Lead Solution Architect

CVS Health

  • Rhode Island
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 23 days ago
At CVS Health, we’re building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.As the nation’s leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues – caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.Position SummaryThe Lead Solution Architect is accountable for the business solution designs for key strategic initiatives including (but not limited to) 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 with Digital, Data and Analytics, IT, EA, Infrastructure and Security teams.This role will also require providing leadership, coaching and guidance to App Dev teams and developing PCW-applicable reference architectures for cloud-native applications to be applied to PCW apps targeted for refactor and optimization. The role calls for a hands on leader who can roll up your sleeves and help clear technical roadblocks for the team.*This position is open to multiple CVS locations for hybrid or fully remote anywhere in the USA.Required Qualifications
  • 8+ years in design/development experience
  • 2+ years of hands-on cloud implementation experience
  • Best in class technical subject matter expertise and domain knowledge
  • SME level understanding of cloud design and architecture for one or more public cloud provider (Azure, AWS, preferably GCP) to deliver large-scale distributed solutions across the full enterprise stack
  • SME level technical skills in the following areas: application, data, integration and, security architecture/design
  • SME level understanding of APIs (Rest, GraphQL, and gRPC) and microservices-based architecture is a must
  • Domain Driven Design: Be able to map the domain scope to Bounded Contexts /Microservices
  • Experience working with technologies that work as glue between modern applications and legacy infrastructure leveraging streaming platforms like Apache Kafka
  • Experience in enterprise development tools and methodologies (XP, Agile) including DevSecOps and DataOps
  • Hands-on technologists with coding skills and proficient 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 is a must
  • Facilitates adoption of cloud-native/cloud-first architectures.
Preferred Qualifications
  • . GCP Architect cloud certification is preferred.
Education
  • Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field required or equivelant experience
Pay RangeThe typical pay range for this role is:$118,450.00 - $284,280.00This 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 peopleWe take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include: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 and many other benefits depending on eligibility.For more information, visitWe anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 11/30/2025Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

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