WHO WE ARE:
Zinnia is the leading technology platform for accelerating life and annuities growth. With innovative enterprise solutions and data insights, Zinnia simplifies the experience of buying, selling, and administering insurance products. All of which enables more people to protect their financial futures. Our success is driven by a commitment to three core values: be bold, team up, deliver value – and that we do. Zinnia has over $180 billion in assets under administration, serves 100+ carrier clients, 2500 distributors and partners, and over 2 million policyholders.
WHO WE ARE:
Zinnia is simplifying how people buy, sell, and administer insurance products. Combining intuitive enterprise technology solutions and data insights, the Policygenius marketplace, and market-leading products including SmartOffice, AnnuityNet, LifeSpeed, WinFlex, TPP, VitalSales Suite, and Exchange Consulting, Zinnia is redesigning the insurance experience for shoppers, advisors, and insurers alike — and enabling more people to protect their financial futures along the way. Zinnia has over $173.7 billion in assets under administration across 100+ carrier clients, 2500 distributors and partners, and over 2 million policyholders.
WHO YOU ARE:
Own the reliability, scalability, and security of our PeopleSoft environments. You’ll lead install/upgrade/patch cycles (PeopleTools & apps), automation with DPK/ACM, PUM/Change Assistant, search (OpenSearch), integrations, and performance—while designing robust AWS infrastructure and CI/CD for repeatable environments. Familiarity with Oracle’s Cloud Manager (OCI) is a plus.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
- Plan and execute PeopleTools/application upgrades, patching, and maintenance using PUM and Change Assistant; manage images, change packages, and retrofits.
- Provision and configure environments via DPK (Puppet/Hiera) and standardize settings with Automated Configuration Manager (ACM) (IB, Process Scheduler, Search, certificates, etc.).
- Administer WebLogic, Tuxedo, Process Scheduler, Integration Broker, and App/Web domains; tune cache, queues, and PSAPPSRV/PSQCKSRV parameters.Manage PeopleSoft Search Framework with OpenSearch and OpenSearch Dashboards (PeopleTools 8.60.07+ / 8.61), including indexing, relevance, and Insights dashboards.
- Implement SSO/SAML/OAuth, certificates/keystores, and role-based security; enforce segregation of duties and audit trails.
- Own performance engineering and capacity planning; trace SQL, optimize app server pools, and tune search, IB, and batch jobs.
- Establish HA/DR runbooks (clustering, backups, PITR, recovery drills) and lead incident response/on-call for priority issues
- .WS engineering : Design/operate PeopleSoft on AWS (e.g., EC2 for app/web, Oracle DB on EC2 or Amazon RDS for Oracle as applicable; EBS/EFS/FSx, ALB/NLB, Route 53, WAF, Autoscaling).
- Implement observability with CloudWatch logs/metrics/alarms, X-Ray (where relevant), synthetic canaries, and dashboards; integrate with SIEM.
- Harden with IAM (least privilege), KMS (encryption), SSM (patching/parameter store), Backup, and VPC design (subnets, SGs, NACLs).
- Automate environment builds via Terraform/CloudFormation and configuration management (e.g., Ansible); integrate with CI/CD (GitHub Actions/Jenkins/GitLab).Optimize cost (rightsizing, GP3/GP4 volumes, scheduling), and document patterns for repeatable environment spin-ups.
- Lifecycle & collaboration Partner with Dev/Functional teams to define cutover plans, test strategies, and rollback paths; drive RCA and preventive actions.Maintain runbooks, diagrams, and SOPs; mentor junior admins and establish standards.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
- Strong PeopleSoft admin across Tools 8.5x–8.61 (install, patch, upgrade, cloning, refreshes).
- Oracle BlogsHands-on with PUM/Change Assistant and DPK/ACM.
Oracle Blogs - Search Framework (OpenSearch) administration and troubleshooting (indexes, schedulers, Dashboards/Insights).
- Deep experience with WebLogic/Tuxedo, Process Scheduler, Integration Broker, SSL/TLS/keystores.Solid AWS operations for enterprise apps: networking, security, monitoring, automation, and HA/DR patterns.Oracle DB basics (AWR/ASH reading, stats, connection pools) and SQL proficiency for triage.
Nice to have
- PeopleSoft Cloud Manager (OCI) familiarity for image management and environment orchestration (helpful even if production runs on AWS).
- Modern secrets management (e.g., AWS Secrets Manager/HashiCorp Vault), performance tooling, and SRE practices (SLOs, error budgets).Experience with compliance frameworks (SOX/ISO27001) and change management (ITIL).
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
At Zinnia, you collaborate with smart, creative professionals who are dedicated to delivering cutting-edge technologies, deeper data insights, and enhanced services to transform how insurance is done. Visit our website at www.zinnia.com for more information. Apply by completing the online application on the careers section of our website. We are an Equal Opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.
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Zinnia is Where Complexity Ends and Simplicity Begins. By merging decades of industry expertise with advanced technology, Zinnia seeks to transform the life and annuity experience from end-to-end. We will empower our clients to innovate and launch products faster, to buy, sell, manage, and service products more effectively, and to better serve their customers.
