Senior Solution Architect, CVS Health

CVS Health

Location:
United States

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

92700.00 - 203940.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

The Senior Solution Architect is accountable for the business solution designs for key strategic initiatives including developing architectures that represent business, applications/integration, data, infrastructure, platform, and security architectures. In this role you will create solution architecture for key strategic initiatives including developing architectures and runways that represent business, application/integration, data, infrastructure, platform, and security architectures, partnering within Data, Digital, Analytics, and Technology teams.

Job Responsibility:

End to End Solution Architecture: Drives solutions from cradle to grave for a given enterprise-grade system or systems
Buy vs Build Analysis: Experience in performing Buy vs Build analysis based on the qualitative and quantitative analysis across the available options
Architecture and design reviews: Contributor role in architecture design reviews within the Architecture community to drive modernization opportunities
Trusted advisor: Act as a trusted advisor to application, security, and platform teams, driving alignment on strategies and patterns
Application profile identification: Leverage technical expertise and domain knowledge to identify Aetna apps targeted for refactor and optimization for cloud
Proof of concept technology support: Contribute towards proofs-of-concept and technology deep-dives specific to partner technologies
Clear technical roadblocks: Advise and assist Application development teams with technical roadblocks such as performance challenges within a solution
Cost optimization identification: Engage with appropriate stakeholders to recommend or assess opportunities to drive cost efficiencies
Tech Debt: Manage tech debt within a given portfolio and develop solution proposals to reduce them

Requirements:

5+ years of design/development experience
1+ years of hands-on cloud implementation experience
Technical subject matter expertise and domain knowledge
Hands on understanding of cloud design and architecture for one or more public cloud service provider (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc)
Hands on technical skills in application, data, integration and security architecture/design
Hands on understanding of APIs (Rest, GraphQL, gRPC) and microservices-based architecture
Experience working with technologies that work as glue between modern applications and legacy infrastructure leveraging streaming platforms like Kafka
Ability to collaborate with Aetna Tech, Enterprise Architecture, Operations, and Security to deliver solutions
Experience in enterprise development tools and methodologies (XP, Agile) including DevSecOps and DataOps
Hands-on technologists with coding skills and proficiency in modern technology stacks (Cloud, DevOps, Kafka etc.)
Understanding of both SQL and NoSQL database technologies as well as Cloud database technologies
Demonstrable hands-on experience
Facilitates adoption of cloud-native/cloud-first architecture
Experience integrating with legacy mainframe/mid-range applications including developing roadmaps for modernization
Bachelor's degree in computer science/related field required or equivalent experience

Nice to have:

Experience in the Healthcare Payor Industry
AWS/GCP/Azure Architect cloud certification
Architectural/technical understanding of Gen AI (RAG/chain frameworks, Vector DB searches and embeddings, Agentic AI, etc.)

What we offer:

Affordable medical plan options
401(k) plan with matching company contributions
Employee stock purchase plan
No-cost wellness screenings
No-cost tobacco cessation and weight management programs
No-cost confidential counseling and financial coaching
Paid time off
Flexible work schedules
Family leave
Dependent care resources
Colleague assistance programs
Tuition assistance
Retiree medical access

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
November 20, 2025

Expiration:
February 28, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Remote work

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