We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.
Position Summary
CVS Health has a bold agenda to transform health care and empower millions of customers on their path to better health. We are creating new solutions to make health care more accessible, more integrated, and more reliable for more people. We are looking for passionate, motivated people who want to join a growing team to make a difference in customers' lives and who want to be on the ground floor of innovation that aims to reinvent what a health care company can be.
The Lead Architect, Solution Engineering will be responsible for the business solution designs that includes working at the business unit level developing the most advanced end-to-end solution architecture for highly complex and significant initiatives in partnership with key business and IT stakeholders. He will also be responsible to manage small team of architects doing similar work across various functional groups.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Manage small team of architects performing solution engineering for the PBM organization
- Provide solution design and guidance to ensure that the solution adheres to PSS Architecture Guiding Principles and standards while maximizing reuse of technology assets.
- Actively lead and participate in the Architecture community to drive modernization opportunities for the advancement of PBM technology while keeping in mind the complexities of our IT landscape
- Providing leadership, coaching and guidance to App Dev, Technology Services and Solutions.
- Lead and drive proofs-of-concept and technology deep-dives specific to partner technologies
- Advise and assist App development teams with technical roadblocks such as performance challenges within a solution in key strategic initiatives
Required Qualifications
- Technical skills in the following areas: Application and Integration Architecture, Domain Driven Design, Security and Automation along with a working knowledge of IT operations
- In depth understanding of APIs and microservices-based architecture
- Experience working with technologies that work as glue between modern apps and legacy infrastructure leveraging streaming platforms like Apache Kafka
- 5+ years in overall design/development experience
- In Depth cloud platform knowledge with major public cloud platform including GCP, AZURE and AWS
- 2+ years in hands-on AI/ML (including GenAI) experience and hands-on expertise with automating processes
Preferred Qualifications
- Health Care Industry domain knowledge
- Experience in enterprise development tools and methodologies (XP, Agile) including DevSecOps and DataOps
Education
- Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or related field required
- Master Degree in Computer Science or related field preferred
Pay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$118,450.00 - $260,590.00
This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
Skills Required
- Application and Integration Architecture experience
- Domain Driven Design
- Security and automation experience
- Working knowledge of IT operations
- In-depth understanding of APIs and microservices-based architecture
- Experience with streaming platforms (e.g., Apache Kafka)
- 5+ years overall design/development experience
- In-depth cloud platform knowledge (GCP, Azure, AWS)
- 2+ years hands-on AI/ML (including GenAI) experience and process automation
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
- Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
- Health care industry domain knowledge
- Experience with enterprise development methodologies (XP, Agile) including DevSecOps and DataOps
What We Do
CVS Health is the leading health solutions company that delivers care in ways no one else can. We reach people in more ways and improve the health of communities across America through our local presence, digital channels and our nearly 300,000 dedicated colleagues – including more than 40,000 physicians, pharmacists, nurses and nurse practitioners. Wherever and whenever people need us, we help them with their health – whether that’s managing chronic diseases, staying compliant with their medications, or accessing affordable health and wellness services in the most convenient ways. We help people navigate the health care system – and their personal health care – by improving access, lowering costs and being a trusted partner for every meaningful moment of health. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.







