• Job Description

  Req#: R-1708

  You have a clear vision of where your career can go. And we have the leadership to help you get there. At CNA, we strive to create a culture in which people know they matter and are part of something important, ensuring the abilities of all employees are used to their fullest potential.

  CNA seeks to offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to our employees that helps them — and their family members — achieve their physical, financial, emotional and social wellbeing goals.
  
  For a detailed look at CNA’s benefits, check out our Candidate’s Guide.

  The Enterprise Architect will join CNA as an individual contributor owning the overall architecture for the claim portfolio. They will be instrumental in aligning business strategy with our technology vision and driving innovative and effective solutions for a diverse and complex set of business problems. The Enterprise Architect will be responsible for decomposing a business problem into the required components and processes, the decisions that need to be made, defining the architectural solution that ultimately solves the problem, and bringing clarity. The individual will serve as the primary architectural leader in the portfolio, providing leadership to both the business and technology teams to drive solution directions and recommendations that advance the strategic goals and vision of both business and technology.
  
  We are open to candidates anywhere in the US or Canada

  JOB DESCRIPTION:

  Essential Duties & Responsibilities

  Performs a combination of duties in accordance with departmental guidelines:

  • Accountable for the overall end to end architecture for solutions associated to a business domain(s), serving as the principal designer for the portfolio.

  • Responsible for establishing a technology strategy and roadmap in conjunction with business leadership to enable strategic business and technology capabilities, describing the evolution of enterprise portfolios from current state to future state.

  • Partner with business leadership to consult on technology solutions, provide governance, oversight and strategic insight to all work in the domain and identify cross domain/ enterprise synergies and impacts across business areas

  • Evaluates overall risk scores for all technology assets supporting the domain and develops the strategic disposition for all applications

  • Recommends initiatives to advance business capabilities and mature/simplify technology capabilities as part of the domain roadmap and identify synergies across the enterprise portfolios

  • Develop architectural strategies for cross domain/ enterprise capabilities that serve as foundational components for the business

  • Research industry and emerging trends in technology as it relates to the business domains and recommend appropriate use cases and considerations for advancement

  • Serve as primary leader driving initial phases for large initiatives to identify and solve for critical business decisions, solution assessments, and recommended architecture

  • Owns conceptual solution overview including contextual, component, integration/data flow designs and systems impacted systems in order to solve business problem.

  May perform additional duties as assigned.

  Reporting Relationship

  Typically AVP or above

  Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

  • Strategic and innovative leader within a technology organization, passionate about advancing an overall architectural strategy and vision.

  • Understanding of agile methodologies and application of enterprise architecture principles to the development lifecycle.

  • Ability to design target state solution architectures leveraging modern decoupled, event based, API enabled architecture frameworks.

  • Strong knowledge of contemporary technology and business trends that allows architecture to solve problems in a creative and cost effective manner.

  • Deep understanding of business area's functions and processes, both within the organization and across the industry

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal and consultative skills to work effectively and build partnerships and relationships across the organization.

  • Complex problem solving skills with the ability to effectively and succinctly articulate an approach and solution for solving to both business and technology partners.

  • Understanding of end to end architecture processes and procedures, with familiarities with EA frameworks (e.g. TOGAF) preferred

  Education & Experience

  • Degree in Business Information Systems, Computer Science or equivalent experience.

  • Typically a minimum of nine years of solid, diverse work experience in technology including experience with business analysis and solution implementation.

  • Experience leading complex project teams and engaging with senior level business partners

  • Prior experience with Guidewire ClaimCenter and claim administration processes REQUIRED

  • Experience in commercial insurance industry and applicable certifications preferred

  • Open to travel to Chicago as needed.

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  CNA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in the recruitment process. To request an accommodation, please contact leaveadministration@cna.com .

• About the company

  CNA offers a broad portfolio of property and casualty business insurance solutions that allow you to better manage your risks and grow profitably.

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