The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc

Sr. Cloud Architect

Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
  • 6+ years of experience in cloud computing and data delivery applications
  • 3+ years providing architectural guidance to developers or platform administrators
  • 2+ years designing and implementing AWS and GCP solutions
  • Ability to quickly learn new technologies and perform major responsibilities within 6-12 months
  • Experience with agile scrum methodologies
  • Strong analytical and problem analysis skills

Responsibilities

  • Analyze industry trends in cloud computing and data platform technologies as a technical leader
  • Design and engineer target state platform architectures with reusability
  • Define strategies and roadmaps to guide transformation efforts
  • Collaborate with internal customers to evaluate needs and provide architectural guidance
  • Drive evaluation of new technologies, providing recommendations based on hands-on POCs
  • Incorporate DevOps and DataOps practices to increase automation in solutions
  • Conduct technical road shows to promote adoption of services

Benefits

  • Hybrid or remote work arrangement
  • Opportunities to foster innovation with cutting-edge cloud technologies
  • Emphasis on hands-on building of infrastructure and architectures
  • Engagement with a collaborative team across organizational boundaries
  • Support for technical growth through exposure to emerging technologies
Full Job Description
Sr Cloud Engineer - IE07NE

The Hartford's Data Analytics and AI Office (DAIO) - and Data Platform Services (DPS) Team is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect.

The Hartford's journey to Cloud is a period of immense change - it is a critical part of this role to foster a customer first mindset and focus on work that meets the most needs of Data and Analytics users across The Hartford.

You should be passionate for innovating with new cloud and data platform technologies, designing physical architectures and engineering platform solutions with an emphasis on improving adoption and user experience. This position requires 6+ years of relevant industry, cloud and/or platform experience.

This role can have a Hybrid or Remote work arrangement. Candidates who live near one of our office locations (Hartford, CT, Charlotte, NC, Chicago, IL, Columbus, OH) will have the expectation of working in an office 3 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday) Candidates who do not live near an office will have a remote work arrangement, with the expectation of coming into an office as business needs arise.

Responsibilities:
  • Strategic Collaboration
    • As a technical leader you will need to analyze industry trends focused on cloud computing and data platform technologies.
    • You will be part of a team of architects working across organizational boundaries advancing DAO technical capabilities.
    • Translate these trends into actionable capabilities.
  • Current and Target State Architectures:
    • Design and Engineer target state platform architectures with reusability in mind.
    • Define strategy and roadmaps to guide transformation efforts.
    • Create architecture patterns for Cloud Data ecosystems (including AWS Cloud, PySpark, Snowflake, Tableau and ThoughtSpot).
  • Customer Collaboration
    • Collaborate with internal customers to evaluate needs and provide architectural guidance in utilizing the right products & services for solutions in support of batch/streaming, real-time, near real-time integration/ELT, structuring data for analytic consumption, cloud migrations, and supporting AI.
    • Build relationships with internal customers proactively identifying platform and technical needs supporting a business roadmap.
  • New Technology evaluations and POCs
    • Driving product evaluations, defining scoring criteria, and providing technical recommendations.
    • This will be a HANDS-ON role building IaC and Cloud platforms to support POCs of new technologies.
  • Hyper-Automation
    • Incorporation of DevOps and DataOps practices into suggested solutions to drive increased automation.
  • Driving Adoption
    • Driving technical road shows to improve adoption of services.


Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
  • At least 6 or more years of solid, diverse work experience in cloud computing, data delivery applications, analytics or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
  • At least 3 years of experience providing architectural guidance and technical direction to developers, or platform administrators.
  • At least 2 years of experience (or equivalent training/certification) in designing and implementing solutions in AWS and GCP Services.
  • Ability to learn new technologies quickly, and perform major job responsibilities proficiently within 6-12 months
  • Experience in building applications/platforms using agile scrum methodologies
  • Strong analytical ability, problem analysis techniques, and broad knowledge of technology alternatives
  • Strong communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with business and IT partners


Preferred
  • Experience (or equivalent training/certification) in designing and/or implementing data delivery solutions using Data Integration Tools (Informatica, Talend etc.) and/or Data Platforms (Oracle, Snowflake, S3, RDS etc.) or Data Management (Cataloging, Lineage, Quality, MDM etc.)


Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship. The company will not support the STEM OPT I-983 Training Plan endorsement for this position.

Compensation

The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is:

$137,200 - $205,800

About The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc

The Hartford is an industry leading provider of property and casualty insurance, group benefits and mutual funds. Throughout our rich history of more than 200 years, countless businesses and individuals, including Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln and Babe Ruth, have turned to our company for protection. The Hartford celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2010.

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Join the esteemed team at The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., a leader in investment and insurance, where we offer more than just job opportunities—we provide a platform for professional growth and innovation. As one of the most respected names in the financial services industry, The Hartford is dedicated to fostering a culture of diversity, leadership, and continuous development.

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Learn more about The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc
Size
18,500 employees
Market Cap
$24.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.7 billion
Founded
1810
5 Year Trend
+6.5%
Revenue
$20.5 billion
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