Principal Reliability Engineer - Data Platforms & AI Ops

thehartford; Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hartford is seeking a Principal Reliability Engineer to guide the reliability, resilience, availability, and performance of data platforms, cloud infrastructure, data products, and data pipelines across Enterprise Data Services. This senior role defines RE practices, tooling, automation, observability, and AI-driven operations.

The position emphasizes hybrid work with in-office presence (Columbus, OH; Chicago, IL; Hartford, CT; Charlotte, NC) three days a week, driving architectural

Qualifications

• 10+ years in data, cloud, platform engineering, or site/reliability engineering, with leadership experience.
• Proficiency with data and cloud platforms and patterns for resilience.
• Experience defining reliability practices, tooling, observability, and SRE/RE frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Define reliability strategy and leadership for data platforms and cloud environments.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives and set long-term RE roadmaps.
• Develop AI-driven automation and observability for proactive reliability.

Job description

The Hartford is seeking a Principal Reliability Engineer to guide the reliability, resilience, availability, and performance of data platforms, cloud infrastructure, data products, and data pipelines across Enterprise Data Services. This senior role defines RE practices, tooling, automation, observability, and AI-driven operations.

The position emphasizes hybrid work with in-office presence (Columbus, OH; Chicago, IL; Hartford, CT; Charlotte, NC) three days a week, driving architectural