Data Design Administrator at State Farm

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. Come join a #1 team and do some good!

Are you ready to make an impact at a top-tier Fortune 500 company? Ranked #39, State Farm is committed to providing dynamic and innovative solutions for our insurance and financial services customers. A key area where we drive this innovation is within our Enterprise Technology department, specifically in data design & management.

Our Property & Casualty Auto and Fire Data Modeling team needs a talented and experienced Database Designer/Administrator with a robust background in logical data design and understanding of physical implementation across multiple platforms including the cloud. If you have a passion for helping teams design and optimize their data-driven applications, understand the critical importance of data messaging, and excel in both logical data design and data element naming, we want you on our team.

What You'll Do:

As a Database Designer/Administrator at State Farm, you will:

• Design, Implement, and Maintain: Oversee the development and management of our large logical data model, ensuring it meets the evolving needs of the organization.
• Ensure Accuracy and Availability: Conduct data quality assessments and recommend improvements to enhance data integrity and usability across applications.
• Prioritize Internal Consumer Demands: Field requests from various Property & Casualty development teams to assist them with data element naming and ensure consistency with our existing model.
• Collaborate Closely: Work together with Property & Casualty development and operations teams to support data-driven applications and solutions, facilitating training sessions and workshops to promote understanding and adherence to the logical data model.
• Optimize Solutions: Continuously improve and optimize database designs for efficiency and scalability, staying current with industry trends and best practices in data design and management.

• Requires technical ability to work in the data design/data modeling domain with a keen understanding of database administration principles
• Ability to lead  conceptual, logical, and physical model sessions needed to make strategic decisions
• Utilizes, promotes, and aids in defining and developing data design and admin standards guidance and best practices
• Ability to lead strategic discussions that help drive physical implementation options across hybrid data storage ecosystems
• Collects and analyzes information to identify customer business, operational, analytic and technical needs with the goal of suggesting and developing implementation and integration solutions and plans
• Exhibits devOps and Agile mindset where team is accountable for product from inception to sunset
• Has extensive knowledge of modernized data and database technologies and related software tools standards
• Has ability to recommend strategic designs and approaches that will support a variety of customer data consumption and analytic needs
• Leads strategic work across the product suite and utilizes data architecture, data design, administration practices, and industry concepts to increase efficiency and effectiveness in solving complex issues
• SME that has ability to advance data design and admin techniques within the data design community
• Functions at highest level of autonomy and consistently assumes a lead/coordination role in completion of work responsibilities
• Drives, embraces, and enables environment of change fostering innovation championing collaboration and ideas across Enterprise
• Champion and provide guidance with an innovative mindset to deliver product solutions
• Creates and utilizes data patterns to promote consistency and reuse across enterprise data stores
• Required AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner 
• Preferred AWS Certified Data Engineer
• Experience with ER Studio, Json, Python

* Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions.

SPONSORSHIP:  Applicants for this position 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. 

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As a Fortune 50 company, we hire the best employees to serve our customers, making us a leader in the insurance and financial services industry. State Farm embraces diversity and inclusion to ensure a workforce that is engaged, builds on the strengths and talents of all associates, and creates a Good Neighbor culture.

We offer competitive benefits and pay with the potential for an annual financial award based on both individual and enterprise performance. Our employees have an opportunity to participate in volunteer events within the community and engage in a learning culture. We offer programs to assist with tuition reimbursement, professional designations, employee development, wellness initiatives, and more!

Visit our Careers page for more information on our benefits, locations and the process of joining the State Farm team!

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.
HUB LOCATIONS: Dunwoody, GA; Richardson, TX; Tempe, AZ; or Bloomington, IL

Competitive Benefits, including:

• 401k Plan
• Health Insurance
• Dental/Vision plans
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Annual Merit Increases
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Initiatives
• For more details visit our benefits summary page

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: $95,800 - $148,000
• 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 18% 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!