Technical Lead (.NET/AWS)

Company: The Hartford
Location: Hartford
Posted on: November 22, 2020

Job Description:

You are a driven and motivated problem solver ready to pursue meaningful work. You strive to make an impact every day & not only at work, but in your personal life and community too. If that sounds like you, then you've landed in the right place. The Hartford is seeking a .NET/AWS Tech Lead to join the HIMCO IT team supporting our Hartford Investment Management Company business segment. The HIMCO organization is a thriving unit within The Hartford with a longstanding, respected presence in the marketplace with $100 billion in AUM and a tightly partnered IT team with a history of innovation and excellence. What's in it for you?

• An opportunity to stay on top of the latest trends in emerging technologies such as APIs, Microservices, Cloud technologies, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and more
• Conceptualizing, designing and delivery innovative end-to-end software architectures that enable HIMCO strategic business objectives
• Helping lead a thriving and successful IT organization make the journey to cloud.Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
  • Primary accountability for the position involves detail design and delivery of HIMCO IT solutions in a cloud environment.
  • Responsible for establishing and driving clear, effective, and innovative solution designs aligning to The Hartford's reference architectures, blueprints, and business and IT strategies across HIMCO Technology.
  • Responsible for conceptualizing and designing architectures that enable strategic initiatives & technology objectives that consider strategic alignment, scale, reliability, security, complexity, and cost.
  • Evaluating cloud technology/products for HIMCO use.
  • Participation with agile teams to ensure architecture and development standards are being maintained.
  • Partnership with The Hartford Cloud Enablement teams to ensure alignment between HIMCO IT and Enterprise cloud strategies and solutionsQualifications:
    • 8+ years' experience in IT combined with strong application design & development skills and excellent communication skills.
    • The applicant must have hands-on experience and technical skills in designing and implementing robust solutions with a broad understanding of traditional and modern software technology frameworks, platforms, vendor software solutions, development tools, and processes.
    • Clear understanding of cloud, hybrid cloud, and container deployment architectures including building cloud-ready applications and container orchestration systems (e.g., Kubernetes).
    • Experience and/or certification developing and architecting solutions on AWS.
    • Experience designing and implementing Microservices or API-based integrations with clear understanding of JSON, REST and HTTP standards.
    • Experience with C# .NET MVC or C# .NET Core, MS SQL and database design
    • Experience with creating and/or implementing designs and integration patterns connecting varied technology systems and vendor platforms.
    • Experience integrating both modern and legacy systems is a plus.
    • Experience working with agile development teams, methodologies and toolsets.
    • Experience with DevOps practices including but not limited to continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) concepts and tools; familiarity with automated testing and code analysis tools.
    • Experience with developing reusable assets such as prototypes, solution designs, documentation and other materials that contribute to department and organization effectiveness and efficiency.
    • The candidate must have strong written and verbal communication, presentation, and technical writing skills with ability to effectively communicate solution recommendations and influence key stakeholders.
    • Be a self-motivated individual with strong analytical and research skills; Have the ability to handle multiple high priority demands; and have the ability to be detail oriented, yet still be able to have clarity on the overall picture.
    • A strong desire to stay on top of technology trends in the Investment Industry and Emerging Technology space.Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorshipRelocation assistance is availableAs a condition of your employment for HIMCO, you will be required to affirm to HIMCO's Code of Ethics and understand that you will be required to comply with the disclosure of accounts, holdings and pre-clearance of trades for the accounts of you and your household family members as more fully described in the Code of Ethics Key Points. If you will be deemed to be a "Covered Associate" under HIMCO's Pay to Play Policy, you will also need to disclose all political contributions that you have given within the past 2 calendar years. Equal Opportunity Employer/Females/Minorities/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity or Expression/Religion/Age Technical Lead - ID07CE

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