Sr. Systems Operations Engineer for Service Management
- Employer
- Travelers Insurance
- Location
- Hartford, Connecticut
- Salary
- Not Specified
- Closing date
- Mar 25, 2019
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- Category
- IT , Executive / Management
- Job Type
- Not Specified
- Career Level
- Not Specified
Job Details
The Travelers Service Management team is seeking a talented individual to work with our existing team to adapt our processes and tools to support Travelers as a digital insurer. We support methodologies like Agile, Kanban, and CI/CD while continuing to ensure the stability of our customers and stakeholders by applying ITIL Best Practices. The Service Management team is a part of the Infrastructure and Cloud Services (ICS) division at Travelers. ICS is an international organization providing infrastructure and application support across the Travelers enterprise.
- Collaborate with team members and IT / Business partners to identify and implement the best solution for the situation being addressed
- Perform / participate in the analysis, solution development, programming, and configuring of vendor and Travelers software or infrastructure for assigned projects, enhancements, or operational requests
- Perform impact assessment and implementation of infrastructure software - Linux RHEL, Red Hat JBoss, and Oracle Exadata
- Ensure the use of automation for repeatable processes and integrations where feasible
- Develop into a subject matter expert for assigned applications, systems, and technologies with the ability to lead development and operational efforts
- Ensure work complies with Travelers Engineering standards, specifications, processes, and protocols
- Participates in the evaluation of vendor products and services
- Build partnerships across the technical, business, and vendor communities
- Participate in on-call rotations as needed
Bachelor's degree in Technology or a related field preferred. 5 years of experience in Application / Technology support preferred.
Preferred qualifications/experience include:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong technical, analysis, debugging and problem-resolution skills
- Proficient in server infrastructure technologies including Linux RHEL and Windows implementations on virtual and physical environments
- Proficient in automation tools for installation and configuration such as VMWare, Puppet, and Jenkins
- Experience with object-oriented programming languages and source code management repositories
- Experience with creating automation using scripting and / or web services
- Experience with SQL or other relational databases
- Ability to work effectively in a highly-collaborative team environment
- Ability and willingness to quickly learn new applications and technologies
- The following knowledge and skills are a plus:
- Exposure to ITIL and Service Management
- Exposure to UI development
- Exposure to Test Driven Development
- Exposure to Kanban, Agile, or SAFe methodologies
- Exposure to security protocols
High School diploma or equivalent required. 3 years of experience in Technology required.
Travelers is an equal opportunity employer.
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