Distinguished Architect, CVS Health

CVS Health

Location:
United States, Remote

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

175100.00 - 334750.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

We are seeking a highly experienced and technically skilled Distinguished Architect specializing in applied AI to help drive our technology organization’s future strategy. This role will require a deep understanding of the application of generative AI to business applications. The successful candidate will be responsible for architecting innovative reference architectures that meets the needs of the broader technology organization, ensuring simplicity, security and scalability.

Job Responsibility:

Be part of a team responsible for enabling the technology solutions that meets our business strategy and drives business value
Define and collaborate on the creation of roadmaps, architectures, standards, best practice documents and starter code reference implementations that will accelerate delivery for our technology teams to execute on the future direction of CVS Health including a focus on applied AI
Evaluate market trends, execute buy vs. build decisions and assess cost and the impact on targeted business outcomes
Define future state reference architecture related to the application of AI across the enterprise
Collaborate and consult with technology and business partners to optimize business applications and systems to adopt AI technology in a responsible manner
Spearhead the definition and collaborate on the creation of AI patterns for the enterprise that promote reuse, reduces cost, manages risk, and increases speed to market
Possess a mastery in effectively building and maintaining strong relationships with technology and business partners to establish trust and influence key business outcomes and decisions
Ensure all Non-Functional Requirements (e.g. performance, availability and fail-over, scalability, security, etc.) are properly articulated, and work with all parties to guarantee that the software products that are delivered meet these objectives
Be a thought leader, mentor and coach architects and seek the opportunity to bring in continuous improvements to implement
Strategize and outline long-term architectural plans for a complex technology environment

Requirements:

15+ years of relevant work experience (10+ years in architecture)
10+ years of experience architecting / designing complex solutions
10+ years of experience facilitating implementation of north star architectures by delivery teams through mentoring and building POCs, starter code, and other collaborative activities
Recognized technical leader with broad technology knowledge and recognized as an expert in one or more technical subjects related to applied AI
Broad (and hands-on) technology expertise in the following areas: GenAI models, AI pipelines, model fine tuning, prompt engineering, RAG architectures, vector stores, MCP, AI-related frameworks (e.g. Langchain), AI agents (e.g. LangGraph), modern application architecture
Substantial experience with requirements analysis, estimation, systems design, and testing
Expert understanding of architectural methodologies and the development of standards, architectural governance, design patterns and best practices
Excellent collaboration, influencing, negotiation, coaching and coalition-building skills

Nice to have:

Experience developing architecture using agile methodology or SAFe practices
Public cloud expertise
Master’s or PhD. degree

What we offer:

Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan
No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching
Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
September 30, 2025

Expiration:
December 01, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Remote work

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