IT Specialist I - Early Career Leadership Development Program

Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC • Cranberry Township, PA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The IT Specialist I participates in Westinghouse’s Early Career Leadership Development Program (Catalyst), completing three eight-month rotations across IT Infrastructure & Operations (I&O), Applications (Apps), and Information Risk Management (IRM). The program develops technical and business acumen, leadership capabilities, and corporate stewardship while allowing participants to explore future career interests and contribute across GIS&T. The position is based in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, on a hybrid schedule with work from home two days per week. It reports to the Director, IT Strategy and Planning.

Participants support IT teams through planning, communication, collaboration, and disciplined execution. They learn each rotational area’s strategic direction, operating model, services, customers, risks, and performance priorities, and connect their work to Westinghouse’s strategy. They identify improvement opportunities, use analytical and process-improvement methods to recommend and help implement solutions, collaborate with global partners, and prepare updates and presentations for IT leaders. The program includes formal learning, assessments, mentoring, networking, feedback, practical application, and end-of-rotation goals and reviews. Participants identify a meaningful improvement project or initiative and present its recommendation, value, and outcomes to leadership at the end of the two-year experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in information technology, computer science, management information systems, cybersecurity, engineering, data analytics, business, or a related field, completed within two years of the program start date.
• Excellent analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate information into practical recommendations.
• Willingness to learn, develop, seek feedback, and take on increasing responsibility across different assignments.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities through academic, volunteer, or community experiences.
• Outstanding academic achievement, detailed on the resume.
• Ability to collaborate with team members in a global, cross-functional environment.
• Interest in building broad experience across infrastructure and operations, applications, and information risk management.

Responsibilities

• Support efforts that deliver measurable value across IT teams through planning, communication, collaboration, and disciplined execution.
• Develop an understanding of each rotational area's strategic direction, operating model, services, customers, risks, and performance priorities, and align work with Westinghouse's strategy.
• Identify improvement opportunities and use data analysis, process mapping, root-cause analysis, and partner input to recommend and help implement solutions.
• Build skills through formal learning, individual assessments, mentoring, networking, feedback, and practical application during each rotation.
• Work with global partners, communicate progress and recommendations, and prepare presentations or other deliverables for IT leaders.
• Complete end-of-rotation goals and feedback activities, participate in program office sessions, and apply lessons learned to subsequent assignments.
• Identify a meaningful improvement project or initiative during the program and present its recommendation, value, and outcomes to leadership at the conclusion of the two-year experience.
• Follow applicable security, privacy, compliance, and company requirements.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical benefits, potentially including medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, and a Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution options.
• Wellness programs, including an Employee Assistance Program for employees and household members.
• 401(k) with company match contributions.
• Paid vacations and company holidays.
• Opportunities for flexible work arrangements.
• Educational reimbursement and comprehensive career programs.
• Global recognition and service programs.
• Employee referral program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level