Sr Staff Database Engineer

Job Summary

Span and Responsibility

• Owns the technical direction, design integrity,
• and operational outcomes for highly complex
• infrastructure capabilities that span multiple
• platforms, services, teams, or technology
• domains, while operating as a senior individual
• contributor with no direct reports.
• Leads cross -functional virtual squads or
• technical workstreams across Infrastructure,
• Security, and Architecture, to deliver
• enterprise -critical outcomes.
• Serves as a recognized subject matter expert
• across one or more infrastructure domains,
• shaping platform direction, engineering
• standards, reusable patterns, and operating
• practices beyond a single team.
• Defines, designs, and advances scalable
• infrastructure platforms, shared services,
• automation frameworks, observability,
• resiliency patterns, integrations, and
• operational controls across hybrid
• on-premises and cloud environments.
• Owns design choices for AI -enabled , AIOps, or
• agentic infrastructure capabilities when
• requirements are broad, standards are
• evolving, or cross -domain trade -offs are
• required.
• Modernizes infrastructure services,
• automation, configurations, runbooks,
• deployment patterns, and operational
• workflows to improve scalability, resiliency,
• security, performance, cost efficiency, and
• long -term supportability.
• Establishes reusable playbooks, automation
• patterns, validation practices, and
• documentation standards that enable other
• engineers and teams to execute consistently
• and safely.

Technical Qualifications

• 8–10 years of applicable software engineering
• experience.
• Expert proficiency in one or more modern
• programming languages (Java, C#/.NET,
• Python, JavaScript/TypeScript).
• Strong full -stack expertise (front end
• frameworks, APIs, back -end services).
• Deep experience with automated testing,
• CI/CD, and AIOps practices.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS,
• Azure, GCP), containers, and distributed
• systems.
• Advanced understanding of secure coding,
• vulnerability remediation, and data
• protection.
• Proven experience with agentic AI
• architectures, LLM prompting, and human -AI
• interaction design.
• Hands -on use of AI-assisted development
• tools to improve engineering productivity.
• Strong awareness of AI -driven security risks
• and responsible AI practices.
• This role will have a Hybrid work schedule, with the expectation of working in an office (Columbus, OH, Chicago, IL, Hartford, CT or Charlotte, NC) 3 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday). Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship. The company will not support the STEM OPT I-983 Training Plan endorsement for this position.

Compensation

• The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is:
• Equal Opportunity Employer/Sex/Race/Color/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity or Expression/Religion/Age