About the Role
Develop and execute key technology components of the Enterprise API Technology Services strategy, ensuring alignment with Guardian’s consumer-centric digital strategy. Harness deep industry and technical expertise to develop and execute a modern application platform roadmap that supports enterprise growth with a customer focus.
Responsibilities
- Use creativity, problem-solving, and technical skills to provide solutions in the development of enterprise software services and developer tools within an Agile team.
- Develop, test, and support enterprise-level APIs and Platforms.
- Actively participate in design and code reviews, team processes, and product decisions.
- Collaborate with Software Engineers, DevOps, Security, and Architecture teams to implement solutions and develop new capabilities.
- Contribute to the evaluation, selection, and implementation of new technologies to support the architectural vision.
- Foster a culture of enablement by providing domain-specific knowledge and best practices across the engineering organization through KTs, training, and demos.
- Participate in talent development and recruiting.
Requirements
- 6-8 years of software development experience.
- 3+ years of experience with service-oriented and cloud-native software architectures (AWS).
- 2+ years of experience with infrastructure as code, such as Terraform.
- Practical experience developing high-quality APIs using Java, Spring Boot, Node JS, .NET, or Python.
- Experience with a broad range of web technologies including React, Angular, & Typescript.
- Experience with cloud technology including AWS, Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience with databases such as My SQL, Postgress, SQL Server.
- Experience with secure programming practices, software delivery, and cloud security principles.
- Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, Artifactory.
- Experience with distributed architecture, such as building microservices.
- Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with business and executive stakeholders.
- Ability to learn and teach others quickly, with a growth mindset.
- Ability to accelerate impact and lead change.
Skills
- Java
- Spring Boot
- Node JS
- .NET
- Python
- React
- Angular
- Typescript
- AWS
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- My SQL
- Postgress
- SQL Server
- Terraform
- GitHub
- Jenkins
- Artifactory
- Microservices
- API Development
- Cloud Native Architectures
- Service-Oriented Architectures
- Infrastructure as Code
- Secure Programming Practices
- Software Delivery
- Cloud Security Principles
- Continuous Integration
- Continuous Delivery
- Distributed Architecture
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Learning
- Teaching
- Growth Mindset
- Leadership
- Change Management
Location
- NYC
- Holmdel, NJ
- Bethlehem, PA
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
Salary/Compensations
- $95,170.00 - $156,355.00
Benefits
- Support and flexibility to achieve professional and personal goals.
- Skill-building opportunities.
- Leadership development opportunities.
- Philanthropic opportunities.
- Opportunities to build communities.
- Growth opportunities.
- Diverse colleagues.
- High ethical standards.
- Contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources.
About the Company
- At Guardian, you’ll have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals.
- Through skill-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards.
- As part of Guardian’s Purpose – to inspire well-being – we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues.
- Explore our company benefits at www.guardianlife.com/careers/corporate/benefits.
- Benefits apply to full-time eligible employees.
- Interns are not eligible for most Company benefits.
Equal Opportunity
- Guardian is an equal opportunity employer.
- All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.
- Guardian is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.
- Guardian also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants (and employees) to accommodate the individual's known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless doing so would create an undue hardship.
- If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MyHR@glic.com.
- Guardian Life is not currently or in the foreseeable future sponsoring employment-based visas (e.g., such as an H-1B).
- In order to be a successful applicant, you must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without the need for employer sponsorship/support now or at any time in the future.
- As part of Guardian’s job application process, Guardian may use artificial intelligence tools (“AI Tools") to automate the sorting and filtering of information provided by applicants as part of its preliminary screening.
- This preliminary screening may be used to help identify applicant materials and resumes relative to their indication that the applicant meets the requirements for the specific job for which they are applying, as specified in the listing posted on Guardian’s jobs website (Careers at Guardian at https://www.guardianlife.com/careers).
- At Guardian, we do not use AI Tools to substantially assist or replace human judgment or discretionary decision making in our hiring process.
- All hiring decisions will be made by Guardian colleagues.
- Please be aware that if you apply for a specific position with Guardian, you will have the choice of opting out of Guardian’s use of AI Tools during the job application process.
- If you would like to request an alternative process that does not utilize AI Tools or would like to request a reasonable accommodation, within ten business days of your position application, you must email your request to MyHR@glic.com, making sure to provide your name and job requisition identification number.
- Guardian will retain your applicant materials and resume and all information therefrom in accordance with Guardian’s document retention policy, a copy of which you may request via MyHR@glic.com.
- Additionally, at applicable times, Guardian will make public the most recent bias audit results for such AI tools, which may be found here.
- Current Guardian Colleagues: Please apply through the internal Jobs Hub in Workday.
