Senior IT Architect

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior IT Architect to join our team at Erie Insurance. As a key member of our IT organization, you will play a critical role in driving the development and implementation of our IT strategy.

The Senior IT Architect will be responsible for creating an environment where full context is provided to drive strategy for moderately complex, transformative initiatives. You will develop and validate the IT architecture against the requirements of the business for initiatives of moderate architectural impact. Additionally, you will set direction and achieve alignment around the IT strategy and determine the best path to achieve it.

• Applies focus to driving change within people as change leaders, catalyzers, influencers, etc.
• Aligns investments to business outcomes by providing the direction and artifacts for how people, processes, technology, and information combine to improve business capabilities.
• Actively matures discipline based on industry and internal best practices.
• Actively engages with partners to define business outcomes. Clearly articulates business and technical concepts so others can understand the context of our investments.
• Provides outside-in (external, industry, customer, etc.) and outcome-based perspective to drive change that reduces expenses, enables business agility, and improves competitive position.
• Ensures flexibility of change to future-proof investment by providing the ability to re-configure or pivot as necessary with less switching costs.
• Drives collaboration across disparate groups on broad topics towards decisionable results and provides appropriate levels of open communication.
• Utilizes sufficient facts and sound business judgment to influence decision makers in an evolving environment and captures those decisions in meaningful artifacts.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Bachelor's degree in IT, MIS, Business or related field, plus five years' related experience, or;
• Associate's degree in a technical field, plus seven years' related experience, or;
• High School Diploma plus nine years' related experience.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Premier health, prescription, dental, and vision benefits for you and your dependents.
• Coverage begins your first day of work.
• Low contributions to medical and prescription premiums.
• We currently pay up to 97% of employees' monthly premium costs.
• Pension.
• We are one of only 13 Fortune 500 companies to offer a traditional pension plan. Full-time employees are vested after five years of service.
• 401(k) with up to 4% contribution match.
• The 401(k) is offered in addition to the pension.
• Paid time off.
• Paid vacation, personal days, sick days, bereavement days and parental leave.
• Career development.
• Including a tuition reimbursement program for higher education and industry designations.

Erie Insurance is a Fortune 500 company that offers a diverse and inclusive work environment. We have over 5,000 employees and over 2,200 independent agencies. Our employees work in the Home Office complex located in Erie, PA, and in our Field Offices that span 12 states and the District of Columbia.

We strive to be Above all in Service to our customers-and to our employees. That's why Erie Insurance offers you an exceptional benefits package, including:

Premier health, prescription, dental, and vision benefits for you and your dependents.

Coverage begins your first day of work.

Low contributions to medical and prescription premiums.

We currently pay up to 97% of employees' monthly premium costs.

Pension.

We are one of only 13 Fortune 500 companies to offer a traditional pension plan. Full-time employees are vested after five years of service.

401(k) with up to 4% contribution match.

The 401(k) is offered in addition to the pension.

Paid time off.

Paid vacation, personal days, sick days, bereavement days and parental leave.

Career development.

Including a tuition reimbursement program for higher education and industry designations.

Additional benefits that include company-paid basic life insurance; short-and long-term disability insurance; orthodontic coverage for children and adults; adoption assistance; fertility and infertility coverage; well-being programs; paid volunteer hours for service to your community; and dollar-for-dollar matching of your charitable gifts each year.