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The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.
Salary Range$129,200.00 - $213,200.00What Will You Do?
Lead the Kubernetes Platform Product within the Managed Container Services team.
Lead and coach a team of 5+ platform engineers.
Define self-service offerings and a product driven mindset to drive seamless adoption and usage by platform users.
Set the strategic direction for new and existing Kubernetes Platform capabilities.
Manage the operational success and reliability of a large fleet of Kubernetes clusters.
Define and execute on regular platform currency and upgrade lifecycles to align with support.
Manage and ensure on-call support for incident resolution as appropriate.
Define new evaluations and proof-of-concepts to address identified gaps and expand platform capabilities.
Regularly engage with Stakeholders and Consumers to understand Platform Usage.
Partner with other Product Driven Teams including CyberSecurity, Observability, CI/CD.
Define, manage and adhere to a set of KPIs to measure operational success.
Lead product planning and execution via a Scrumban Methodology.
Support transformation and migration efforts from on-premise to Cloud based Containers.
Perform other duties as assigned.
What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?
Five (5) plus years of Kubernetes experience.
Five (5) plus years of team leadership/management experience.
Demonstrated experience in product-driven organizations
Ability to build and maintain a trusted relationship with stakeholders and partners
Advanced knowledge of AWS EKS and General Kubernetes
Understanding of public cloud concepts, specifically AWS
Comprehensive understanding of containerized application design
Experience with enterprise-scale application migrations
Familiarity with CNCF Products and Solutions such as Istio, Argo CD, Cert Manager, Kyverno and more
Advanced IAC skills using tools like Terraform or Helm
Familiarity with GitOps principles and tools such as Argo CD
Bachelors degree preferred in Technology or a similar field (or equivalent experience).
Manages cross-functional objectives and/or priorities supporting an assigned business area(s).
Technical Skills: Kubernetes • AWS Networking • Docker/OCI Based Containers • Application Networking • Container Security • Istio Service Mesh • Observability Solutions (Logs, Metrics, Tracing) • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Helm) • Scrumban Methodologies • Product management methodologies
What is a Must Have?
Minimum of 5 years of progressive work experience in the technology space and 4 years people management experience required.
- Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
- Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
- Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
- Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
- Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.
Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.
In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions.
If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.
Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.
To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/.
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What We Do
Travelers provides insurance coverage to protect the things that are important to you – your home, your car, your valuables and your business. We have been around for more than 165 years and have earned a reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry because we take care of our customers, agents, brokers, communities and each other.
Every day, our approximately 30,000 employees and 13,500 independent agents and brokers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland help provide peace of mind to our customers.
Our expertise and focus on innovation have made us an industry leader and the only property casualty company in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Our history of advancements has propelled our company, and our industry, to deliver higher standards – from writing the first auto and space travel policies to founding the Travelers Institute for public policy and launching a hybrid car discount.
By minimizing risk, preventing loss and helping our customers prepare for the unknown, Travelers’ comprehensive products and services enable individuals and businesses to feel confident and secure about the future.
