REMOTE Sr. Technical Project Manager

Company: The Standard
Location: Portland
Posted on: June 25, 2022

Job Description:

Posted Date: 2022-06-21Req ID: REQ002517About Us: The Standard is a family of companies dedicated to helping its customers achieve financial well-being and peace of mind. In business since 1906, we're a leading provider of group and individual disability insurance, group life, dental and vision insurance, voluntary (employee-paid) benefits, absence management services, and retirement plans and annuities for employers and individuals. For more information about The Standard, visit www.standard.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.Description:At The Standard, you'll join a team focused on putting our customers first.Our continued success is driven by a high-performance culture. We're looking for people who are collaborative, accountable, creative, agile and are driven by a passion for doing what's right - across the company and in our local communities.We offer a caring culture where you can make a real difference, every day. Ready to reach your highest potential? Let's work together.What You Will DoThis role has 3 parts: Solution Design, Customer Relations and Project Management.The Standard is looking for an experienced Infrastructure Systems Engineer with expertise in solution design, technical project management, and enterprise-wide collaboration to coordinate and deliver company-wide infrastructure initiatives. Join an IT engineering team that is actively modernizing its physical infrastructure, virtualization environments, compute, connectivity, and cloud platforms. You will have the opportunity to influence the technical direction, the execution, and the delivery of infrastructure across multiple technologies.As a Senior Infrastructure Consulting Systems Engineer, you will assess, define, facilitate, and deliver multiple infrastructure initiatives which support our core business applications, business teams and customers. You will contribute to the high-level solution architecture and design. You will organize, plan, track, and coordinate work from partner teams. You will assess opportunities, mitigate risk, and consult, collaborate and communicate with partner teams, stakeholders, and internal customers. You will present implementation approaches, strategies, and project direction to various levels of the organization, from co-worker teammates to senior leaders.This role is a leader, an influencer, and a respected consultative partner across our IT organization.The Skills and Background You Will NeedTen years of experience leading large enterprises as an infrastructure engineer or equivalent, working in multiple infrastructure areas.Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.Knowledge of and ability to apply experience and technical judgement across several enterprise infrastructure technologies including cloud, networking, telephony, servers, virtualization, storage, database, Office365, and infrastructure automation.Ability to analyze systems, design feasible solutions, detect dependencies, mitigate risk, and elicit requirements for new and enhanced systems.Ability to plan, in detail with diligent deliverable follow up and accountability.Strong written and spoken communication skills delivering clarity to co-workers, partners, and senior leaders.Proven ability to build relationships across partnering teams.Self-directed. Able to develop objectives and best approaches on critical assignments.Traits of a Successful CandidateTechnically curious and a life-long learner.Insatiable appetite for technology and technology improvements to better support and leverage enterprise business teams.Skilled in cross-team negotiations. Able to understand partner, customer, and stakeholder perspectives, and decide when to build consensus and when to direct the results.Respected as knowledgeable consultant to management and as an external spokesperson for organizational initiatives.Highly organized, detail oriented, and a great communicator who approaches challenges as another chance to succeed.#LI-Remote Note: The Standard is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary for this role when hiring a Colorado resident. The salary for employees working in Colorado in this role is listed below. The Standard's package also includes incentive plan participation and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, retirement, and paid time off. Please note, eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on various factors, including individual and organizational performance. Salary Range:$0.00 - $0.00Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Equities, Inc. and StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., marketed as The Standard, are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status or any other condition protected by federal, state or local law. The Standard offers a drug and alcohol free work environment where possession, manufacture, transfer, offer, use of or being impaired by an illegal substance while on Standard property, or in other cases which the company believes might affect operations, safety or reputation of the company is prohibited. The Standard requires a criminal background investigation, drug test, employment, education and licensing verification as a condition of employment. All employees of The Standard must be bondable.PI180573872

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