Senior Architect (Guidewire)
Company: The Travelers Companies Inc.
Location: Hartford
Posted on: May 9, 2024
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Job Description:
Who Are We?Taking care of our customers, our communities and
each other. Thats 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 OverviewThe 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$135,700.00 - $223,900.00Target Openings2What 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 Guidewires Cloud roadmap and highlight opportunities and
challenges to complement our initiativesWhat Will You
Do?Architecture responsibility within a major segment of Technology
Architecture in support of the Architecture ModernizationWorks with
the Senior leadership within Technology and Business to develop
architecture priorities and direction to enable business
imperativesDisplays strong thought leadership in pursuit of modern
architecture principals and technology modernizationDrives
continuous technology transformation to minimize technical
debtCreate a partnership with Senior Software EngineeringLooks for
opportunities to capitalize on technology advances through analysis
of key industry and technology trends to assess potential impact on
the enterpriseDefines and leads technology proof of concepts to
ensure feasibility of architecture solutionsHands-on prototyping of
new technology solutionsPartner with Software Engineering to
execute proof of technologiesDefines target state technology
architecture and roadmapsEnsures alignment of IT initiatives with
the target stateBuilds strong partnership with engineering to
ensure proper alignment of skills with technology directionPrepares
and delivers comprehensive communications to convey architectural
direction and how it aligns with enterprise strategyOptimizes
talent strategy to ensure proper mix of resources and attracts and
recruits best talentContinuously improve efficiency and
effectiveness of the architecturePerform other duties as
assigned.What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?Bachelors in technology
related field or equivalent with 5+ years of technology
Architecture experiencePrevious experience with Guidewire Cloud,
Policy Center preferred. Billing Center and Claim Center
consideredProvided mentorship to architectsOrganizational and
transformational experience in an agile operating modelEstablishes
strategic technology direction and architecture vision for an
organizationStrong proven Software Engineering experienceDeveloped
technology target state, roadmaps that aligned to Short- and
Long-term business goalsProven track record of influencing senior
leadershipInsurance technology experienceStrong grasp of value
creation and business capability modelsInnovation and Continuous
ImprovementMust be passionate about technology transformationsHas
hands on experience in the last 3 yearsExecuted technology
modernization initiatives including migration to cloud native and
API StrategyCurrent deep experience with AWS, APIs, accelerators,
DevSecOpsCloud Architecture Certification (AWS, GCP, or Azure) or
strong architecture experience on CloudGood understanding of
securityExperienced with large scale technology platformsWhat is a
Must Have?Bachelors 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 areaWhat 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 PracticesTravelers 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.If you are a candidate and
have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this
role, please send us an email so we may assist you.Travelers
reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below
the level included in this posting.To learn more about our
comprehensive benefit programs please visit
http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/.6by
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