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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Solution Architect - **Company:** The Hartford - **Location:** Columbus, OH, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $131,600.0 - $197,400.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Applications Architecture, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Event-Driven Programming, JSON, OAuth, OpenID, Reliability Engineering, Cloud Services, Responsive Web Design, Search Technologies, Service-Oriented Architecture, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Systems Integration, ReactJS, Large Language Models, HybridCloud, Customer Identity Access Management, Single Page Application, AngularJS, Kubernetes, Front End Software Development, Api Design, Microservices - **Published:** September 1, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.themuse.com/jobs/thehartford/solution-architect-c6832b ## About the Role * 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 applications utilizing contemporary frameworks such as Angular/React . * Experience designing and implementing cloud-based solutions utilizing Microservices or API-based integrations with a clear understanding of JSON, REST, and HTTP standards. * Clear understanding of cloud, hybrid cloud, and container deployment architectures including building cloud-ready applications and container orchestration systems. * Fluency in platform and product thinking , solution KPIs, reliability engineering, and cost management. * Strong written, verbal, and influence skills-comfortable engaging senior leaders and mentoring engineers across a matrixed org. * Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent practical experience * Cloud certifications and architecture certifications are strongly preferred. 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. ## Description 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. ## Related Videos - [Keeping applications secure by evolving OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100152-keeping-applications-secure-by-evolving-oauth-2-0-and-openid-connect) - [Next Level Enterprise Architecture: Modular, Flexible, Scalable, Multichannel and AI-Ready?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1017-next-level-enterprise-architecture-modular-flexible-scalable-multichannel-and-ai-ready) - [Delegating the chores of authenticating users to Keycloak](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1558-delegating-the-chores-of-authenticating-users-to-keycloak) - [Tips and Tricks for Working with JSON](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1229-tips-and-tricks-for-working-with-json) - [Delay the AI Overlords: How OAuth and OpenFGA Can Keep Your AI Agents from Going Rogue](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1637-delay-the-ai-overlords-how-oauth-and-openfga-can-keep-your-ai-agents-from-going-rogue) - [Introducing JSON Structure](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100219-introducing-json-structure) ## Related Articles - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Why Attend a Developer Event in 2026?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/688-why-attend-a-developer-event-in-2026) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence)