Why USAA?
Let's do something that really matters.
At USAA, we have an important mission: facilitating the financial security of millions of U.S. military members and their families. Not all of our employees served in our nation's military, but we all share in the mission to give back to those who did. We're working as one to build a great experience and make a real impact for our members.
We believe in our core values of honesty, integrity, loyalty and service. They're what guides everything we do - from how we treat our members to how we treat each other. Come be a part of what makes us so special!
As a dedicated Technical Fellow Executive, you will be responsible for translating business needs into technical solutions and defining solutions to business problems through reasoned application of information technology specifically for the Life Insurance business and Corporate Shared Services such as IT, CFO and Legal. Designs, develops, and analyzes overall architecture of internal systems, including hardware and software. Determines integrated hardware and software architecture solutions that meet performance, scalability, reliability, and security needs. Coordinates design and integration of total system including subsystems. Researches and recommends technology to improve the current systems. Provides organizational leadership and technical vision, coupled with strong business acumen to deliver an efficient, sound, and industry leading technical platform.
We offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week. This position will optimally be based in San Antonio, TX. Alternatively, Plano, TX and Phoenix, AZ are secondary options.
The Opportunity
What you'll do:
Leads development and implementation of technical strategies to assure achievement of CoSA/organizational goals.
Serves as primary consultant to IT, executive management and other personnel in large-scale information technology efforts, which require extremely high degrees of analytical and creative ability.
Provides authoritative technical advice and expertise to senior management regarding systems development, hardware and software configurations for major corporate information systems.
Evaluates design and architecture of proposed systems to determine feasibility of new applications and/or assess business impacts on other systems.
Influences product direction and features for critical vendors.
Provides knowledge counsel to executive management on cross-divisional, cross-applications, and cross-technology issues.
Directs the assessment of integration and supports impacts of new, proposed, and existing technologies, and advises executive management.
Directs the scope, design, coordination, and implementation decisions concerning integration of the organization's broad spectrum of highly technical and complex computer and telecommunication systems.
Builds and oversees a team of Technical Architects supporting a technical portfolio of a CoSA through ongoing execution of recruiting, development, retention, coaching and support, performance management, and managerial activities.
Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.
What you have:
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Information Systems/Management or related field OR 4 years of related experience (in addition to the minimum years of experience required) may be substituted in lieu of degree.
10+ years of progressive Information Technology/IT development or implementation/consulting experience.
4+ years of leadership experience advocating, developing, and investing in the personal growth of the Technical Architect or Engineering communities.
Experience collaborating with key resources and stakeholders, influencing decisions and managing work to achieve strategic goals.
Demonstrated understanding of applications, server technology, networking and/or security.
Executive level business acumen in the areas of business operations, industry practices and emerging trends.
Ability to consider process, business impact, timing, budget, organization, strategy, and change management for any technology decision - and to be able to explain that to any audience, at any level, of any size.
Excellent leadership, creativity, communication, presentation, writing, and collaboration skills.
Ability to effectively contribute IT Architecture when assigned to provide technical leadership for high level, multi-effort business change and the highest complexity projects and initiatives that are directly linked to published enterprise goals and strategies.
Comprehensive knowledge of both current and emerging technologies that affect business.
Knowledge of IT related risk management framework and policies.
Certification based on the domain support such as: AWS - Certified Solution Architect, CTA - Salesforce, ITIL - Master Certification, TOGAF 9, or Zachman Certified Enterprise Architect.
What sets you apart:
Deep technical expertise in IT Architecture.
Demonstrated accomplishments developing, inspiring and leading highly technical talent.
Subject matter expertise in the Life Insurance industry and Shared Services functions, especially in IT or finance.
Proven successes leading the innovation, strategy and execution of major transformations within a large, complex, highly matrixed technology organization.
Demonstrated acumen for presenting to and influencing senior-most executives.
What we offer:
Compensation:
USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market position. The salary range for this position is: $188,330.00 - $338,990.00.
Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance or at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.
Long Term Incentive Plan: Cash payment for Executive level roles only, representing a cash payment which is both time and performance based.
Benefits:
At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.
For more details on our outstanding benefits, please visit our benefits page on USAAjobs.com.
Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis, this posting will remain open until the position is filled. Thus, interested candidates are encouraged to apply the same day they view this posting.
USAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
If you are an existing USAA employee, please use the internal career site in OneSource to apply.
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Find your purpose. Join our mission.
USAA is unlike any other financial services organization. The mission of the association is to facilitate the financial security of its members, associates and their families through provision of a full range of highly competitive financial products and services; in so doing, USAA seeks to be the provider of choice for the military community. We do this by upholding the highest standards and ensuring that our corporate business activities and individual employee conduct reflect good judgment and common sense, and are consistent with our core values of service, loyalty, honesty and integrity.
USAA attributes its long-standing success to its most valuable resource: our 35,000 employees. They are the heart and soul of our member-service culture. When you join us, you'll become part of a thriving community committed to going above for those who have gone beyond: the men and women of the U.S. military, their associates and their families. In order to play a role on our team, you don't have to be connected to the military yourself - you just need to share our passion for serving our more than 13 million members.
USAA is an EEO/AA Employer - applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
USAA is an EEO/AA Employer - applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
