Senior Architect (Guidewire)
Company: The Travelers Companies, Inc.
Location: Hartford
Posted on: April 25, 2024
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Job Description:
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.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 Guidewire's
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?Bachelor's 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?Bachelor's
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/.6
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