Travelers · 1 week ago
AVP, Software Engineering (DevOps)
Hartford, CT
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$169K/yr - $280K/yr
10+ years expTravelers is a leading property casualty insurer with a commitment to innovation and collaboration. The Assistant Vice President of Software Engineering will lead teams to enhance the technology landscape, focusing on strategic planning, technical oversight, and improving engineering practices.
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Responsibilities
Lead teams of Software Engineers by providing technical guidance and mentorship while modeling Travelers' leadership behaviors to foster a team environment
Partner with businesses to establish strategic direction, develop product roadmaps, provide technical oversight for large programs, and implement optimal solutions to meet business needs
Align work with business and engineering priorities to realize meaningful impact
Build collaborative relationships with key leaders and peers across the organization to ensure the best use of overall resources
Provide unique opportunities and challenges to enrich development of team members, assess skill gaps, develop mitigation efforts, and equip individuals with skills, tools, and standard approaches to improve the overall quality of engineering practices and skill sets
Apply knowledge of current industry trends and techniques to formulate solutions for software engineering problems
Perform other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Ten years of related experience; including insurance / financial services industry experience
Experience leading DevOps practices and tools for CI/CD pipelines
Demonstrated experience implementing current technology trends and techniques (e.g., cloud-based solutions leveraging microservices)
Ability to interpret internal/ external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve SDLC processes
Experience implementing developer platforms such as Backstage.io, Port IO, Roadie.io or Harness
Excellent delivery skills with the ability to examine and assess the effectiveness of software design strategies and methodologies, devise, apply, and share ways to ensure the quality of complex computer systems, incorporate awareness and understanding of work happening outside of the team, and develop widely used technical metrics that enable engineers to better understand and deliver their work
Demonstrated track record of domain expertise including the ability to consult on business priorities and optimize value by identifying business aligned solutions and improve company capabilities by thoughtfully introducing concepts and technologies from the industry
Strong problem solving skills with the ability to create architecture that is particularly robust against single points of failure and turn future areas of need into action
Excellent communication skills with the ability to describe technology concepts in ways the business can understand, document effectively, and collaborate across disparate groups
Strong leadership skills with the ability to engage with other leaders and networks to solve problems as well as work to improve the entire engineering organization by sharing knowledge while creating opportunities for others to develop skills
Bachelor's degree in computer science, related STEM field, or its equivalent in education and/or work experience
8 additional years of software engineering experience
3 years of technical leadership experience
Benefits
Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.
Company
Travelers
Travelers provides insurance coverage to protect the things that are important to you – your home, your car, your valuables and your business.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2002-03-22IPO
Leadership Team
Dan Frey
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Beth Maerz
SVP, Customer, Strategy and Innovation
Recent News
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