Hybrid Forward Deployed Engineer: Java, AWS & Vertex AI

thehartford; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hartford is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to modernize enterprise apps using Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, REST/SOAP, and AWS/GCP AI enablement. You will partner with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable, production-ready solutions while driving IaC, CI/CD, and observability practices.

Lead AWS infrastructure standards, build GenAI workflows, and mentor engineering teams to elevate engineering practices across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of hands-on Java/J2EE experience, including Spring Boot, REST/SOAP services, JMS, XML, JSON, JDBC, Flink, Apache Camel, or related frameworks.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, cloud automation, build specifications, and repeatable deployment patterns.
• Strong software engineering experience designing, building, and supporting secure, scalable, maintainable applications in an enterprise environment.
• Strong AWS experience across application infrastructure, including Lambda, SQS, SNS, S3, API Gateway, IAM, CloudWatch, CI/CD, observability, and production readiness; AWS certifications are a plus.
• Experience applying GenAI or agentic AI across engineering workflows, including code generation, test automation, workflow orchestration, and productivity improvements.
• Ability to communicate across the organization and influence leadership, architecture, product, business, and engineering stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Modernize enterprise applications using Java, J2EE, Spring Boot, REST/SOAP services, JMS, XML, JSON, JDBC, Flink, and Apache Camel.
• Partner with business, architecture, and engineering teams to translate outcomes into secure, scalable, production-ready solutions.
• Lead AWS infrastructure standards, reusable cloud patterns, and deployment practices that improve delivery speed and reliability.
• Build GenAI and agentic AI solutions, including development agents, test agents, and workflow automation.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code and automation using CloudFormation, Terraform/CDK, YAML build specs, and Python Lambda.
• Integrate DevOps practices, automated testing, deployment pipelines, monitoring, and operational readiness into delivery work.
• Collaborate with architecture and security teams to ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for compliance, resilience, maintainability, and scalability.
• Mentor engineers, share technical learnings, contribute to reusable patterns, and help improve overall engineering practices across teams.

Skills

Java/J2EE

Spring Boot

REST/SOAP

JMS

XML/JSON

JDBC

AWS

GenAI

Agentic AI

CI/CD

Observability

Production readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical discipline

Tools

CloudFormation

Terraform/CDK

YAML build specs

Python Lambda

Vertex AI

Google ADK

Job description

The Hartford is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to modernize enterprise apps using Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, REST/SOAP, and AWS/GCP AI enablement. You will partner with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable, production-ready solutions while driving IaC, CI/CD, and observability practices.

Lead AWS infrastructure standards, build GenAI workflows, and mentor engineering teams to elevate engineering practices across the organization.