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Senior IT Engineer - IE07BE

We’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.

Key Responsibilities

+ Virtual Server Infrastructure Leadership

+ Design, deploy, and manage Virtual Server Clusters (Nutanix) across enterprise environments.

+ Lead migration efforts from VMware to Nutanix, ensuring minimal disruption and optimal performance.

+ Capacity Management

+ Monitor and forecast infrastructure capacity needs.

+ Develop and maintain dashboards and reporting tools to track utilization and performance metrics.

+ Automation & Orchestration

+ Build and maintain automation scripts and frameworks (e.g., using Terraform/Ansible) to streamline infrastructure provisioning, patching, and monitoring.

+ Integrate Nutanix with enterprise automation platforms, observability toolsets, and CI/CD pipelines.

+ 24x7 Operations & Incident Management

+ Build and manage a team responsible for 24x7 operations including software patching, technology currency, and vulnerability management.

+ Oversee incident response, root cause analysis, and resolution processes to ensure infrastructure resilience and compliance.

+ Proactive Observability

+ Leverage enterprise observability toolsets to automate detection of performance issues and monitor the overall health of the compute environment.

+ Audit & Compliance Automation

+ Support internal and external audits by developing and maintaining CIS benchmarks.

+ Incorporate benchmark-driven changes into automation pipelines and deploy them at scale across the enterprise.

+ Mentorship & Collaboration

+ Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence.

+ Collaborate with cross-functional teams including network, security, and application teams to ensure seamless infrastructure operations.

+ Operational Excellence

+ Ensure high availability, scalability, and security of Nutanix environments.

+ Participate in incident response and root cause analysis for infrastructure-related issues.

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).

Required Qualifications

+ Foundational knowledge in capacity planning and performance tuning.

+ Intermediate working knowledge and skillsets in automation tools and scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform).

+ Expert/mastery level comfort in working in a large-scale enterprise supporting environments with 10,000+ servers.

+ Intermediate troubleshooting skills to solve technical problems, guide junior teammates, and partner with US based engineering leads and management

+ Excellent communication and leadership skills to directly and indirectly manage teammates

Preferred Qualifications

+ 5+ years of experience in IT infrastructure engineering, with at least 3 years focused on Virtual Server environments like VMware or Nutanix.

+ Experience migrating workloads from VMware to Nutanix

+ Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) or VMware Certified Professional (VCP)

Candidate 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:

$115,760 - $173,640

Equal Opportunity Employer/Sex/Race/Color/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity or Expression/Religion/Age

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Every day, a day to do right.

Showing up for people isn’t just what we do. It’s who we are – and have been for more than 200 years. We’re devoted to finding innovative ways to serve our customers, communities and employees—continually asking ourselves what more we can do.

Is our policy language as simple and inclusive as it can be? Can we better help businesses navigate our ever-changing world? What else can we do to destigmatize mental health in the workplace? Can we make our communities more equitable?

That we can rise to the challenge of these questions is due in no small part to our company values that our employees have shaped and defined.

And while how we contribute looks different for each of us, it’s these values that drive all of us to do more and to do better every day.

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