Mgr Software Engineering - GB IT Digital

The Hartford•Hartford, CT

2d•$133,200 - $199,800•Hybrid

About The Position

The Hartford's Group Benefits IT Team is seeking a highly motivated, experienced IT Leader with experience leading engineering teams to help successfully drive the transformation of our application landscape. The Software Engineering Manager will have end-to-end accountabilities in Engineering and IT Operations within the aligned application portfolio. Successful candidates will be expected to demonstrate strong technical leadership skills, excellent partnership with stakeholders and partner teams, solid technical acumen, experience in delivering quality technical solutions as well as setting and executing on a strategic technical vision to ensure the systems are stable, performant, and secure.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in application software solution development along with managing software engineering teams.
Strategic planning, process analysis and execution skills for introducing evolving architecture based solutions like cloud-based technologies (AWS), SaaS, and open source frameworks.
Hands-on experience with Java and J2EE technologies, such as, Java Web Services, JMS, JSP, XML, JSON, JDBC etc.
Experience with Web Services (SOAP and Rest).
Hands-on experience with Front end technologies including Angular.
Experience with containerization and experience in cloud infrastructure environments like Open Shift AWS.
Experience with Oracle and SQL Server relational database technologies. Knowledge of open-source database technologies is beneficial
Experience with continuous integration and DevOps methodologies, preferred tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, Rally, SonarQube etc.
Ability to write and review well-abstracted, reusable code for all backend components.
Contribute to the code base and ensure code and processes adhere to clean code practices and industry best practices.
Experience working in an Agile or SAFe development environment
Superior organization skills with the ability to simultaneously handle multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment
Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to present confidently before a large audience
Excellent analytical, problem solving and interpersonal skills

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of open-source database technologies is beneficial
preferred tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, Rally, SonarQube etc.

Responsibilities

Manage a team of 5+ software engineers
Function as the go-to technical leader for the software applications supported, requiring depth and breadth of knowledge in technologies, applications, integration, interfaces and business domain
Serve as key liaison between the architecture and technical delivery teams to influence the technical strategy for the organization, keeping in mind its cross functional impacts, integration across the organization, and architecture rationalization.
Collaboration with teams to identify opportunities for integration across tools used in the life cycle, including agile, test automation, platform configuration management, and drive efficiencies.
Ability to provide concise, transparent communications about potential risks, mitigations and business impacts in a timely manner.
Hires, trains, and develops talent for growth opportunities; monitors team/individual’s morale and engagement to maintain highly effective and collaborative environments.
Ability to understand technology trade off risks and rewards for the best customer value delivery.
Challenges teams for continuous improvement ideas and supports the team for implementation.
Takes ownership to drive innovation for effectively leveraging technology to solve the customer problem.
Oversee technical deliverables, coaching and mentoring of software engineers and provide technical leadership for same; enforcing development guidelines and best practices. Foster an environment of experimentation and continual improvement through regular Innovation Sprints, technical debt reduction and a forward-thinking architectural runway.
Experience in building and advocating RESTful services, API design best practices, distributed systems, micro services architecture and other architectural patterns.
Proactively address technical issues and risks that could impact project schedule and/or integrity of the application environment
Work closely with stakeholders to design and document solutions that align with the business needs and are consistent with the architectural vision