{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"dcbbc2b352fcc7e4dbf9e508","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/dcbbc2b352fcc7e4dbf9e508","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/dcbbc2b352fcc7e4dbf9e508","title":"Forward Deployed Engineer - JAVA / AWS / Vertex AI","description":"Job Details\nLocation:\nHartford, CT\nCategory:\nInformation Technology\nEmployment Type:\nFull time\nJob Ref:\nR2626573-168\n\nStaff Software Engineer - IE07IE\n\nWe’re determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals – and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future.\n\nThe Hartford's Employee Benefits IT Team is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to modernize enterprise applications across Java, AWS, and GCP-based AI enablement.\n\nThis role partners with business, architecture, and engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions aligned to Hartford standards and technology roadmaps.\n\nThe focus includes AWS application infrastructure and deployment patterns, plus GCP, Vertex AI, Google ADK, and related services for development agents, test agents, and workflow automation.\n\nScope and Architecture Context\n\nAWS infrastructure\n\nApplication deployment, CI/CD, observability, production readiness, and reusable cloud patterns.\n\nIaC and automation\n\nCloudFormation, Terraform/CDK, YAML build specs, Python Lambda, and repeatable provisioning.\n\nGCP and Vertex AI\n\nAgentic AI, development agents, test agents, and workflow automation using Vertex AI, Google ADK, and GCP services.\n\nJava engineering\n\nEnterprise Java/J2EE modernization using Spring Boot, services, messaging, XML/JSON, JDBC, and Apache Camel, flink.\n\nJob Description\n\nModernize enterprise applications using Java, J2EE, Spring Boot, REST/SOAP services, JMS, XML, JSON, JDBC, Flink, and Apache Camel.\n\nPartner with business, architecture, and engineering teams to translate outcomes into secure, scalable, production-ready solutions.\n\nLead AWS infrastructure standards, reusable cloud patterns, and deployment practices that improve delivery speed and reliability.\n\nBuild GenAI and agentic AI solutions, including development agents, test agents, and workflow automation.\n\nDevelop Infrastructure as Code and automation using CloudFormation, Terraform/CDK, YAML build specs, and Python Lambda.\n\nIntegrate DevOps practices, automated testing, deployment pipelines, monitoring, and operational readiness into delivery work.\n\nCollaborate with architecture and security teams to ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for compliance, resilience, maintainability, and scalability.\n\nMentor engineers, share technical learnings, contribute to reusable patterns, and help improve overall engineering practices across teams.\n\nMinimum Qualifications\n\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline.\n\n5+ years of hands-on Java/J2EE experience, including Spring Boot, REST/SOAP services, JMS, XML, JSON, JDBC, Flink, Apache Camel, or related frameworks.\n\nExperience with Infrastructure as Code, cloud automation, build specifications, and repeatable deployment patterns.\n\nStrong software engineering experience designing, building, and supporting secure, scalable, maintainable applications in an enterprise environment.\n\nStrong 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.\n\nExperience applying GenAI or agentic AI across engineering workflows, including code generation, test automation, workflow orchestration, and productivity improvements.\n\nAbility to communicate across the organization and influence leadership, architecture, product, business, and engineering stakeholders.\n\nAdditional Advantages\n\nExperience with Vertex AI, Google ADK, GCP services, agentic AI frameworks, or AI-assisted engineering tools.\n\nExperience with CI/CD, automated testing, observability, reliability engineering, and modern DevOps operating models.\n\nThis role will have a Hybrid work schedule, with the expectation of working in an office 3 days a week\n\nCandidates 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.\n\nCompensation\n\nThe 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. 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Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals – and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future.\n\nThe Hartford's Employee Benefits IT Team is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to modernize enterprise applications across Java, AWS, and GCP-based AI enablement.\n\nThis role partners with business, architecture, and engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions aligned to Hartford standards and technology roadmaps.\n\nThe focus includes AWS application infrastructure and deployment patterns, plus GCP, Vertex AI, Google ADK, and related services for development agents, test agents, and workflow automation.\n\nScope and Architecture Context\n\nAWS infrastructure\n\nApplication deployment, CI/CD, observability, production readiness, and reusable cloud patterns.\n\nIaC and automation\n\nCloudFormation, Terraform/CDK, YAML build specs, Python Lambda, and repeatable provisioning.\n\nGCP and Vertex AI\n\nAgentic AI, development agents, test agents, and workflow automation using Vertex AI, Google ADK, and GCP services.\n\nJava engineering\n\nEnterprise Java/J2EE modernization using Spring Boot, services, messaging, XML/JSON, JDBC, and Apache Camel, flink.\n\nJob Description\n\nModernize enterprise applications using Java, J2EE, Spring Boot, REST/SOAP services, JMS, XML, JSON, JDBC, Flink, and Apache Camel.\n\nPartner with business, architecture, and engineering teams to translate outcomes into secure, scalable, production-ready solutions.\n\nLead AWS infrastructure standards, reusable cloud patterns, and deployment practices that improve delivery speed and reliability.\n\nBuild GenAI and agentic AI solutions, including development agents, test agents, and workflow automation.\n\nDevelop Infrastructure as Code and automation using CloudFormation, Terraform/CDK, YAML build specs, and Python Lambda.\n\nIntegrate DevOps practices, automated testing, deployment pipelines, monitoring, and operational readiness into delivery work.\n\nCollaborate with architecture and security teams to ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for compliance, resilience, maintainability, and scalability.\n\nMentor engineers, share technical learnings, contribute to reusable patterns, and help improve overall engineering practices across teams.\n\nMinimum Qualifications\n\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline.\n\n5+ years of hands-on Java/J2EE experience, including Spring Boot, REST/SOAP services, JMS, XML, JSON, JDBC, Flink, Apache Camel, or related frameworks.\n\nExperience with Infrastructure as Code, cloud automation, build specifications, and repeatable deployment patterns.\n\nStrong software engineering experience designing, building, and supporting secure, scalable, maintainable applications in an enterprise environment.\n\nStrong 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.\n\nExperience applying GenAI or agentic AI across engineering workflows, including code generation, test automation, workflow orchestration, and productivity improvements.\n\nAbility to communicate across the organization and influence leadership, architecture, product, business, and engineering stakeholders.\n\nAdditional Advantages\n\nExperience with Vertex AI, Google ADK, GCP services, agentic AI frameworks, or AI-assisted engineering tools.\n\nExperience with CI/CD, automated testing, observability, reliability engineering, and modern DevOps operating models.\n\nThis role will have a Hybrid work schedule, with the expectation of working in an office 3 days a week\n\nCandidates 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.\n\nCompensation\n\nThe 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. 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