Job Description:
• Enable technology solutions that meet business strategy and drive business value
• Define and collaborate on roadmaps, architectures, standards, best-practice documents, and starter-code reference implementations
• Evaluate market trends and execute buy-versus-build decisions
• Assess costs and impacts on targeted business outcomes
• Define future-state architecture for AI, APIs, data stores, cloud infrastructure, cloud services, and microservices
• Consult with technology and business partners to optimize applications and systems using modern architecture and AI
• Maintain a strategic vision aligned with CVS Health platform capabilities, business drivers, and technology trends
• Define enterprise frameworks that promote reuse, reduce cost, manage risk, and increase speed to market
• Build relationships with technology and business partners to establish trust and influence decisions
• Guide, direct, and mentor engineers and stakeholders on application architecture and design
• Ensure non-functional requirements including performance, availability, failover, scalability, and security are met
• Participate in high-level estimation
• Mentor and coach junior architects and drive continuous improvement
Requirements:
• 15+ years of relevant work experience, including 8+ years in architecture
• 10+ years of experience building large-scale business applications using modern technologies and architecture
• 10+ years of experience designing complex integrations focused on performance engineering and loose coupling using APIs, microservices, and event-driven architecture
• 8+ years of experience with modern languages, frameworks, and technologies
• 6+ years of experience facilitating implementation of north star architectures through mentoring, POCs, starter code, and collaborative activities
• Expert-level understanding of architectural methodologies and best practices
• Recognized technical leader with full-stack technology knowledge and expertise in one or more technical subjects
• Experience connecting architectural approaches to strategic business decisions
• Substantial experience with requirements analysis, estimation, systems and application design, and testing
• Experience defining architecture using the C4 model or equivalent
• Expert understanding of architectural methodologies, standards, governance, design patterns, and best practices
• Technical depth in AI/ML/Agentic AI, cloud, data platforms, hybrid solutions, and operating at scale
• Excellent collaboration, influencing, negotiation, coaching, and coalition-building skills
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field
• Preferred: experience with Agile methodology or SAFe practices
• Preferred: experience in AI architecture and practical application of AI technologies
• Preferred: experience with Generative AI, Agentic AI, and Ambient Agents
• Preferred: self-starter who is naturally inquisitive
Benefits:
• CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program
• Award target in the company’s equity award program
• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Paid time off
• Retirement savings options
• Wellness programs
• Other resources supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being