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Who Are We?

Solid reputation, passionate people and endless opportunities. That’s Travelers. Our superior financial strength and consistent record of strong operating returns mean security for our customers – and opportunities for our employees. You will find Travelers to be full of energy and a workplace in which you truly can make a difference.

Job Category

Technology

Target Openings

1

What Is the Opportunity?

As an Architect, you will interface directly with senior technology leaders to transform our current business and technology capabilities and pave the way for best-in-class solutions. You will be a dedicated contributor to senior Technology and Business leaders as they define a target state, roadmaps, and identify new and emerging technologies that will transform and optimize the business. As a successful candidate, you have an established track record of building high-quality enterprise solutions. You are results-driven and bring strong engineering skills and a deep understanding of modern technologies including Cloud-native, APIs, AI and ML. You will work within a community of architecture leaders, helping establish and evolving a unified architecture vision.

What You Will Do?

• Architecture responsibility within a major segment of Technology Architecture

• Leads technology proof of concepts to ensure feasibility of architecture solutions

• Design and implement secure, scalable, and cost-effective Cloud solutions in accordance with best practices, including expertise in cloud migration strategies

• Lead and execute cloud migration projects, ensuring a seamless transition from on-premises to cloud environments while minimizing downtime and ensuring data integrity

• Hands-on prototyping of new technology solutions

• Partner with Software Engineering to execute proof of technologies

• Provides architecture direction for engineers in support of a technical pattern

• Displays strong thought leadership in pursuit of modern architecture principals and technology modernization

• Conduct regular assessments of Cloud and On Premise environments to identify areas for optimization and cost-saving opportunities

• Drives continuous technology transformation to minimize technical debt

• Create a partnership with 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

• Participates in defining 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

• Participate in code reviews, security audits, and performance testing to maintain the integrity of Cloud and Hybrid solutions

• Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and security trends to ensure our solutions remain innovative, secure, and cost-efficient

• Maintain an ongoing commitment to enhancing Cloud technology expertise through continuous learning initiatives at Travelers aimed at achieving relevant certifications

• Perform other duties as assigned.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• Bachelor’s in technology related field or equivalent with 4+ years of technology Engineering experience

• Organizational experience in an agile operating model

• Established work in proof of concepts and technology

• Strong proven Software Engineering experience

• Supports technology target state, roadmaps that aligned to Short- and Long-term business goals

• Insurance technology experience desired

• 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 experience with AWS and DevSecOps

• Current experience with Infrastructure as Code technologies (i.e. Terraform, CloudFormation)

• Cloud Architecture Certification (AWS, GCP, or Azure) or strong architecture experience on Cloud

• Good understanding of security best practices

• Experienced with large scale technology platforms

What is a Must Have?

• Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in work experience.

• Five years of experience in engineering software or analytic applications within a line of business area

What Is in It for You?

• Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.

• Retirement: Travelers provides a core contribution of 3% of your total eligible earnings to your Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (“DPSP”). Travelers also matches your savings plan contribution dollar-for-dollar up to 5% of base pay.

• Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off (“PTO”) annually, plus the opportunity to purchase additional days to allow for up to a total of 36 PTO days per year. You will also receive twelve 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing accommodation to persons with disabilities. If you require accommodation during the recruitment or interview process we will work with you to accommodate your needs.

If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email (4-ESU@travelers.com) so we may assist you.