We are eager to add a versatile Senior Architect (Guidewire) to join our stellar team at Travelers Insurance in Hartford, CT.
Growing your career as a Full Time Senior Architect (Guidewire) is an outstanding opportunity to develop critical skills.
If you are strong in project management, analysis and have the right personality for the job, then apply for the position of Senior Architect (Guidewire) at Travelers Insurance today!
Hartford, Connecticut Who Are We? Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That's the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.
Compensation Overview The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.
Salary Range
$130,600.00 - $215,400.00 Target Openings
1 What Is the Opportunity?
As a Senior Architect for Guidewire within the Applied Modernization architecture organization, you will collaborate with senior Technology and Business leaders and apply your knowledge of modern technology to influence and innovate solutions that impact the business. In this role we will look to you to:
* Apply your broad Guidewire architecture experience by helping to support a strategic Guidewire initiative
* Provide consulting to our division architects and be a champion for helping to establish an enterprise Guidewire architecture practice
* Help to align capabilities within Guidewire to fit the needs of our business groups and look for opportunities to promote reusability and commonality
* Help to establish governance and control processes to ensure successful and healthy Guidewire implementations
* Demonstrate a strong passion for following and sharing Guidewire's Cloud roadmap and highlight opportunities and challenges to complement our initiatives What Will You Do? Architecture responsibility within a major segment of Technology Architecture in support of the Architecture Modernization Works with the Senior leadership within Technology and Business to develop architecture priorities and direction to enable business imperatives Displays strong thought leadership in pursuit of modern architecture principals and technology modernization Drives continuous technology transformation to minimize technical debt Create a partnership with Senior Software Engineering Looks for opportunities to capitalize on technology advances through analysis of key industry and technology trends to assess potential impact on the enterprise Defines and leads technology proof of concepts to ensure feasibility of architecture solutions Hands-on prototyping of new technology solutions Partner with Software Engineering to execute proof of technologies Defines target state technology architecture and roadmaps Ensures alignment of IT initiatives with the target state Builds strong partnership with engineering to ensure proper alignment of skills with technology direction Prepares and delivers comprehensive communications to convey architectural direction and how it aligns with enterprise strategy Optimizes talent strategy to ensure proper mix of resources and attracts and recruits best talent Continuously improve efficiency and effectiveness of the architecture Perform other duties as assigned. What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have? Bachelor's in technology related field or equivalent with 5+ years of technology Architecture experience Previous experience with Guidewire Cloud, Policy Center preferred. Billing Center and Claim Center considered Provided mentorship to architects Organizational and transformational experience in an agile operating model Establishes strategic technology direction and architecture vision for an organization Strong proven Software Engineering experience Developed technology target state, roadmaps that aligned to Short- and Long-term business goals Proven track record of influencing senior leadership Insurance technology experience Strong grasp of value creation and business capability models Innovation and Continuous Improvement Must be passionate about technology transformations Has hands on experience in the last 3 years Executed technology modernization initiatives including migration to cloud native and API Strategy Current deep experience with AWS, APIs, accelerators, DevSecOps Cloud Architecture Certification (AWS, GCP, or Azure) or strong architecture experience on Cloud Good understanding of security Experienced with large scale technology platforms What is a Must Have? Bachelor's degree or its equivalent in work experience. Six years of experience in enterprise, application, and/or information architecture within a line of business or enterprise area What Is in It for You? 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 and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals. In addition, our Life Balance program provides access to professional counseling services, life coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs. Through Life Balance, you're eligible for five free counseling sessions with a licensed therapist. 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. Employment Practices Benefits of working as a Senior Architect (Guidewire) in Hartford, CT:
? Learning opportunities
? Company offers career progression opportunities
? Generous Compensation
