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The Travelers Companies, Inc.

Dir, Quality Engineering

Posted on Dec 17 Saint Paul, MN 45 views

Who Are We?

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Compensation Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Salary Range

$135,700.00 - $223,900.00

Target Openings

1

What Is the Opportunity?

Directors of Quality Engineering lead a team of Quality Engineers to drive quality-focused development work in multiple technology product teams, instilling and supporting quality engineering practices and a testing mindset to improve overall quality and team velocity. The Director of Quality Engineering coaches members of their team and engineering leaders at all levels to leverage best practices, automation, frameworks, tooling, and methodologies in an effort to improve overall software quality.

What Will You Do?

  • Lead a team of Quality Engineers by providing technical guidance and mentorship while modeling Travelers' leadership behaviors.
  • Develop and expand our test automation framework and test coverage.
  • Develop working knowledge of the entire application stack including tests at all levels. (Unit, Integration, and End-to-end).
  • Collaborate with Product Managers, Software Engineers, Data Engineers, and with the wider product and development team to understand how new features should be tested and to contribute to automated tests for these new features.
  • Collaborate with engineers to define and implement mechanisms to inject testing earlier into the software development process.
  • Identify, share, and nurture the adoption of best practices in code health, testing, testability, and maintainability. You should champion clean code and the concept of the test pyramid.
  • Lead investigation and resolution efforts for critical, high impact problems, defects, and incidents.
  • Seek opportunities where technology can be utilized to improve the business and provide more efficient processes.
  • Apply knowledge of current industry trends and techniques to formulate solutions for software engineering problems.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.


What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

  • 5 years of related experience; including insurance / financial services industry experience.
  • Demonstrated experience implementing current technology trends and techniques (e.g., cloud-based solutions leveraging microservices).
  • Interprets internal/ external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve SDLC processes.


What is a Must Have?

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or its equivalent in work experience.
  • Five years of programming/development experience.


What Is in It for You?

  • Health Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
  • Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
  • Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
  • Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
  • Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.


Employment Practices

Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that we can deliver the very best products and services when our workforce reflects the diverse customers and communities we serve. We are committed to recruiting, retaining and developing the diverse talent of all of our employees and fostering an inclusive workplace, where we celebrate differences, promote belonging, and work together to deliver extraordinary results.

In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions.

If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.

Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.

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