Solution Architect

Architect - IA07BE

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.

** The Hartford is seeking a transformative, customer centric*
* ** Solution Architect to join the Small Business IT*
* ** team where we build and scale some of the industry's best Small Business digital experiences from quote-to-bind-to-service. You'll design solutions that power our Portfolio modernization, accelerate a robust invest agenda, and turn emerging tech into real customer and agent outcomes.*
* ** As a Small Business Solution Architect, you'll define what's next. Bring your deep application design expertise and outstanding communication skills to architect bold, end-to-end solutions that fuel our strategic business objectives. Our environment thrives on agility, where rapid experimentation and iterative learning are the norm, empowering you to design advanced AI and digital-first architectures that span multiple technologies and platforms.

You'll have a front-row seat influencing leaders and shaping the future of our business vision. By tightly aligning technology strategies with real business goals, you'll ensure our digital and AI-first approach delivers truly impactful outcomes across the Small Business Portfolio. In Small Business, we're recognized for our relentless pursuit of excellence, shaping industry-leading customer and agent experiences, and pioneering platforms that drive speed, reliability, and results.

If you're energized by cutting-edge technology Gen-AI, advanced digital products, APIs, Microservices, Micro Frontends, Cloud-first strategies, SaaS solutions, and more-this is your moment to shine among the best.*
* ** _This role will have a_*
* ** _Hybrid work schedule,_*
* ** _with the expectation of working in an office (Columbus, OH, or Hartford, CT) 3 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday)._*
* ** What you'll do (day to day)*
* ** Establish and drive clear, effective, and innovative solution designs aligning to The Hartford's reference architectures, blueprints, and business and IT strategies across our Digital properties, with a focus on AI and strategic thinking.*
* ** Translate strategy into end**  **‑*
* ** to**  **‑*
* ** end solution designs spanning mobile, responsive web, APIs, microservices/micro**  **‑*
* ** frontends, data, and cloud infrastructure.*
* ** Produce option analyses and decision records balancing strategic alignment, security, reliability, complexity, and cost.*
* ** Design solutions leveraging SaaS and Native Cloud architectures and services, focusing on rationalizing and modernizing assets.*
* ** Advance digital identity and zero**  **‑*
* ** trust patterns across experiences; ensure alignment with enterprise security standards.*
* ** Partner with value streams on roadmaps and increments; ensure designs meet non**  **‑*
* ** functional expectations and are operable (telemetry, SLOs, runbooks).*
* ** Evaluate and land emerging Technologies where it demonstrably improves outcomes.*
* ** Align to architecture governance: reviews, permits to build, conformance checks, and pragmatic exceptions when warranted.*
* *
* Qualifications:

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* ** 5
-8 years of experience in*
* ** solution architecture, application architecture, or senior engineering*
* ** roles within a large**  **‑*
* ** scale enterprise environment.*
* ** Proven*
* ** Small Commercial*
* ** Industry Experience*
* ** Demonstrated impact designing cloud**  **‑*
* ** native solutions (AWS/Google), APIs and integration patterns including:*
* ** Microservices*
* ** and service oriented architectures*
* ** Event driven and API based*
* ** integration patterns (SOAP, REST)*
* ** Hands**  **‑*
* ** on experience applying GenAI/ML to production use cases; familiarity with agentic architectures,*
* ** RAG, semantic search, embedding models and LLMs**  **.*
* ** Expertise with digital identity/CIAM and modern auth (OIDC/OAuth2) and aligning to enterprise security standards.*
* ** Experience developing or designing*
* ** single-page…