DevOps & Release Orchestration Director

Travelers Canada; Hartford (AR); On-site; USD 139,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Competitive PTO

401(k) with match

Job summary

Travelers is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead a team of engineers, oversee end-to-end development, and drive complex initiatives across multiple applications and technologies. You will mentor engineers, set technical direction, and ensure reliable, secure software delivery.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration with stakeholders, and hands-on guidance on modern CI/CD practices, security integration, and platform expansion within a large enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, related STEM field, or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience leading or coordinating release management across multiple workstreams.
• Experience implementing cloud-based microservices architectures.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of software engineers.
• Direct complex design, development, testing, and deployment activities.
• Lead release governance, change management, and go/no-go decision processes.
• Drive SDLC improvements and operational health monitoring across systems.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-Team Coordination

Delivery

Problem Solving

Communication

Domain Expertise

Leadership (People Leadership)

SDLC

Mentorship

Technical Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related STEM field

Tools

GitHub Actions

Job description

Travelers is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead a team of engineers, oversee end-to-end development, and drive complex initiatives across multiple applications and technologies. You will mentor engineers, set technical direction, and ensure reliable, secure software delivery.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration with stakeholders, and hands-on guidance on modern CI/CD practices, security integration, and platform expansion within a large enterprise.