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We take pride in fostering a caring and innovative culture that enables us to collectively grow and overcome challenges in a connected, collaborative, and mutually respectful environment that calls us to help Make Tomorrow Better.\nRole Overview:\nCould you be our next OIPA System Administration Lead? Globe Life is looking for a OIPA System Administration Lead to join the team!\nIn this role, you will be responsible for overseeing Release Management and Environment/System Administration functions within the Policy Administration System (PAS) program. You will lead and mentor a team of Release Managers and System Administrators, set standards for deployment and environment governance, and serve as the primary escalation point for release readiness, infrastructure stability, patch compliance, and SDLC adherence across all OIPA environments. This role reports to the Director of IT Application Development.\nThis is a remote / work-from-home position.\nWhat You Will Do:\nManage, coach, and evaluate PAS Release Management and System Administration team members, including conducting performance appraisals and providing ongoing mentoring and professional development guidance.\nAssign work, set priorities, and monitor workloads across both functional areas.\nLead project meetings with technical and business stakeholders and train team members on OIPA release and environment best practices.\nReview and approve invoices for resources provided by external vendors.\nEstablish standards and guiding principles for the release management process across all strategic in-flight PAS initiatives.\nCoordinate with enterprise change control processes and attend weekly production Change Advisory Board (CAB) meetings.\nReview and approve change control documentation for migrations to each environment, assign version tracking, and maintain a complete audit trail via the enterprise ticketing system.\nTrack production incidents and create required emergency change control documentation for off-cycle migrations; close incidents after verifying successful resolution.\nCoordinate PAS configuration and BPM deployment activities, including IVS cross-track deployments and the copying of tables between environments.\nMaintain the release calendar in partnership with Business and Technology leads for all major and minor release windows.\nDefine guidelines for assessing deployment readiness and coordinate post-deployment validation and verification testing.\nTrack release-related risks, issues, and dependencies across in-flight projects.\nMaintain communications and distribution lists to coordinate releases across legacy and ancillary applications.\nProvide direction to resources performing configuration migrations via Oracle Rules Palette (OIRP).\nManage PAS System Administration resources across multiple data centers and monitor OIPA Application and Database Servers to ensure optimal performance.\nReview daily environment health checks and resolve performance or capacity concerns.\nCoordinate database and application server tuning, including recommendations for clustering, CPU, memory, and thread pool configuration.\nCoordinate new environment builds, complex deployments, migrations, and OIPA major and minor product upgrades.\nCoordinate the application of Oracle Exa patches, YUM updates, OIPA base code updates, and OIRP updates.\nAttend weekly vulnerability review sessions and coordinate timely remediation of identified vulnerabilities; act as the primary point of contact for PAS Information Security exceptions.\nReview SSL certificate status and coordinate replacements prior to expiration.\nAct as the primary point of contact for Oracle ASR hardware monitoring, Service Express, and My Oracle Support access.\nMaintain PAS and BPM ticket categories, resource assignments, and on-call resource listings in Cherwell.\nWork closely with internal OIPA Configuration teams and Oracle Development to manage OIPA Service Requests.\nWhat You Can Bring:\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Actuarial Science, Mathematics, or equivalent work experience.\nMinimum 7 years of experience in IT application development or operations roles.\nMinimum 2 years of experience in a lead, supervisory, or management capacity.\nExperience with OIPA Components Deployment with WebLogic.\nExperience with Oracle Linux system administration and WebLogic administration.\nExperience with Oracle System Administration Tools including OEM, Admin Server, and Data Guard.\nExperience with OIPA Database and Application upgrades and OIPA Release Management.\nExperience with database backup tools such as Rubrik and RMAN.\nDemonstrated ability to lead, develop, and hold accountable a cross-functional technical team.\nStrong understanding of IT SDLC processes and Agile project methodologies.\nStrong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities under pressure while ensuring environments meet established SLAs.\nStrong communication skills with the ability to convey technical information clearly to both technical and business audiences.\nProficiency with enterprise ticketing systems such as Cherwell or ServiceNow.\nFamiliarity with Oracle Insurance Policy Administration (OIPA) and Oracle Insurance Rules Palette (OIRP).\nExperience with Oracle Exalogic and Exadata is a plus.\nExperience with Oracle Admin Server and the OIPA nightly Cycle is a plus.\nOIPA implementation experience for multiple clients is a plus.\nKnowledge of Oracle IVS, Oracle SOA, MuleSoft, and BPM is a plus.\nKnowledge of AWS and Oracle OCI cloud computing is a plus.\nWorking knowledge of insurance life and health products across individual, group, and worksite markets is a plus.\nApplicable To All Employees of Globe Life Family of Companies:\nReliable and predictable attendance of your assigned shift.\n\nAbility to work full time and/or part time based on the position specifications.\n\nHow Globe Life Will Support You:\nLooking to continue your career in an environment that values your contribution and invests in your growth? We've curated a benefits package that helps to ensure that you don’t just work, but thrive at Globe Life:\nCompetitive compensation designed to reflect your expertise and contribution.\n\nComprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans because your well-being is fundamental to your performance.\n\nRobust life insurance benefits and retirement plans, including company-matched 401k and pension plan.\n\nPaid holidays and time off to support a healthy work-life balance.\n\nParental leave to help our employees welcome their new additions.\n\nSubsidized all-in-one subscriptions to support your fitness, mindfulness, nutrition, and sleep goals.\n\nCompany-paid counseling for assistance with mental health, stress management, and work-life balance.\n\nContinued education reimbursement eligibility and company-paid FLMI and ICA courses to grow your career.\n\nDiscounted Texas Rangers tickets for a proud visit to Globe Life Field.\n\nOpportunity awaits! Invest in your professional legacy, realize your path, and see the direct impact you can make in a workplace that celebrates and harnesses your unique talents and perspectives to their fullest potential. 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