Job Summary
The Enterprise Senior Architect, working under minimal supervision, holds a critical position in providing strategic guidance and leadership in shaping the organization's technology infrastructure. The role involves designing and implementing enterprise-level architectural solutions to support the company's business objectives. The role collaborates with key stakeholders to analyze business requirements, assess existing systems, and develop comprehensive technology strategies and is responsible for evaluating emerging technologies, conducting feasibility studies, and making recommendations for system enhancements and upgrades. The role also ensures the alignment of IT systems with industry best practices, security standards, and regulatory compliance.
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
Job Responsibilities
- Collaborates with key stakeholders, including business leaders and technology teams, to understand business goals, strategies, and requirements, and translates them into architectural plans and roadmaps.
- Develops and maintains the enterprise architecture framework, ensuring alignment with industry best practices, standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Defines and communicates the architectural vision, guiding principles, and standards to ensure consistency and coherence across the organization's IT infrastructure and systems.
- Conducts comprehensive analysis and assessment of the existing IT landscape, identifying areas for improvement, recommending architectural enhancements, and driving strategic transformation initiatives.
- Leads the design and development of enterprise-level architectural solutions, ensuring scalability, reliability, security, and performance to support the organization's business objectives.
- Evaluates emerging technologies and trends, assessing their potential impact on the insurance company's IT infrastructure, and providing recommendations for strategic investments and innovation.
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams, such as solution architects, developers, infrastructure engineers, and security specialists, to ensure the successful implementation and integration of architectural solutions.
- Provides technical leadership and guidance to project teams, assisting in the resolution of complex architectural issues, and ensuring adherence to architectural standards and guidelines.
- Conducts risk assessments and recommends risk mitigation strategies to address potential security vulnerabilities, data privacy concerns, and compliance requirements.
- Serves as a subject matter expert and consultant, advising stakeholders on technology trends, emerging architectures, and best practices to leverage IT solutions for competitive advantage within the insurance industry.
Job Qualifications
- 5-10 years of experience in Enterprise Architecture or Enterprise IT Strategy or a related field.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field and/or commensurate experience.
Location
Hybrid defined as three (3) or more days per week in the office.
Behavioral Competencies
- Collaborates
- Customer focus
- Communicates effectively
- Decision quality
- Nimble learning
Technical Skills
- Programming Language
- Agile Methodologies
- Network Architecture
- Architecture Modelling
- Cloud Computing
- Enterprise Architecture
- IT Operations and Infrastructure Services
- IT Service Management Methodologies and Frameworks
- API Development
This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.
About UsSkills Required
- 5-10 years of experience in Enterprise Architecture or Enterprise IT Strategy or a related field
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field and/or commensurate experience
Westfield Insurance Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Westfield Insurance and has not been reviewed or approved by Westfield Insurance.
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Retirement Support — A defined-benefit pension alongside a 401(k) with employer contributions is presented as a standout component and an uncommon combination today. Safe-harbor style 401(k) contributions are referenced, adding reliable long-term value.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — The package includes PTO, paid holidays, sick time, volunteer time off, and parental/caregiver leave. PTO levels are described as ample with increases over tenure and dedicated volunteer time.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness incentives and fitness reimbursement are available, with on-site amenities like a fitness center and cafeteria at the home office. Learning resources and recognition programs further support overall wellbeing.
Westfield Insurance Insights
What We Do
Founded in 1848, Westfield is a global leader in property and casualty insurance, delivering superior risk insights and innovative solutions to customers through a diverse portfolio of insurance products. Westfield underwrites commercial, personal, surety, and specialty lines of coverage through a network of leading independent agents and brokers in the United States and specialty products through Lloyd’s of London Syndicate 1200. As a mutual insurance company with more than 3,000 employees, Westfield has revenues in excess of $4 billion and more than $10 billion in assets.
