Lead Duck Creek Platform Engineer
Chubb, Jersey City, NJ, United States
Job Description
We're reimagining software delivery at Chubb and are in search of engineers who are motivated and interested in continuous delivery, blue/green deployments with zero downtime, and cloud native applications. As our Lead Duck Creek Platform Engineer, you will own features end-to-end, from Architecture to design to deployment. You'll work closely with our Tech leads, Architects, designers, and product managers to deliver solutions that meet the highest standards of quality and performance. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a cloud-native environment (preferably Azure) and enjoys collaborating across disciplines.
In this role, you will:
Architect and implement enterprise-scale solutions leveraging diverse technology stacks (Duck Creek, Mainframes, cloud platforms, microservices, APIs, data platforms)
Champion platform-centric architectures to accelerate product development, integration, and extensibility
Drive compliance with architectural principles and engineering standards across application software engineering
Engineer robust solutions using Microsoft Azure, PaaS services, .NET Core, Java, Volante, CosmosDB/MongoDB, AKS, and other relevant technologies
Translate product requirements into maintainable technical solutions, including data analysis, integration mapping, and high-quality documentation
Develop and integrate services based on REST, eventing, messaging, transformation engines, and downstream APIs
Maintain expertise in API security standards (OAuth 2.0, OpenID, JWT), authentication, authorization, and endpoint configuration
Optimize CI/CD pipelines, automation, testing, and release processes to enhance delivery efficiency
Monitor application performance, troubleshoot production issues, and provide hands-on technical support
Mentor junior engineers, foster continuous improvement, and uphold clean code principles
Qualifications
Minimum of 20 years' software engineering experience across varied technology platforms with proven leadership expertise
Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in software development, computer science, or information systems
Demonstrated and deep insurance domain expertise
Drive strategic vision and thought leadership to influence industry best practices and technology trends
Guide senior leadership on technology roadmaps and critical investment decisions
Engage actively in industry forums and working groups to advance technology standards and practices
Engineer and maintain full-stack applications with expertise in relational databases (SQL Server) and caching strategies
Apply cloud proficiency, preferably with Azure (App Services, Azure SQL, Functions, Key Vault)
Implement CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or equivalent), Git, and containerization (Docker)
Cultivate strong ownership, accountability, collaboration, and communication skills
The pay range for the role is $160,000 to $190,000. The specific offer will depend on an applicant's skills and other factors. This role may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program. Chubb offers a comprehensive benefits package, more details on which can be found on our careers website. The disclosed pay range estimate may be adjusted for the applicable geographic differential for the location in which the position is filled.
About Us
Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally.
At Chubb, we are committed to equal employment opportunity and compliance with all laws and regulations pertaining to it. Our policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions or opportunities of employment, without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, age, and pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law. Performance and qualifications are the only basis upon which we hire, assign, promote, compensate, develop and retain employees. Chubb prohibits all unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination or harassment.
We're reimagining software delivery at Chubb and are in search of engineers who are motivated and interested in continuous delivery, blue/green deployments with zero downtime, and cloud native applications. As our Lead Duck Creek Platform Engineer, you will own features end-to-end, from Architecture to design to deployment. You'll work closely with our Tech leads, Architects, designers, and product managers to deliver solutions that meet the highest standards of quality and performance. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a cloud-native environment (preferably Azure) and enjoys collaborating across disciplines.
In this role, you will:
Architect and implement enterprise-scale solutions leveraging diverse technology stacks (Duck Creek, Mainframes, cloud platforms, microservices, APIs, data platforms)
Champion platform-centric architectures to accelerate product development, integration, and extensibility
Drive compliance with architectural principles and engineering standards across application software engineering
Engineer robust solutions using Microsoft Azure, PaaS services, .NET Core, Java, Volante, CosmosDB/MongoDB, AKS, and other relevant technologies
Translate product requirements into maintainable technical solutions, including data analysis, integration mapping, and high-quality documentation
Develop and integrate services based on REST, eventing, messaging, transformation engines, and downstream APIs
Maintain expertise in API security standards (OAuth 2.0, OpenID, JWT), authentication, authorization, and endpoint configuration
Optimize CI/CD pipelines, automation, testing, and release processes to enhance delivery efficiency
Monitor application performance, troubleshoot production issues, and provide hands-on technical support
Mentor junior engineers, foster continuous improvement, and uphold clean code principles
Qualifications
Minimum of 20 years' software engineering experience across varied technology platforms with proven leadership expertise
Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in software development, computer science, or information systems
Demonstrated and deep insurance domain expertise
Drive strategic vision and thought leadership to influence industry best practices and technology trends
Guide senior leadership on technology roadmaps and critical investment decisions
Engage actively in industry forums and working groups to advance technology standards and practices
Engineer and maintain full-stack applications with expertise in relational databases (SQL Server) and caching strategies
Apply cloud proficiency, preferably with Azure (App Services, Azure SQL, Functions, Key Vault)
Implement CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or equivalent), Git, and containerization (Docker)
Cultivate strong ownership, accountability, collaboration, and communication skills
The pay range for the role is $160,000 to $190,000. The specific offer will depend on an applicant's skills and other factors. This role may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program. Chubb offers a comprehensive benefits package, more details on which can be found on our careers website. The disclosed pay range estimate may be adjusted for the applicable geographic differential for the location in which the position is filled.
About Us
Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally.
At Chubb, we are committed to equal employment opportunity and compliance with all laws and regulations pertaining to it. Our policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions or opportunities of employment, without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, age, and pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law. Performance and qualifications are the only basis upon which we hire, assign, promote, compensate, develop and retain employees. Chubb prohibits all unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination or harassment.