Director, AI Innovation & System Architecture

CNA Insurance; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 97,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

CNA Insurance is looking for a System Architect Director to provide technical authority across programs and lead architecture for scalable AI solutions. The role requires strong knowledge in distributed systems and a background in AI.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software engineering, especially with Python and cloud platforms like GCP. This position offers competitive compensation ranging from $97,000 to $189,000 annually.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field required; master's preferred.
• 10+ years in software engineering with large-scale systems.
• 5+ years in system/solution architecture and people leadership.

Responsibilities

• Owns and evolves architecture for scalable AI solutions.
• Delivers AI solutions from prototype to production.
• Builds and leads innovative AI talent and teams.

Skills

Systems architecture expertise

Applied AI / GenAI depth

Agentic system design capability

Ontology and semantic layer proficiency

Knowledge grounding and retrieval expertise

AIOps engineering strength

Responsible AI, security, and compliance

Strong SDLC and hands-on engineering skills

Scaled Agile (SAFe) leadership

Exceptional leadership and communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, Engineering

Master's degree in AI, ML, Data Science

Tools

Python

GCP Agent platform

Gemini

Job description

CNA Insurance is looking for a System Architect Director to provide technical authority across programs and lead architecture for scalable AI solutions. The role requires strong knowledge in distributed systems and a background in AI.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software engineering, especially with Python and cloud platforms like GCP. This position offers competitive compensation ranging from $97,000 to $189,000 annually.