Software Engineer (Python, AWS) - Remote

Company Summary

• Manages the strategic plans and tactical activities for assigned information systems and business unit systems projects.
• Acts as subject matter expert across multiple applications, systems and technologies leveraging technical and business knowledge to drive the planning and execution of complex initiatives.
• Responsibilities include performing complex analysis, expert level design, configuration and programming functions for impactful and visible projects.
• Leads investigation and resolution efforts for critical, high impact problems, defects, and incidents.
• Contributes to staffing and project plan estimations in collaboration with the project manager and other key stakeholders.
• Assesses the technical viability of projects and objectives.
• Acts as a technology advocate and independently seeks opportunities where technology can be utilized to improve the business.
• Builds, maintains, and utilizes partnerships across the enterprise ensuring the best use of resources.
• Provides technical leadership, fosters a team environment, and provides mentorship and feedback to technical resources.
• Manages the effective use of line of business resources to implement ongoing projects, enhancements, initiatives, and/or problem resolution.
• Applies knowledge of current industry trends and techniques to formulate solutions within the context of assigned projects.
• Ensures project team's work complies with Travelers standards, processes, and protocols.
• Other duties as assigned.

• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or its equivalent in work experience, and five years of programming/development experience.

• 7 years of programming/development experience preferred.
• Experience with Databricks, AWS, Python

• Technical Knowledge:
• Able to expertly assess, design, develop, configurate and support applications, systems solutions, and interfaces for multiple systems to achieve business and/ or technical requirements.
• Demonstrates technical mastery for technologies, applications, systems, frameworks, and/or languages and has the ability to influence and/or set technical direction or defect resolution.
• Fully understands business applications and/or technical system environments in which the system operates.
• Demonstrates proficiency in business concepts. Demonstrates expert knowledge of applications/systems and concepts.
• Able to evaluate and leverage pre-existing services and frameworks.
• Leverages enterprise and industry best practices and standards. Works to ensure component interactions follow and promote design best practices.
• 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 and leverage business and/or vendor partnerships, consult on business priorities, and optimize value through solution identification aligned with business objectives, goals, and future technology direction.
• Able to easily communicate in business terms and describe IT capabilities/concepts in ways that the business can understand.
• Problem Solving & Decision Making:
• Able to expertly diagnose root causes, solve complex problems, and collaborate effectively with business and technical teams.
• Able to break a problem down into manageable pieces, evaluate potential risks/alternatives, and implement effective, timely solutions.
• Carefully evaluates alternative risks and solutions before taking action including escalating situations as appropriate.
• Demonstrates sound decision making and problem resolution skills.
• Often consulted by team members for problem resolution and guidance.
• Has the ability to reach sound decisions quickly.
• Knows where to obtain information needed to make the appropriate decisions.
• Optimizes the use of all available resources.
• Strong understanding across Cloud and infrastructure components (server, storage, network, data, and applications) to deliver end to end Cloud Infrastructure architectures and designs.
• Experience with Cloud native application development, Cloud deployment, and Cloud application refactoring
• Understanding of Cloud Computing Technologies and related emerging technology (e.g. Amazon Web Services, EC2, Lambda, Glue, Athena, Snowflake, Databricks)
• Experience with one or more Data platforms (e.g.: Teradata, Hadoop, Oracle, SQL Server, DB2)
• Exposure to building data pipelines utilizing technologies and frameworks (Python, Scala, Java)
• Exposure to writing Shell/Perl scripts in LINUX, Power shell in Windows a plus
• Trusted technical advisor.
• Team Orientation:
• Able to promote, maintain, and enhance partnerships across the organization to achieve objectives and engage stakeholders.
• Able to influence project stakeholders and team members.
• Practices objectivity and openness to others' views.
• Able to recognize and support team priorities.
• Leadership:
• Able to set and assign technical goals and priorities for self and team members.
• Exhibits team leadership.
• Able to set teams technical direction.
• Able to provide feedback and/or coaching regarding technical resources.
• Planning and Project Management