Application Deployment & Operations Lead
Woodland Hills, CA

Job Description

Job Description

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This is an exciting time to join Farmers, where we work on high-profile and high-impact cross-functional projects that are very rewarding. The ideal candidate will be a key member of the Agency Commission Calculation & Reporting Team with Lead level responsibilities across application deployment and operations.

Consider joining our team if you are passionate about Data, enjoy problem solving, and working with like-minded IT and business professionals.

Job Summary

Leads the Commission Calculation & Reporting application deployment and operations while applying financial data management governance policies, procedures, and best practices to ensure high quality and availability.

Essential Job Functions:

* Responsible for Commission Calculation & Reporting application (release) deployments & production support operations.


* Oversees planning, coordination, and deployment application changes to production, including quality assurance (QA).


* Interfaces with various stakeholder IT Teams to ensure the timely and high-quality deployment of release projects.


* Leads production support operations, including data load scheduling, execution, and validation.


* Facilitates production incident management, including impact and root cause analysis through resolution.


* Publishes monthly Service Level Agreement (SLA) report.


* Ensures continued strong and collaborative partnership with business stakeholders.



Education Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent, relevant experience.

Experience Requirements:

* Minimum 5-7 years of IT experience in a hands-on technical role.


* Minimum 3-5 years of experience supporting / leading application operations (production support).


* Minimum 2-3 years of experience supporting / leading application deployments / change management.


* Experience independently planning, leading, and overseeing multiple concurrent assignments.


* Experience planning / supporting software and hardware upgrades.


* Experience working with Mainframe with ability to read, understand, and analyze Mainframe programs/jobs .


* Experience working with SQL Server; ability to analyze SSIS packages.


* Experience with MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).



Special Skill Requirement:

* Strong oral and written communication skills.


* Detail oriented, quick learner, and self-starter.


* Ability to independently lead multiple concurrent assignments.


* Ability to articulate technical issues, root cause, and remediation plans in simple terms.


* Experience in a P&C Insurance organization, preferred.


* Experience with Incentive Compensation Management (ICM) tools/applications, preferred.


* Experience with Agile SDLC methodology, preferred.



HR Title: App SME III

Farmers is an equal opportunity employer, committed to the strength of a diverse workforce.

Schedule: Full-time

Job Posting: 06/04/2019