Software Engineer

Talcott Financial Group* is an international life insurance group and the industry’s trusted partner for comprehensive risk solutions. Talcott creatively designs and expertly delivers responsive solutions that transfer risk and manage capital in a way that supports the strategic needs of insurers today and into the future.

Talcott Financial Group has a proven track record of well-executed transactions, and the enterprise benefits from its strong financial position with over $127 billion in assets under management, its investment-grade financial strength ratings, and its partnership with Sixth Street, a leading global investment firm.

Talcott Financial Group’s two core business platforms include: U.S. based Talcott Resolution and Bermuda and Cayman based Talcott Re.

Overview:

We are looking for an early career Software Engineer to join our growing Business Application IT team to build and lead modern data platforms to support our Talcott Investment Data Analytics Platform. A software engineer is both creative and a problem-solver, responsible for building Software Development or Software Integration solutions for set of Applications understanding the business needs. A senior software engineer must have an array of technical skills and should be confident using technologies like Power BI or other visualization tools, SQL, and Python is a plus. Experience with Azure DevOps Software is nice to have. Knowledge Agile/Scrum methodologies is a plus. This role requires adherence to a hybrid schedule at our Hartford, Connecticut office.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Participate in application development efforts; includes coding, testing, debugging and documentation per technical design specifications.  
• Has expertise in most Talcott key technologies such as Power BI, Microsoft SQL Server, Python.
• Enforces adherence to the Talcott software development lifecycle and security policies.
• Responsible to ensure viable solution options are considered and ensures detail design specifications are completed (review and sign-off).
• Ensures appropriate documentation of technical issues including impact assessment, root cause, and resolution.  
• Analyze, design, and develop software programs to automate data feeds.
• Provide ongoing maintenance, support and enhancements in existing systems and platforms.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with business users, project managers and other engineers to achieve elegant solutions.
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Work alongside other engineers on the team to elevate technology and consistently apply best practices.

Qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
• Hands-on experience in data modeling and visualization techniques in Power BI and working with modern programming languages like SQL, Python, etc.
• Ability to gather and analyze data requirements for reports.
• Experience with Scrum/Agile development methodologies.
• Capable of delivering on multiple competing priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

*Talcott Financial Group is an equal employment and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, ancestry or citizenship status, genetic information, pregnancy status or any other characteristic protected by law. Talcott Resolution maintains a drug-free workplace and is committed to building inclusion and leveraging diversity. For more information regarding our Privacy Policy, please go to https://talcott.com/onlineprivacypolicy/onlineprivacypolicy.html

Job Details

Job FunctionMP

Pay TypeSalary

Travel RequiredNo

Hiring Min Rate85,000 USD

Hiring Max Rate120,000 USD