Lead Technology Engineer – Enterprise Continuous Delivery

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.

Job Category

Technology

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

$126, - $208,

Target Openings

What Is the Opportunity?

The Engineering Enablement Circle is seeking a Lead Technology Engineer with an everything-as-code mindset that is passionate about CI / CD, Kubernetes, and automation.

In this position, you will lead the enterprise Continuous Delivery (CD) service. You will lead the work of engineering teams while supporting the definition and enablement of the enterprise Continuous Delivery service vision.

By focusing on the achievement of defined outcomes, you’ll provide engineers across the enterprise with greater flexibility and freedom through fast, frictionless patterns and solutions to enable delivery to a variety of targets from cloud to on-premise while ensuring alignment with enterprise cloud strategies.

What Will You Do?

• Develops strategic solutions that align with the business objectives and architectural direction of the organization.
• Drives the design and ensures delivery of departmental and corporate programs.
• Leverages infrastructure technology to develop and / or redesign technology solutions.
• Builds, leverages and maintains effective alliances across technical and business community.
• Interacts with customers, vendors, and leadership to achieve effective, strategic, and fiscally responsible results.
• Seen as a technical expert across the organization and the industry.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• Nine years of experience in Technology preferred.
• Three years of experience as a technical lead preferred.
• Expert knowledge of infrastructure technologies such as Network, Database, Server, Storage etc. preferred.
• Master level knowledge of one or more of the following technical skills :
• Foundational IT Infrastructure
• Operating Systems
• Software
• Knowledge of process discipline and IDLC methodology
• Expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, containerization, and microservices architecture.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes cloud platforms (EKS, OCP)
• Experience with the following technologies or similar is required : CI / CD tools (Argo CD, UCD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions), GitHub, Helm, dependency management tools (Nexus), monitoring and logging tools, Terraform.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

What is a Must Have?

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or its equivalent in work experience, plus five years of experience in Technology required;
• Alternatively, a Master's degree in CS or a related field and three years of work experience in Technology.
• One year of experience as a technical lead required.

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, 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.

Employment Practices

Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that we can deliver the very best products and services when our workforce reflects the diverse customers and communities we serve.

We are committed to recruiting, retaining and developing the diverse talent of all of our employees and fostering an inclusive workplace, where we celebrate differences, promote belonging, and work together to deliver extraordinary results.

In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions.