Forward Deployed Engineer

The Hartford

Confirmed live yesterday High trust
Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Columbus, OHHartford, CTCharlotte, NCChicago, IL
Salary
$116,000–$174,000 / yr
Posted
22 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $187k
This role $145k
$103k most similar roles pay here $233k

This role pays less than 87% of similar roles. Most pay $160,000–$214,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $145k versus about $187k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

Employer

About The Hartford

The Hartford is a leading provider of property and casualty insurance, group benefits, and mutual funds, serving businesses and individuals across the United States. Industry: Insurance & Financial Services

The Hartford currently has 45 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $127,600–$191,400 across 37 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Forward Deployed Engineer

Forward Deployed Engineer - JAVA / AWS / Vertex AI joins the Employee Benefits IT Team to modernize enterprise applications. This role involves partnering with business, architecture, and engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions while leading AWS infrastructure standards and deployment practices. The engineer will build GenAI and agentic AI solutions, including development agents, test agents, and workflow automation. Day-to-day responsibilities include developing Infrastructure as Code using CloudFormation, Terraform/CDK, and Python Lambda, alongside modernizing enterprise applications with Java, J2EE, Spring Boot, REST/SOAP services, JMS, XML, JSON, JDBC, Flink, and Apache Camel. The role requires expertise in AWS infrastructure, GCP services, Vertex AI, and Google ADK to improve delivery speed and reliability. The work focuses on solving complex problems related to production readiness, observability, and integrating automated testing into enterprise-scale software engineering workflows.

What does a Forward Deployed Engineer earn?

Median $215000 from 45 postings across 23 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Modernize enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, and messaging frameworks like Apache Camel and Flink.
  • Build GenAI and agentic AI solutions for development agents, test agents, and workflow automation using Vertex AI.
  • Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automated provisioning using CloudFormation, Terraform/CDK, and Python Lambda.
  • Design and implement scalable AWS infrastructure, including CI/CD pipelines, observability, and production readiness.
  • Integrate DevOps practices such as automated testing and monitoring into the software delivery lifecycle.
  • Translate business requirements into secure, scalable technical solutions in collaboration with architecture and security teams.
  • Mentor engineers and contribute to reusable cloud patterns and engineering best practices across the organization.

What we're looking for

  • 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, JMS, XML, JSON, JDBC, Flink, and Apache Camel.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), cloud automation, build specifications, and repeatable deployment patterns.
  • Strong AWS experience across application infrastructure, including Lambda, SQS, SNS, S3, API Gateway, IAM, CloudWatch, CI/CD, and observability.
  • Experience applying GenAI or agentic AI across engineering workflows for code generation, test automation, and workflow orchestration.
  • Ability to communicate across the organization and influence leadership, architecture, product, business, and engineering stakeholders.
  • AWS certifications are a plus (preferred); experience with Vertex AI, Google ADK, or GCP services is also an advantage (preferred).

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