Vice President, Chief Architect- Cyber

Senior Leader Opportunity

Collaborative Environment, Transformational Initiatives, and a Growing Team! Are you passionate about technology and business transformation? Are you looking for a leadership role that offers flexibility and the opportunity to make a significant impact? If so, we are seeking a senior leader to join the Travelers Enterprise Technology Services Enterprise Architecture team, supporting our Cybersecurity organization. As part of this strategic and collaborative organization, you will help transform our business and technology capabilities. You will report directly to the VP, Enterprise Chief Architect, with a dual reporting relationship to the Chief Information Security Officer and you will collaborate with senior technology, business, and functional leaders to influence and innovate solutions that impact Travelers' business. Let us help you accelerate your career as we grow our team and transform our business

Scope:

• Responsible for architecture for our cyber security organization, which provides oversight and support for our technology and business partners while leading a team of Cybersecurity Architects of varying levels.

Cybersecurity Zero Trust Architecture:

• Advancing the target-state Cybersecurity Zero Trust architecture for the enterprise across all security domains including endpoint, mobile, web, access, encryption, network security, visibility, application, and data security concepts.
• Securing cloud-native infrastructure and container platforms
• Implementing security frameworks for API ecosystems and digital platforms
• Developing security patterns for AI platforms and enterprise data ecosystems
• Ensuring security architecture aligns with enterprise modernization initiatives
• Define architecture to address Identity and Access Management modernization as well as threat mitigation techniques.

Technical Execution:

• Define and lead technology proof of concepts to ensure feasibility of architecture solutions.
• Proactively identify opportunities to capitalize on technology advances through analysis of key industry and technology trends to assess potential impact on the enterprise.
• Drive continuous technology transformation to minimize technical debt.
• Conduct hands-on prototyping of new technology solutions.
• Partner with Technology and Business leadership to ensure proper alignment with technology direction and execution of proof of technologies.

Strategic Accountability:

• Provide strong thought leadership in pursuit of modern architecture principles and technology modernization.
• Provide visionary leadership to a high-performing team, aligning individual goals with broader organizational objectives
• Engage with senior leadership within Technology and Business to develop architecture priorities and direction to enable business imperatives and gain buy-in.
• Prepare and deliver communications to convey architectural direction.
• Drive strategic relationships and champion organizational buy-in.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Ideal Candidate Requirements

• Technical Expertise & Education:
• Bachelor's degree in technology-related field or equivalent, with 8 to 10 years of architecture experience.
• Advanced level architecture and recent hands-on strong engineering experience with modern technologies.
• Successful execution of complex, large scale technology strategies.
• AWS Security Specialty Certification preferred.
• Strong understanding of Identity and Access Management (IAM) approaches, technology and procedure.
• Working knowledge of Zero Trust principles, application security, and threat/vulnerability management.
• Demonstrated proficiency in designing security solutions that align to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and Cloud Security Alliance methodologies
• Leadership & Influence:
• Advanced leadership skills with the ability to leverage cross-functional networks to collaborate with architecture and engineering leaders on problem-solving, build company-wide credibility, prioritize critical architectural challenges, and strengthen the Architecture organization through knowledge sharing, mentoring, and creating development opportunities for team members.
• Proven track record of influencing C-level leadership.
• Strategic & Business Acumen:
• Extensive experience working in an agile operational model.
• Advanced experience supporting transformational change. Able to adjust plans, priorities and strategies in response to changing circumstances.
• Experience developing technology target states and roadmaps that align to short- and long-term business goals.
• Insurance technology experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of value creation and business capability models.
• Strong knowledge of the insurance industry.
• Advanced experience identifying and analyzing current/future problems and opportunities, evaluating information to understand root causes, and exploring alternative solutions for effective decision-making.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with colleagues to achieve mutually responsible results.
• Extensive experience exercising sound judgment, making decisions and committing to a position.
• Advanced and effective verbal, written and listening communication skills.

Must Have Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, related STEM field, or its equivalent in education and/or work experience.
• 10 additional years of architecture/software engineering experience.
• 5 years of technical leadership experience.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
• Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
• Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
• Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
• Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.

Employment Practices

Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.

In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions.

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Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.

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