IT Engineering Manager

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance•Boston, MA

1d•$165,000 - $190,000•Onsite

About The Position

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) is offering an exciting opportunity for an Engineering Manager to join the IT underwriting team. In this leadership role, you will shape how we deliver Duck Creek-based solutions — guiding Tech Leads, overseeing engineering resources, and ensuring teams deliver scalable, secure, and reusable solutions on Duck Creek Technologies. The role will provide leadership to develop team members skills across configuration, integration, and solution design within Duck Creek Policy, while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and compliance standards. A critical part of this role is developing junior team members and enable them to grow their technical skills as well as individual leadership capabilities. This role will work closely with IT leaders across our large commercial insurance platform to ensure delivery and strategy goals are being met in both the short and long term.

Requirements

15+ years of progressive software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership or management role.
Direct experience with Duck Creek Technologies (Policy, Billing, Claims) including configuration, integration oversight, and delivery management required.
Proven track record leading multiple engineering teams delivering enterprise-grade insurance solutions.
Experience overseeing and managing vendor engineering delivery (Duck Creek preferred).
Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and scaled delivery models.
Deep knowledge of cloud platforms, microservices, and event-driven systems.
Experience coordinating engineering delivery across global teams and time zones.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to align technical execution with strategic business objectives.
Self-motivated, adaptable, and team-focused, with a strong sense of ownership.

Nice To Haves

Domain knowledge of Property & Casualty insurance systems; Small Commercial experience a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and mentor engineers and Tech Leads across multiple Agile teams.
Build a culture of collaboration, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
Support career growth and leadership development within the engineering community.
Oversee Duck Creek solution design and configuration, ensuring scalable and reusable product chassis.
Provide technical direction across Duck Creek Policy, Billing, Claims, and third-party integrations.
Champion engineering best practices including test-driven development, CI/CD, observability, and maintainability.
Ensure engineering delivery prioritizes performance, reliability, and usability for business partners.
Align engineering practices with enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, and compliance standards.