • Maintain multi-year IT strategy with focus on continuous improvement
  • Create solutions architecture artifacts and document technical strategies
  • Advocate for technology solutions that align with business needs

Benefits

  • Insurance benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Opportunities for career learning and growth
  • Collaborative environment with potential for meaningful impact
  • Engagement in a range of personal and business insurance services
Full Job Description
About the role

As a Database Reliability Engineer on our database engineering team, you'll ensure the availability and reliability of the enterprise database platforms. You'll also partner with other infrastructure engineers to maintain and deploy database solutions while also working closely with business users to provide automation and self-service opportunities.

How does this role make an impact?

- Design, build, implement, and support COUNTRY's IT solutions.
- Ensure IT solutions meet requirements for security, availability, capacity, resiliency, and performance in a way that is efficient and supportable, reducing overall support costs.
- Understand industry leading solutions and trends for assigned technologies and applying those as appropriate for COUNTRY.
- Understand business needs and partnering with appropriate IT counterparts to recommend technology solutions.
- Establish and maintain an IT multi-year strategy with a focus on continuous improvement. Create and maintain solutions architecture artifacts and other strategy and system documentation.

Do you have what we're looking for?

  • Typically requires 5+ years of experience in database information technology or a combination of related experience, education and training.
  • Experience developing automation solutions using PowerShell, C#, Python, or other scripting languages to streamline administration, monitoring, and operational processes.
  • Experience with Microsoft Azure services, including Azure SQL, Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Storage, Azure Monitor, Azure Automation, and related cloud platform capabilities.
  • Experience designing, implementing, and supporting high availability, disaster recovery, backup, and resiliency solutions in Microsoft Azure, including cloud-native services and recovery strategies.
  • Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices using tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, ARM/Bicep, Terraform, or similar platforms.
  • Experience diagnosing and resolving complex SQL Server performance and availability issues using Query Store, execution plans, Dynamic Management Views (DMVs), Extended Events, wait statistics, indexing strategies, and workload analysis.
  • Experience implementing and supporting Microsoft Entra ID and database security solutions, including managed identities, role-based access control (RBAC), encryption, auditing, Key Vault integration, vulnerability management, private networking, and least-privilege access models.
  • Experience evaluating and optimizing database platform capacity, performance, and cost efficiency, including compute utilization, storage growth, service tier selection, scaling strategies, reservations, elastic pools, and serverless architectures.


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Base Pay Range:
$94,400-$129,800

The base pay range represents the typical range of potential salary offers for candidates hired. Factors used to determine your actual salary include your specific skills, qualifications and experience.

Incentive Pay:

In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for a Short-Term Incentive plan.

Why work with us?

Our employees and representatives serve nearly one million households with our diverse range of personal and business insurance products as well as retirement and investment services. We build relationships and work together to create a stronger, more secure future for our clients and our communities. We're a big company, yet small enough you can make an impact and won't get lost in the shuffle. You'll have the opportunity to learn and grow throughout your career, either within this role or by exploring other areas of our business.

You'll be able to take advantage of our benefits package, which includes insurance benefits (medical, dental, vision, disability, and life), 401(k) with company match.

About Country Financial

Country Financial is an insurance and financial services company that was founded in 1925. The company offers a range of insurance products, including auto, home, and life insurance. The company also offers retirement planning and investment services. The company has over 3,000 employees and serves customers in 19 states. The company is known for its commitment to customer service and has won numerous awards for its products and services. The company's revenue has been increasing over the years, and it has been expanding its product portfolio.
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