Senior Associate, Senior Engineer Institutional Life Technology
Job Location:
Overland Park, KS - USA
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Job Summary
Job Requisition ID:94738
Location Designation:Hybrid - 3 days per week
Business Unit Overview
The Institutional Life (IL) business provides sophisticated life insurance solutions for the Bank-Owned Life Insurance (BOLI) Corporate-Owned Life Insurance (COLI) and Institutional COLI (ICOLI) markets. These solutions are designed to help organizations attract retain and reward highly compensated executives and professionals.
Role Overview:
As a Senior Engineer Institutional Life Technology you will be a hands-on engineer supporting and enhancing Institutional Lifes technology ecosystem across AWS data infrastructure Salesforce CRM IL Quick AI-enabled solutions integration services and production operations. You will apply advanced engineering expertise to solve complex technical problems recommend effective solutions and collaborate across teams to deliver secure reliable and governed technology capabilities in a regulated financial-services environment.
What Youll Do:
Design build enhance and support AWS data solutions using services such as Glue/PySpark Redshift Lambda Step Functions EventBridge DBT and Terraform including data reconciliation testing deployment and performance optimization.
Develop and support Salesforce solutions using Apex Flow Builder Change Data Capture and SFDX and collaborate on integrations between Salesforce AWS and downstream data platforms.
Build and enhance AI-enabled and RAG solutions using Amazon Bedrock and IL Quick applying established patterns for prompt engineering knowledge retrieval agent workflows testing guardrails and human review.
Develop IL Quick applications workflows automations agents and analytics that address business requirements while applying appropriate security data access provenance and compliance controls.
Troubleshoot complex production issues improve monitoring and runbooks participate in incident response and collaborate with architects engineers and business partners to recommend improvements to reliability and engineering practices.
What Youll Bring:
You bring advanced hands-on engineering expertise and the ability to work independently across cloud data integration and AI-enabled technologies. You use sophisticated analytical thinking to diagnose complex issues evaluate alternatives and recommend practical solutions. You communicate technical concepts effectively collaborate across related disciplines and understand how security reliability data governance and regulatory requirements influence technology design and delivery.
Required Skills:
Bachelors degree and/or equivalent experience.
6 years of relevant professional experience in software engineering data engineering cloud engineering or related technology disciplines.
- 1 year of hands-on experience building or supporting AI/LLM solutions (production or advanced prototyping)
Hands-on AWS engineering experience with services such as S3 Glue/PySpark Redshift Lambda Step Functions EventBridge CloudWatch and Secrets Manager along with SQL DBT Terraform CI/CD and automated testing.
Salesforce development or integration experience with technologies such as Apex Flow Builder Change Data Capture SFDX and enterprise data integration patterns.
Practical AI experience with Amazon Bedrock including RAG implementation prompt engineering and tool/function calling; familiarity with agentic AI concepts and multi-step orchestration
Strong Python and SQL skills with experience developing data pipelines APIs integrations automation or production applications.
Experience troubleshooting production systems and collaborating across technical and business teams to resolve complex issues and improve processes.
Preferred Skills:
Experience with IL Quick/QuickSight agentic AI frameworks MCP vector databases streaming technologies or LLM evaluation tooling.
AWS and/or Salesforce certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect or Salesforce Platform Developer II.
- Exposure to agentic AI frameworks such as LangChain LlamaIndex LangGraph or CrewAI
- Experience with vector databases streaming technologies or data governance platforms
Experience with security controls observability SRE practices or AI governance in enterprise environments.
Life insurance BOLI/COLI financial services or other regulated-industry experience.
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Pay Transparency
Salary Range:$111500 - $160000
Overtime eligible:Exempt
Discretionary bonus eligible:Yes
Sales bonus eligible:No
Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individuals experience skills qualifications and job location. Additionally employees are eligible for an annual discretionary addition to base salary employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
Company Overview
At New York Life our 180-year legacy of purpose and integrity fuels our future. As we evolve into a more technology- data- and AI-enabled organization we remain grounded in the values that drive lasting impact.
Our diverse business portfolio creates opportunities to make a difference across industries and communitiesinviting bold thinking collaborative problem-solving and purpose-driven innovation. Here youll find the rare balance of long-standing stability and forward momentum supported by an inclusive team that honors tradition while embracing progress.
As a Fortune 100 mutual company we offer a place to grow your skills contribute to meaningful work and deliver solutions that matter. Your ideas drive whats next and your growth powers it.
Our Benefits
We provide a full package of benefits for employees and have unique offerings for a modern workforce including leave programs adoption assistance and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work. Click here to discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities. Click here to learn more about New York Lifes leadership in this space.
Recognized as one of Fortunes Worlds Most Admired Companies New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism supported by the proud that due to our mutuality we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life please visit the Careers page of .
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Job Requisition ID: 94738
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Protect and build your future with comprehensive one-on-one guidance from New York Life. Learn about our life insurance and financial product offerings.
