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The stated pay range is based on a national-average location. Actual salary is determined by factors including relevant work experience, skills and location. This position is bonus eligible. Candidates and associates may be asked to travel to corporate offices for interviews, training and/or meetings. Work cannot be performed from outside of the United States.
CNO Financial Group's IT team is looking for a Lead Infrastructure Architect - Server Technologies to join an enterprise Infrastructure Architecture team as a subject matter expert across a complex enterprise of Server Technologies, including Windows Server, Entra, Azure IaaS, and RedHat Enterprise Linux.
Come join our growing IT department! In 2023, CNO was nominated for an "Exceptional Employer Award" from TechPoint, an Indiana tech advocacy non-profit. CNO IT, through progressive leadership, offers career advancement opportunities, consistently provides employee recognition, and maintains a fun and exciting culture. The CNO IT vision is to achieve TechHappiness for both our business partners and IT associates.
As a Lead Infrastructure Architect - Server Technologies, your responsibilities will include:

• Designing and implementing strategies and roadmaps across the enterprise supporting various Server Technologies residing within the Infrastructure server portfolio
• Developing a roadmap of the evolution of the infrastructure in-scope from current to future state.
• Facilitating improved delivery of proposed solutions by identifying and documenting technical and architecture technology requirements to be implemented by our third-party partner in a timely, cost-effective, and integrated fashion.
• Working with implementation teams to assess and review the architectural implementation of systems and projects to ensure conformance with defined architectural standards.
• Documenting all architecture design and analysis work
• Collaborating with business partners, software engineers, technology, and operations leadership to advance business outcomes and architectural concerns.
• Working with Engineers, 3rd party vendors, and the Managed Services team.
• Verifying compliance with all technical requirements.
• Training and acting as a resource for other members of the Infrastructure architecture team as well as to peers in various IT areas

The Lead Infrastructure Architect - Server Technologies position is well-suited for you if you:

• Possess prior experience as Sr./Lead Architect supporting various server technologies within a complex enterprise ecosystem
• Have experience creating and leading multi-year, multi-million dollar architecture initiatives beyond a steady-state environment
• Can collaborate across multi-discipline architecture teams, build/run teams, PM teams, overarching Cloud COEs, etc.
• Possess the technical ability to serve as subject matter expert, lead architect, and mentor to team members
• Have direct experience with:
  • Design and implementation roadmaps for Azure Active Directory and on-premises Active Directory in a complex multi-forest and multi-domain environment.
  • Microsoft Azure and deploying Microsoft solutions in Azure
  • Windows Server and supporting environments with large Windows server deployments
  • Microsoft Enterprise Agreement management and licensing strategy design for Enterprise deployments
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux management and supporting environments with large RedHat server deployments

What you'll need:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Technology, or related computing major required, OR 8 years of relevant experience, as an equivalent.

• At least 10 years of experience designing and implementing infrastructure solutions, leading strategy

What will set you apart:

• Experience in evaluating and implementing modernization strategies, such as cloud migration, microservices architecture, or containerization would be a valuable asset.
• Candidate location in Central or Eastern US-based time zones is preferred

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• short-term & long-term disability insurance
• Paid time off and corporate holidays,
• paid parental leave
• company paid life insurance

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CNO embraces flexibility and encourages you to work where you're most productive. Associates who live within a 60-mile radius of a corporate office (Carmel, Chicago, and Orlando) have access to come into that office.
Associates who live outside of a 60-mile radius of a corporate office (Carmel, Chicago, and Orlando) may perform this role full-time work from home (WFH) from any US based location, as long as you are willing to work central or eastern time zone hours.
All associates may be asked to travel to varying corporate offices periodically. Work cannot be performed from outside of the United States.
CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) secures the future of middle-income America. CNO provides life and health insurance, annuities, financial services and workforce benefits solutions through our family of brands, including Bankers Life, Colonial Penn, Optavise and Washington National. Our customers work hard to save for the future, and we help protect their health, income and retirement needs with 3.3 million policies and more than $38.3 billion in total assets. Our 3,300 associates, 4,900 exclusive agents and more than 6,500 independent partner agents guide individuals, families and businesses through a lifetime of financial decisions.
We are financially strong and well positioned for continued growth, and we are grounded in our core values of People Focused, Integrity, Customer Driven, and Excellence. We have offices in more than 220 communities in the U.S., including our headquarters in Carmel, Indiana, and corporate offices in Chicago, and Orlando.
At CNO Financial Group, we're always looking forward-to the security and stability we help create for our insurance brands' customers, and the growth we create within our own company. We're looking for ambitious people who want to do more. We'll provide you with opportunities to grow your skills through challenging professional experiences.
If you're looking for a culture that encourages development, helps you reach your potential, and rewards you for your contribution, then CNO Financial Group is right for you. For more information, visit CNOinc.com.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Compensation
Pay Range: $130,500.00 - $195,700.00 Annual
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.