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Position: Enterprise Architect – Underwriting Portfolio(s)
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.

The Enterprise Architect will join CNA as an individual contributor owning the overall architecture for their Scaled Agile aligned portfolio(s) aligned to US P&C Underwriting functions. The ideal candidate will have a solid foundation of Commercial P&C Insurance practices and Underwriting knowledge, as they will be instrumental in aligning the Underwriting business strategy with our technology vision and in driving innovative and effective solutions for a diverse and complex set of business problems.

The Enterprise Architect will be responsible for deconstructing a business problem into the required components and processes, identifying key decisions and solution trade-offs and ultimately defining the architectural solution direction that solve the problem. To this end, the EA must often bringing clarity to the ambiguous by creating concise and compelling stories and communications for various stakeholders. The individual will serve as the primary architectural leader in the assigned portfolio(s), 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.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Performs a combination of duties in accordance with departmental guidelines:

• Individual contributor accountable for end-to-end architecture solutions for business portfolio(s), serving as the principal designer for the portfolio within the context of a portfolio-level SAFe framework.

• Lead the alignment of business strategy and technology vision, working closely with senior business and technology leadership, fostering constructive tension and collaboration to shape and influence strategic decisions and drive innovative and effective solutions for complex business problems.

• Establish the portfolio level epic backlog, in collaboration with portfolio leadership, to enable strategic business and technology capabilities within the business area and identifying synergies across the enterprise.
• Drive architectural advancement through enabler initiatives, influencing cross - domain capabilities, foundational components and NFRs.

• Assess portfolio-level epics, deconstructing business problems to define architectural solution direction, and provide clarity to ambiguous situations.

• Responsible for establishing the technical blueprint and guiding principles for portfolio epics, encompassing conceptual architecture, contextual overview, capability interaction, and system interfaces, providing authoritative direction for the release train's feature development
• Align portfolio-level architecture with broader enterprise architecture initiatives, contributing to the development of architectural frameworks and strategies.

• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends, proposing technology adoption strategies to enhance business capabilities.

• Improve architectural practices, methodologies, and processes within the portfolio, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

• Assess and manage technical debt, prioritizing and addressing areas of improvement as part of the portfolio backlog.

• Provide leadership and guidance in the creation of architectural standards, principles, and best practices to ensure the coherence, security, and scalability of our technology landscape.

• Maintain conceptual overview of the portfolio including the inventory of the application landscape, application strategies, and risk scores associated to the applications.

• Support and coach System Architects in building their skillsets and ensuring alignment with standards and patterns. May perform additional duties as assigned.

Reporting Relationship Typically AVP or above

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Strategic and innovative leader within a technology organization, driving an architectural strategy…