Who we are

Corebridge Financial helps people make some of the most meaningful decisions they’re ever going to make. We help them plan and take action to protect the future they envision, and respond to some of life’s most difficult moments through the solutions and services we provide. We do this through our broad portfolio of life insurance, retirement and institutional products, offered through an extensive, multichannel distribution network. We provide solutions for a brighter future through our client centered service, breadth of product expertise, deep distribution relationships, and outstanding team of hardworking and passionate employees.

About the role

This role is responsible for administration of enterprise database systems and to assure that application databases perform optimally according to the service level objectives, verifying the integrity and availability of all system resources. This role performs database configuration, migration, upgrade, monitoring, query tuning, security compliance, troubleshooting, backup and recovery.  The candidate must keep the current and future business objectives in mind; they are expected to bring design and maintain state-of-the-art database environments, especially in the following Database technologies: Oracle Exadata, MSSQL Servers, AWS Database Services, Snowflake and Cassandra.

The Database Operations Engineer is expected to perform the following duties:

• Thought Leader and change agent that works on understanding the big picture business strategy and builds database systems and platforms that support the strategic business goals and roadmap.
• Ensures database infrastructure is properly maintained. Works closely with the Enterprise Shared Services team and Enterprise architecture team to help shape a clear technology lifecycle strategy for all database platforms.
• Build/maintain strong IT control and secure environment ensuring privileged access is only granted to those with an approved role, while reviewing and attesting to existing access entitlements per organization’s policy. Works closely with IT Risk and Compliance to ensure security and compliance standards are followed as well as respond to internal/external audits.
• Responsible for the technical support of mission-critical databases running on Oracle, SQL Server and/or other database management systems used in the enterprise.
• Develop, configure and install database management systems. Plan and implement new database instance and schema creation on existing database management systems.
• Apply security best practices to database environments. Evaluate, schedule, configure, and install database upgrades and patches.
• Determine backup strategies for database management systems. Schedule database backups based on business need. Diagnose and resolve backup failures. Perform test restores of database backups to ensure backups are recoverable in the event of database failure and/or disaster.
• Review and advice on System design for High Availability and DR/BCP capability.
• Diagnose and resolve database problems.
• Proactively tune database performance to ensure defined business requirements and service level agreements are met.
• Provide technical assistance to developers for database related code and connectivity. Review database design specifications and application code to ensure adherence to database standards and best practices.
• Provide periodic training, and continuous education to IT teams to adhere to DB best practices.
• Ensure compliance with policies for Change and Security management, including audit & SOX compliance. 
• Ensure compliance with ITIL processes including incident, problem and request management.
• DevOps awareness and able to independently support the packaging, validation and promotion of DB changes via the DevOps pipeline. Proficient in DevOps tools and process orchestration.

Please note: The job can only be performed in the State location listed: Houston, TX, Jersey City, NJ, and Woodland Hills, CA.

What we are looking for

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in large enterprise database management.
• Bachelor's or higher degree
• Experience supporting 24x7 operations.
• Exceptional project management and delivery skills.
• Must possess a clear understanding of ITIL.
• Strong hands-on technical experience with Windows, UNIX/Linux, networking and major database technologies (e.g. Oracle, MS SQL, PostgreSQL, AWS RDS, Cassandra).
• Understanding of DevOps concepts.
• Strong commitment to operational excellence and a well-grounded understanding of continuous process improvement.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a natural and proven ability to collaborate deeply with others.
• A strong communicator, committed to operational excellence with a track record of delivering on their promises. Strong communication skills that enable the individual to create alignment around objectives and excitement and buy-in for the goals of the organization.
• Client focused. Exceptional service orientation, with an outward focused mindset that places the needs of the business and their staff over their own.
• Strong understanding of security and risk, especially as it relates to patch and configuration management, logging, alerting, and monitoring.
• Ability to work under pressure, balancing multiple tasks and priorities while maintaining composure and resilience to relieve stress across the work group rather than adding to it.

What our employees like most about working for Corebridge Financial

• We care about your professional development. Our career progression program will provide you with the opportunity to develop your skills, strengthen your productivity and be eligible to progressively advance to positions with an increased responsibility and increased compensation. 
• Our “Giving Back” policy is at the core of our daily operations and guides our future progress. Don’t believe us?  We put our money where our mouth is! Corebridge Financial will give you up to 16 hours a year paid time off to volunteer in the community.
• Our people are our most important asset therefore we provide a generous benefits plan and competitive pay. Benefit package includes:

• Paid Time Off (Corebridge Financial recognizes the importance of work life balance). We offer 24 PTO days to start. YES, 24! 17 paid holidays per calendar year. 
• A 401(k) Retirement Plan which will be HARD TO BEAT. Our 401K - $1 for $1 match up to 6% with immediate vesting, plus Corebridge Financial automatically contributes an additional 3% into your 401K regardless of if you enroll or not.

For positions based in Jersey City, NJ and Houston, TX the base salary range is $95,000 - $125,000 and the position is eligible for a bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable incentive plan. In addition, we're proud to offer a range of competitive benefits.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Corebridge Financial, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates are committed to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and its policies and procedures reflect this commitment. We provide equal opportunity to all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, age, gender, gender expression, national origin, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected categories such as sexual orientation. At Corebridge Financial, we believe that diversity and inclusion are critical to our future and our mission – creating a foundation for a creative workplace that leads to innovation, growth, and profitability. Through a wide variety of programs and initiatives, we invest in each employee, seeking to ensure that our people are not only respected as individuals, but also truly valued for their unique perspectives.

To learn more please visit: www.corebridgefinancial.com

Corebridge Financial is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants and employees with physical or mental disabilities.  If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to complete any part of the application or hiring process, please send an email to [email protected].   Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Functional Area:

IT - Information Technology

Estimated Travel Percentage (%): Up to 25%

Relocation Provided: No

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