Job description
JOB SUMMARY
This senior technology leader will be key in migrating Allied World’s current legacy applications to the cloud. Key responsibilities include mentoring and leading by example, by playing an active role in the development and migration of projects and platforms. This role works closely with the Chief Development Officer to build patterns for the better delivery of software projects within an Agile Development Framework while adhering to the company’s product vision and maintaining compliance with quality standards.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Mentor and drive the migration of other engineering teams to highly scalable, observable and reliable infrastructure
- Ensure consistent and cohesive application of software development standards
- Mentor and coach other engineers to help solve technical challenges and grow overall technical acumen
- Ensure consistent and cohesive application of software development standards
- Drive the adoption of new practices and patterns, including OAuth/OpenID, Observability and secure coding
- Demonstrate leadership in problem solving, transparency and safe experimentation
- Foster an iterative, agile and DevOps-based culture that produces predictable and stable delivery of products and platforms
- Provide technical guidance to ensure workstreams are properly aligned with business needs and are delivered cost-effectively and on time
- 8+ years of professional programming experience
- Deep technical experience with cloud providers, containerization technologies, automated deployment frameworks, orchestration frameworks, monitoring, logging, system internals, networking, databases and distributed systems
- Practical experience with serverless computing patterns
- Strong belief in accountability and holding engineering teams to high standards
- Strong communication skills and the ability to influence others
- Ability to lead by example in all aspects of tech leadership
- Experience with IDPs such as Okta or OneLogin is a plus
About Fairfax
Fairfax is a holding company which, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance and investment management.
About Allied World
Allied World, through its subsidiaries and brand known as Allied World, is a global provider of innovative property, casualty and specialty insurance and reinsurance solutions. Allied World offers superior client service through a global network of offices and branches. All of Allied World's rated insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries are rated A by A.M. Best Company, A by Standard & Poor's, and A2 by Moody's, and our Lloyd's Syndicate 2232 is rated A+ by Standard & Poor's and AA- by Fitch.
Our generous benefits package includes: Health and Dental Insurance, 401k plan, and Group Term Life Insurance. Allied World Insurance Company is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion or belief, sex, age, genetic information, marital or civil partnership status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or their protected veteran or disability status. Please visit www.awac.com for further information on Allied World.
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