Citizens is pleased to offer this opportunity in the Jacksonville or Tallahassee, FL area. At Citizens, we’re building a workforce of top achievers committed to our company’s mission and vision. Our company values the knowledge that comes from experienced and dedicated individuals with a variety of backgrounds, in or out of insurance.
Citizens’ Mission is to provide property insurance protection in Florida to those who are, in good faith, unable to obtain coverage through the private market while also providing the utmost in customer service. Our Values are public service, integrity, respect, responsiveness and sound judgment. We strive to not only provide affordable insurance products and services but also to provide sound financial responsibility to the citizens of Florida.
At Citizens, we are a team of dedicated, service-minded professionals committed to our policyholders. Come achieve and maximize your potential with us!

This role will play a major role in high visibility Enterprise Transformation, responsible for understanding Citizens' architecture current state, what the “to-be” state will be, and how will the organization get to the “to be” state as a group. As an Enterprise Security Architect, you will be responsible for leading the creation of security architecture strategies, developing, and maintaining security reference architectures, and creating high-level security architecture blueprints to establish a secure foundation for critical business initiatives.
You will work collaboratively with other stakeholders to understand business requirements and create security blueprints that align with business goals and objectives. Additionally, you will evaluate emerging security technologies and determine their potential impact on the enterprise. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of security architecture principles, frameworks, and best practices, as well as a strong technical background in security technologies and solutions.
Job Duties:
Future State Architecture: Identify, design, and roadmap the to-be state (related to your assigned architecture domain) for the purpose of aligning technology investments with IT and business objectives. Complete IT Strategy documents to establish the direction of future state architecture. Utilize the Enterprise Architecture Tool and Repository to provide future state views when applicable.
Relationship Management: Establish and maintain contacts with departments associated with your assigned architecture domain (Systems/Applications, Security, Information, Technology) to understand activities, drivers, requirements, and alternatives being considered and/or implemented. Managing relationships with those key leads to staying connected, and influence alignment with future state architecture.
Architecture Consulting: Collaborate with relevant Agile members (business, development, architects, etc.) to define architecture blueprints, contribute to non-functional requirements, ensure alignment with strategies, and advance maturity of capabilities to deliver value.
Governance: Promote Agile Architecture with the appropriate level of governance and verification as part of the delivery process to minimize overhead, ensure continuous flow of value, and balance intentional design with emergent design. Lead assigned governance activities following established processes for meeting logs, highlights, etc...
Innovation: Analyze and track technology industry and market trends and determine their potential impact on the enterprise. Conduct proof-of-concept solutions and make recommendations. Participate in vendor and product evaluations.
Reference Architecture and Patterns: Create and maintain reference architectures to guide the direction of initiatives towards the future state architecture. Develop, propose, promote, and champion standards, best practices, and design patterns. Assist delivery teams with knowledge transfer regarding use of those standards and patterns. Create and maintain content for the Enterprise Architecture web site.

• Bachelor’s Degree OR 3 years relevant experience, OR a combination of college education and relevant experience equivalent to 3 years (Computer Science, Information Technology or related program)
• TOGAF certification (or within 6 months of hire).

Relevant Experience:

• 8 or more years of experience in one or more of the following architecture domains: Application/Systems; Technology/Infrastructure; Information/Data; Security. 3 or more years of experience as an enterprise architect, technical architect, or senior systems engineer 2 or more years of experience as a team lead or experience leading projects.

Technical Skills:

• Experience or familiarity w/ at least one EA Frameworks/Methodologies like TOGAF/Zachman.
• Experience or Certification in SAFE.
• Knowledge of experience in Property & Casualty insurance Industry.
• Experience in Cloud Technology implementation.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to create high-level security architecture blueprints to establish a secure foundation for critical business initiatives.
• Ability to develop and implement security architecture solutions that align with business goals and objectives.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with different stakeholders.
• Ability to provide guidance and support to the IT Security department on security architecture matters.
• Ability to provide thought leadership and guidance on security architecture strategies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and resolve complex security issues.
• Ability to lead and facilitate security architecture reviews and discussions with business and technical stakeholders.
• Ability to create and maintain security architecture documentation and models.
• Ability to evaluate emerging security technologies and determine their potential impact on the enterprise.
• Ability to provide technical guidance and support to project teams to ensure security requirements are integrated into project plans and solutions.

Preferred Knowledge:

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or similar certification
• Enterprise Architecture Tools such as Avolution.
• Enterprise architecture principles and frameworks, such as TOGAF
• Security architecture principles, frameworks, and best practices
• Industry security standards and regulations, such as NIST, ISO, PCI-DSS, and GDPR
• Network and infrastructure security, including firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and network segmentation.
• Identity and access management, including authentication, authorization, and directory services.
• Cloud security principles and best practices, including cloud security models and control.
• Mobile security principles and best practices, including mobile device management and mobile application security.
• Cryptography and encryption principles and best practices
• Security compliance and governance principles and best practices
• Threat intelligence and security monitoring, including security information and event management (SIEM) and threat intelligence platforms.
• Application security principles and best practices, including secure software development methodologies and security testing.
• Emerging security technologies and their potential impact on the enterprise
• Security risk management methodologies, including risk assessments, threat modeling, and vulnerability management.

We offer unlimited career potential, excellent training and development opportunities, and a structured Career Development program to explore future roles of interest while growing and developing in your existing role.

• Citizens offers a competitive compensation and benefits package that includes comprehensive medical/dental, Retirement Savings Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, EAP, Tuition Reimbursement, Community Service and much more!
• Retirement savings plan with a generous company match
• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Company Paid employee basic life insurance and short-term disability.
• Generous paid time off: vacation, sick and holiday leave
• Employee Assistance and Wellness Programs
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional and leadership development opportunities
• Company Paid Parking
• Employee recognition programs
• Relocation assistance (where applicable)
• Community and volunteering opportunities
• Casual dress

We offer unlimited career potential, excellent training and development opportunities, and a structured Career Development program to explore future roles of interest while growing and developing in your existing role.
Citizens offers a competitive compensation and benefits package that includes comprehensive medical/dental, Retirement Savings Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, EAP, Tuition Reimbursement, Community Service and much more!
Retirement savings plan with a generous company match
Medical, dental and vision coverage
Company Paid employee basic life insurance and short-term disability
Generous paid time off: vacation, sick and holiday leave
Employee Assistance and Wellness Programs
Tuition reimbursement
Professional and leadership development opportunities
Company Paid Parking
Employee recognition programs
Relocation assistance (where applicable)
Community and volunteering opportunities
Casual dress
Citizens is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.