Travelers · 9 hours ago
Director of Data Engineering (AI/DevOps)
Hartford, CT
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$139K/yr - $230K/yr
11+ years expTravelers is a leading property casualty insurer with a commitment to innovation and collaboration. The Director of Data Engineering will lead a DevOps team to implement AI solutions, manage engineering teams, and ensure best practices in AI development and deployment across the enterprise.
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Responsibilities
Build and maintain robust CICD pipelines that enable seamless deployment of AI/ML models and data solutions across the enterprise
Design and implement robust DevOps practices that support the entire application and model development lifecycle, from development to production
Play a key role in growing and transforming our analytics and technology infrastructure through automation and best practices
Lead a highly effective and responsive DevOps team in supporting a portfolio of applications across the EAI&ET value stream
Champion cybersecurity, application compliance, and data governance policies across the value stream
Lead and develop engineering teams transforming the insurance industry through AI, acting as a player-coach
Design, build, and maintain comprehensive CICD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and other automation tools to support continuous integration and deployment of AI/ML models and data applications
Maintain hands-on involvement in engineering decisions, code reviews, and the development of automation and AI solutions
Partner with stakeholders across the enterprise groups to ensure our application and deployment pipelines align with strategic roadmaps
Contribute to engineering standards and best practices for AI development, deployment, and monitoring across teams
Mentor and develop engineers at all levels, conducting performance reviews and creating growth plans
Troubleshoot and resolve critical production issues, leading incident response when necessary
Champion uses of Artificial Intelligence across the enterprise through education, coaching, and advocacy
Manage resources effectively while balancing business objectives and the production of high-quality deliverables which adhere to standards and policies
Qualification
Required
5+ years of relevant experience, ideally within the insurance or financial services industry
Strong organizational skills and ability to build relationships across the enterprise
Proven track record of implementing cutting-edge technology trends and techniques in AI and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), including Kubernetes, Python, Docker, AWS, LLMs, etc
Experience working with stakeholders to identify opportunities to educate on risks and opportunities in the delivery of AI-based solutions
Passion for Artificial Intelligence and for driving the adoption of AI-based technologies to improve business processes and outcomes
Critical-thinking engineering mindset and ability to identify and design solutions that simplify the application development lifecycle
Delivery - Advanced delivery skills including the ability to determine the software design strategy and methodology to be used for efforts, use automated tests, analysis, and informed feedback loops to ensure the quality and production readiness of work before release, monitor the health of work efforts and that of adjacent systems
Problem Solving - Strong problem solver who utilizes data and proofs of concepts to find creative solutions to difficult problems, reflects on solutions, measuring their impact, and uses that information to ideate and optimize. Also adept at making decisions that involve a significant number of factors with broad implications
Communication - Strong communicator who possesses the ability to describe technology concepts in ways the business can understand, document initiatives in a concise and clear manner, collaborate effectively with teammates and others regardless of role, quickly extract core issues from discussions and meetings, give and receive constructive feedback, offer help when asked, and ensure everyone has a chance to share their thoughts and are heard; an attentive and empathetic listener
Leadership - Advanced leadership skills with the ability to take action even when there is no clear owner, inspire and motivate others, and be effective at influencing team members
Bachelor's degree in computer science, related STEM field, or its equivalent in education and/or work experience
6 additional years of data engineering experience
Preferred
Background CI/CD practice and automated testing tools
Experience with enterprise-scale AI implementations and both NoSQL and RDBMS databases
Proficiency with AWS infrastructure, including Sagemaker, Glue, Lambda, and EKS
Track record of successful stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
Benefits
Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.
Company
Travelers
Travelers provides insurance coverage to protect the things that are important to you – your home, your car, your valuables and your business.
10001+ employees
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Leadership Team
Dan Frey
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Beth Maerz
SVP, Customer, Strategy and Innovation
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