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. Are you a driven problem solver with a passion for improving the experiences of employees across the company? Do you have a passion for learning and development? Are you customer-focused and motivated to improve the end user experience? The Hartford’s IT Business Office is seeking a highly motivated experienced IT Leader who is responsible for leading our learning engineering team to successfully drive the transformation of our application landscape. The Software Engineering Manager will have end-to-end accountabilities in IT Operations across the application portfolio. Responsibilities: 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. 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 development team and provide technical leadership for same, enforcing development guidelines and best practices. Perform hands-on development work using JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Angular, React.js, Bootstrap. 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. Qualifications: 7 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, SaaS, and new UI frameworks. Passion to stay current with relevant technology trends, experiment and learn new technologies, participate in internal technology communities. Experience with continuous integration and DevOps methodologies, preferred tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, Rally, SonarQube etc. Experience in front end web technologies and frameworks like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, JSON, and Angular or React. Experience working with cross-functional project teams using agile or scrum methodology. Superior organization skills with the ability to simultaneously handle multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment. Self-motivation with the ability to work independently and in a team setting. Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to present confidently before a large audience. Excellent analytical, problem solving and interpersonal skills. Knowledge of project management methodologies and best practice. Passion for learning, coaching, and developing others. Must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship Remote candidates welcome Equal Opportunity Employer/Females/Minorities/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity or Expression/Religion/Age 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: $121,840 - $182,760 Equal Opportunity Employer/Females/Minorities/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity or Expression/Religion/Age About Us | Culture & Employee Insights | Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Benefits Manager Software Engineering - IE07FE --- Skills: Human achievement is at the heart of what we do. We believe that with the right encouragement and support, people are capable of achieving amazing things. We put our belief into action by ensuring individuals and businesses are well protected, and by going even further – making an impact in ways that go beyond an insurance policy. Nearly 19,000 employees use their unique talents in careers that span a variety of disciplines – from developing the latest technology to creating and promoting our products to evaluating future financial risks. We’re also committed to programs that drive education and support volunteerism, which put human beings first. 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