Description
Overview
Being good neighbors – helping people, investing in our communities, and making the world a better place – is who we are at State Farm. It is at the core of how we operate and the reason for our success. We're moving with urgency to become a Next Gen Good Neighbor, with technology that strengthens human connections and enhances the customer experience. As an employee, you'll spend less time navigating systems and more time applying judgment, empathy, and expertise in the moments that matter most.
HYBRID: Qualified candidates (in or near hub locations listed below) should plan to spend time working from home and some time working in the office as part of our hybrid work environment.
Hybrid work arrangement for Enterprise Technology is defined as residing with a 180-mile radius of the Hubs and Corporate.
HUB LOCATION: Richardson, TX
SPONSORSHIP: Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g., H-1B visa) for this opportunity.
Responsibilities
Our team supports the Linux and Oracle Exa CC infrastructure on which the vendor application (billing) provides the modernized billing solution for State Farm.
Your responsibilities include:
- Work with a vendor to scale and improve the Oracle Exadata database and its applications.
- Help align the current and future database/data architecture with Billing and Payments goals.
- Support vendor testing and evaluation of database performance changes (risk, monitoring, validation).
- Troubleshoot and recommend fixes for database performance issues.
- Provide ongoing maintenance support for the life of the database.
- Coordinate with other teams on proper database access and usage patterns.
- Act as a “thought leader” to support data-driven decisions that match long-term goals.
- Ensure the database stays compliant with internal standards and legal/regulatory requirements.
- Assist the team with capacity planning
- Be in on call (during and after business hours) to support the infrastructure the vendor product is deployed on
- Support both the application servers, service utilities and database the vendor application is installed upon
- 3+ years of experience with Oracle databases.
- Hands-on knowledge of database tools, including but limited to SQL Developer, OEM, TOAD, DB Artisan (and similar).
- Experience working with vendors to deliver results.
- Ability to work independently, collaborate with a team, and keep learning.
- Linux administration background
- Preferred: experience with application performance tools (e.g., Dynatrace, LRE).
- Knowledge of AWR’s and other Oracle performance monitoring tools
Our Benefits
Because work-life balance is a priority at State Farm, compensation is based on our standard 38:45-hour work week!
- Potential starting salary range: $66,500 - $130,000 starting salary will be based on skills, background, and experience
- High end of the range limited to applicants with significant relevant experience
- Potential yearly incentive pay up to 15% of base salary
At State Farm, we offer more than just a paycheck. Check out our suite of benefits designed to give you the flexibility you need to take care of you and your family!
- Get Paid! On top of our competitive pay, you are eligible for an annual raise and bonus.
- Stay Well! Focus on you and your family’s health with our robust health and wellbeing programs. State Farm pays most of your healthcare premium, and we offer multiple healthcare plan options, including a high deductible plan. All medical plans provide 100% coverage for in-network preventative care, AND you and your family have access to vision, dental, telemedicine, 24/7 mental health professionals, and much more!
- Develop and Grow! Take advantage of educational benefits like industry leading training programs, top-notch tuition assistance programs, employee resource groups, and mentoring.
- Plan Ahead! Plan for those big moments in life with benefits like fertility/IVF/adoption assistance, college coaching, national discount programs, interactive monthly financial workshops, free financial coaching, and more. You can also start a savings account or consider financing through our State Farm Federal Credit Union!
- Take a Little “You” Time! You will have access to our generous time off policies designed so you can plan around holidays, family events, volunteering, or just to take a relaxing day off. With the opportunity to initially earn up to 20 days annually plus parental leave, paid holidays, celebration day, life leave (40 hours/year), bereavement leave, and community service/education support days, there will be plenty of time for you!
- Give Back! We offer several ways to give back through our Matching Gift Program, Good Neighbor Grant Program, and the Employee Assistance Fund.
- Finish Strong! Plan for retirement using free financial advisors and a 401(k) plan with company contributions of up to 7% of your salary.
Visit our State Farm Careers page for more information on our benefits, locations, and the hiring process of joining the State Farm team!
Our team supports the Linux and Oracle Exa CC infrastructure on which the vendor application (billing) provides the modernized billing solution for State Farm.
Your responsibilities include:
- Work with a vendor to scale and improve the Oracle Exadata database and its applications.
- Help align the current and future database/data architecture with Billing and Payments goals.
- Support vendor testing and evaluation of database performance changes (risk, monitoring, validation).
- Troubleshoot and recommend fixes for database performance issues.
- Provide ongoing maintenance support for the life of the database.
- Coordinate with other teams on proper database access and usage patterns.
- Act as a “thought leader” to support data-driven decisions that match long-term goals.
- Ensure the database stays compliant with internal standards and legal/regulatory requirements.
- Assist the team with capacity planning
- Be in on call (during and after business hours) to support the infrastructure the vendor product is deployed on
- Support both the application servers, service utilities and database the vendor application is installed upon
- 3+ years of experience with Oracle databases.
- Hands-on knowledge of database tools, including but limited to SQL Developer, OEM, TOAD, DB Artisan (and similar).
- Experience working with vendors to deliver results.
- Ability to work independently, collaborate with a team, and keep learning.
- Linux administration background
- Preferred: experience with application performance tools (e.g., Dynatrace, LRE).
- Knowledge of AWR’s and other Oracle performance monitoring tools
