# System Architect Director - AI Innovation

Hiring organization: [CNA Financial](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cna-financial)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/9e5efb5b-d00f-4737-ad82-1c8677a370e3

Listed on CNA Financial's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Director
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Salary: 97000 – 189000 USD per year

## Summary

This director-level role leads AI innovation architecture and delivery across enterprise programs, building teams to develop scalable AI solutions from prototype through production. It suits experienced software architects with deep generative AI expertise, strong people leadership skills, and hands-on ability to drive adoption of agentic systems in regulated environments.

_Our summary, not CNA Financial's wording._

## Skills named

CI/CD, Gemini, Multi-Agent Systems, Prompt Engineering, Python, Scaled Agile Framework

## Required

- Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, engineering, or equivalent
- 10+ years in software engineering and technical delivery with large-scale distributed systems
- 5+ years in system/solution architecture
- 5+ years managing and mentoring technical teams
- Hands-on expertise in Python, AI, and cloud platforms including GCP
- Deep knowledge of generative AI and LLM solution patterns
- Agentic system design capability including orchestration and safe autonomy controls
- Knowledge grounding and retrieval systems expertise
- Responsible AI, security, and compliance-by-design practices
- SAFe leadership experience

## Nice to have

- Master's degree in AI, Machine Learning, Data Science, or Software Engineering
- Experience in consulting and regulated domains like insurance or financial services

Apply on CNA Financial's site: https://cna.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CNA_Careers/job/Chicago-IL-USA/System-Architect-Director---AI-Innovation_R-7527