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Digital Software Developer (Front & Back End)

Employer
Travelers Insurance
Location
Hartford, Connecticut
Salary
Not Specified
Closing date
Sep 9, 2019

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Category
IT
Job Type
Not Specified
Career Level
Not Specified

Job Details

Company Information
Solid reputation, passionate people and endless opportunities. That's Travelers. Our superior financial strength and consistent record of strong operating returns mean security for our customers - and opportunities for our employees. You will find Travelers to be full of energy and a workplace in which you truly can make a difference.

Job Summary
Collaborate. Ideate. Innovate. Create.

Travelers eBusiness is responsible for design and development of digital capabilities on behalf of the enterprise, creating delightful and compelling user experiences for our Agents, Customers and Employees. We are looking for developers who love collaborating with diverse Agile teams, and are passionate about creating powerful, innovative solutions to help our customers.

Much of your time will be spent collaborating on designs, some of your time will be spent pair programming and experimenting with new ways to deliver our solutions. All of your time will be spent with awesome people on a shared mission to create the digital insurer of tomorrow.

Have a drive to tinker with technology to solve problems? Want to work in an enthusiastic Agile setting?

Chat with us if you:
* Develop using Node.js (preferred) and C#.NET
* Communicate. Communicate. Communicate.
* Have experience developing micro-services
* Create customer-centric experiences with modern frameworks, including:
o MEAN (Mongo DB, Express.js, Angular, Node.js)
o REACT
o HTML5/CSS,
o REST/Microservices development
* Enjoy mentoring / coaching team members.

Primary Job Duties & Responsibilities
  • Responsible for system programming and analysis tasks of advanced complexity within multiple systems.
  • Acts as subject matter expert for assigned applications, systems or technologies.
  • Responsible for transforming business specifications and requirements into organized technical activities.
  • Responsibilities include performing complex analysis, assessment, resolution, design, configuration and programming functions at an expert level.
  • Leads investigation and resolution efforts for critical/ high impact defects, problems, and incidents.
  • Collaborates with project team and other key stakeholders to identify, estimate, and prioritize project and/or enhancement activities.
  • Builds, maintains, and utilizes partnerships across the enterprise.
  • Provides team direction, mentorship, and feedback to technical resources.
  • Ensures work complies with Travelers standards, processes, and protocols.
  • Applies knowledge of current industry trends and techniques to formulate solutions within the context of assigned projects and/or enhancements.
  • Other duties as assigned.


Minimum Qualifications
High School diploma or equivalent required. 3 years of programming/development experience required.

Education, Work Experience & Knowledge
Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred. 6 years of programming/development experience preferred.

Job Specific & Technical Skills & Competencies
Technical Knowledge: Able to expertly assess, design develop, and support applications, systems and solutions to achieve business and/or technical requirements. Demonstrates technical expertise for multiple languages, applications, systems, technologies, and/or frameworks, and has the ability to influence technical direction or defect resolution. Fully understands business applications and/or technical system environments in which the system operates.
Communication Skills: Ability to communicate thoughts/designs/ideas in an unambiguous manner and adjusts communication based on audience. Exhibits active and effective communication skills with team members - including active listening and effective written and verbal communication skills. Effectively contributes and communicates with the immediate team. Able to present complex technical concepts to audiences of varying size and level.
Business Knowledge & Partnership: Able to develop business partnerships and influence business priorities through solution identification aligned with business objectives and goals. Able to communicate in business terms and describe IT capabilities and concepts in ways that the business can understand.
Problem Solving & Decision Making: Able to proficiently diagnose root causes and solve complex problems. Able to evaluate alternative solutions and assess risk before taking action. Has the ability to reach sound decisions quickly and escalates appropriately. Demonstrates ability to optimize the use of all available resources.
Team Orientation: Able to maintain and enhance partnerships across the organization to achieve objectives. Practices objectivity and openness to others' views. Able to recognize and support team priorities.
Leadership: Accountable to set technical goals and priorities for self and other team members. Exhibits team leadership and collaborates with partners.
Planning and Project Management: Demonstrates ability to identify critical project tasks and establish clear priorities while keeping the bigger picture in mind. Able to effectively collaborate with Project Manager and utilize sound project management practices. Able to manage time and competing priorities.
Financial Awareness: Able to assess the financial impact of recommended designs/solutions.

Environmental/Work Schedules/Other
Infrequent weekend work hours.
Infrequent overnight work hours.
Infrequent holiday work hours (Federal and religious).


Physical Requirements
Operates standard office equipment. Requires extended periods of computer use. Requires extended periods of sitting.

Licensing or Certificates
Depends on the specific role but some examples may include:

Kanban/Agile/SAFe
Microsoft certification.net
DevOps



Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Travelers is an equal opportunity employer.
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WHO WE ARE

Imagine a Career With Purpose.

For more than 160 years Travelers has earned a reputation as a leader in personal, business and specialty insurance because we take care of our customers. When you work at Travelers, life’s most important moments become your life’s work. That means helping families feel secure, businesses to prosper, knowing that you’ve made a difference, and feeling like you belong to something bigger.


LIFE AT TRAVELERS

Imagine Playing a Role in Something Bigger.

A career at Travelers means being part of a team comprised of 30,000 + talented and passionate people that’s evolving to meet changing needs – from customer service to data science and beyond. If that’s more than you imagined in an insurance career, it’s time to join us at Travelers.


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