Associate Cloud Engineer (Remote)

You are a driven and motivated problem solver ready to pursue meaningful work. You strive to make an impact every day & not only at work, but in your personal life and community too. If that sounds like you, then you've landed in the right place.

The Hartford's Enterprise Cloud Organization is looking to transform how we execute cloud activities both now and into the future and we are looking for an Associate Cloud Engineer to play a key role in supporting this effort. The primary objective is to build Application focused Cloud Native Products managed by AWS. This work will be foundational to a broader transformation of premise applications into public cloud like AWS.

Job Description

• Identifies, drives and assists in the implementation of services to standardize cloud environment.
• Build reusable architectures and services that can be leveraged by agile teams to improve development velocity.
• Knows how applications should be engineered by following fault tolerate best practices, separation of duties, observability, and being operator friendly.
• Delivers the tooling and capabilities needed to enable cloud compliance, metrics/reporting and cost management roadmap/strategy.
• Translates business requirements into design and operationalization of cloud solutions, adhering to the principles, patterns and guardrails established by the architecture practices of the enterprise.
• Brings a thorough understanding of DevSecOps, Agile methodologies with proficiencies in building immutable infrastructure through enterprise grade cloud deployments and operations through programmable infrastructure as a code (IaC).
• Be seen as a trusted cloud expert for your aligned business unit(s).
• Act as subject matter expert in advising new, revised and different cloud services or resources.
• Advises on systems scalability and development opportunities that can be utilized or adapted to meet business area objectives.
• Relentlessly research and present forward opportunities to enhance operational and engineering excellence within the team and to partners.
• Continuously look out for advancements in the cloud ecosystem in the industry space, challenge within the status quo and look for opportunities to improve.
• Provide expertise on decisions and priorities regarding the enterprise's overall cloud operations strategy, consumption and optimization opportunities.
• Proven skills in communicating complex issues to cross domain stakeholders.
• Influence and champion technical decisions to enable The Hartford's technology transformation.
• Work closely with the Chief Information Office, Enterprise Data Office and IoT teams to design simple solutions that deliver business outcomes.
• Ability to communicate at all levels within an organization and influence leadership.
• Proven ability to work with cross-functional teams and translate requirements between business, project management and technical projects or programs.

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of software development or data engineering experience and best practices.
• 2+ years of developing and operating production workloads in cloud infrastructure.
• Focus on action, shipping mindset and iterative deployment practices.
• Proven experience with software development life cycle (SDLC) and knowledge of agile/iterative methodologies and toolsets.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to execute independently.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with large-scale application and business process cloud re-imaging.
• Exposure to Cloud cross-account code promotion best practices.
• Experience with Cloud security best practice and posture management - IAM, policies and maintaining regulatory requirements with third-party tools.
• An understanding of the practical application of DevSecOps and Agile methodologies.
• Cloud certifications Preferred

Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship

Remote candidates welcome

Compensation

The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is:

$93,600 - $140,400

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