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Travelers

Sep 11, 2024

  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior Level
  • Hartford
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AI generated summary

  • You need a tech degree, 6+ years in API architecture, proficiency in REST, GraphQL, and management platforms, cloud experience, security knowledge, and strong collaboration skills.
  • You will design, implement, and optimize APIs, enforce standards, provide technical leadership, analyze trends, support modernization, and align IT initiatives with architectural goals.

Requirements

  • - Bachelor's degree in a technology-related field or equivalent with 6+ years of API architecture experience.
  • - Proficient in REST, GraphQL, and gRPC.
  • - Experienced with API management platforms (Apigee, MuleSoft, AWS API Gateway, Azure API Management, Kong).
  • - Knowledgeable in OAuth, JWT, API keys, and SAML.
  • - Skilled in API design and documentation tools (Stoplight, Swagger/OpenAPI, Postman, RAML).
  • - Proficient with API performance monitoring tools (New Relic, Datadog, Prometheus).
  • - Experienced in integrating APIs with SQL and NoSQL databases.
  • - Familiar with API testing tools (Postman, SoapUI, Junit).
  • - Understanding of event-driven API architecture.
  • - Established strategic technology direction and architecture vision.
  • - Developed technology roadmaps aligned with business goals.
  • - Executed cloud-native migration and API strategy.
  • - Deep experience with AWS, APIs, accelerators, and DevSecOps.
  • - Cloud Architecture Certification (AWS, GCP, Azure) or strong cloud architecture experience.
  • - Good understanding of security and large-scale platforms.
  • - Experience in agile operating models and insurance technology.
  • - Proficient with Git.
  • - Familiar with DevOps practices and tools.
  • - Hands-on experience with cloud data technologies.
  • - Ability to establish strategic technology direction and architecture vision in alignment with business goals.
  • - Proven ability to influence senior leadership and other stakeholders.
  • - Innovative mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
  • - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • - Resilience and positive attitude in the face of challenges.
  • - Ability to present technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences.
  • - Strong teamwork skills for cross-functional collaboration, including developers, product managers and Circle/Value Steam leads.
  • - Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in work experience.
  • - Six years of experience in enterprise, application, and/or information architecture within a line of business or enterprise area.

Responsibilities

  • - Lead the design and implementation of robust, scalable, and secure APIs, ensuring they meet business requirements and industry standards.
  • - Establish and enforce API standards, best practices, and governance policies to ensure consistency, security, and performance across all API implementations.
  • - Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams, fostering a collaborative environment and ensuring high-quality API solutions.
  • - Monitor and optimize API performance, scalability, and security, implementing measures to protect against vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with relevant regulations.
  • - Collaborate with Claim and technology leadership to develop architecture priorities and direction to enable business imperatives.
  • - Advocate for modern architecture principles and technology modernization.
  • - Drive continuous technology transformation to reduce technical debt.
  • - Partner with engineering to align skills with technology direction and execute proof of technologies.
  • - Analyze industry and technology trends to leverage advancements.
  • - Lead and define technology proof of concepts to validate architecture solutions.
  • - Engage in hands-on prototyping of new technology solutions.
  • - Define target state technology architecture and roadmaps.
  • - Align IT initiatives with the target state architecture.
  • - Communicate architectural direction and its alignment with enterprise strategy.
  • - Optimize talent strategy to ensure appropriate balance of resources.
  • - Continuously improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the architecture.
  • - Perform other duties as assigned.

FAQs

What is the job title for this position?

The job title is Senior Architect, API.

What will be my main responsibilities in this role?

As a Senior Architect, you will lead the design and implementation of robust, scalable, and secure APIs, establish API standards and best practices, provide technical leadership to development teams, and monitor and optimize API performance.

What qualifications are required for this position?

A Bachelor’s degree in a technology-related field or equivalent experience, along with 6+ years of API architecture experience, is required.

What specific API expertise should I have?

You should be proficient in REST, GraphQL, and gRPC, and experienced with API management platforms like Apigee, MuleSoft, AWS API Gateway, and Azure API Management.

Are there opportunities for career growth within the company?

Yes, the company encourages career growth and provides a collaborative environment to accelerate your career while transforming the business.

What is the compensation range for this position?

The salary range for this position is $135,700.00 - $223,900.00, depending on various factors including experience and location.

Should I have any specific technical skills?

Yes, you should have experience in cloud-native migration, API strategy, and familiarity with AWS, DevSecOps, and agile operating models.

What benefits do employees receive?

Employees receive health insurance from the first day of employment, 401(k) matching, pension plan eligibility, paid time off, a wellness program, and opportunities for community involvement.

Is there a focus on diversity and inclusion in the company?

Yes, Travelers is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse communities they serve.

Is there any specific setting for working arrangements?

Yes, the position is a hybrid role, allowing for both in-office and remote work environments.

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Travelers

Travelers – taking care of our customers, communities and each other.

Finance
Industry
10,001+
Employees
1853
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Travelers provides insurance coverage to protect the things that are important to you – your home, your car, your valuables and your business. We have been around for more than 165 years and have earned a reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry because we take care of our customers, agents, brokers, communities and each other. Every day, our approximately 30,000 employees and 13,500 independent agents and brokers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland help provide peace of mind to our customers. Our expertise and focus on innovation have made us an industry leader and the only property casualty company in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Our history of advancements has propelled our company, and our industry, to deliver higher standards – from writing the first auto and space travel policies to founding the Travelers Institute for public policy and launching a hybrid car discount. By minimizing risk, preventing loss and helping our customers prepare for the unknown, Travelers’ comprehensive products and services enable individuals and businesses to feel confident and secure about the future.