Principal Solutions Architect – Enterprise Architecture & Modernization

Overview

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

As a Principal Solutions Architect, you will drive enterprise-wide technology strategy, architectural standards, and innovation across a complex, mission-critical environment. You’ll partner with business and IT teams to deliver robust, scalable solutions that advance our organizational objectives, maximize value, and minimize disruption.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish and enforce enterprise-wide architectural standards and methodologies.
• Drive architectural methodologies and standards within specific business units or substantial projects, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and technological advancements.
• Lead initiatives within the management of medical provider data, including provider demographic management, provider self-service, and value-based contracting.
• Lead the design and development of critical architectural solutions, from initial planning through implementation (Agile and Waterfall).
• Innovate by identifying, assessing, and integrating emerging technologies—including Cloud and AI—into architectural frameworks, with a focus on modernization and claims processing.
• Provide expert consultation on intricate technical challenges and enterprise-scale solutions.
• Evaluate solution options and recommend appropriate paths forward, balancing modernization with legacy asset value.
• Develop transition plans that enable cloud migration and technology upgrades with minimal business disruption.
• Collaborate with business units to ensure architectural solutions align with business goals and operational realities.
• Partner closely with delivery teams (BA, Tech Leads, QA, Project Management, Infrastructure) to ensure integrated execution.
• Oversee the replacement and integration of large-scale systems, including mainframe and cloud, across portfolios with hundreds of interconnected applications (e.g., Commercial Claims supporting over 1 million claims/day).

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years in technical roles spanning engineering, architecture, and enterprise delivery.
• 8+ years as a Solutions Architect designing distributed, event‑driven architectures (APIs, Microservices).
• 5+ years working with enterprise databases and integration tools (Cosmos DB, SQL Server, DB2, Data Stage, IIB, ODM).
• 5+ years of hands‑on development experience (Java, .NET, COBOL, Salesforce Service/Marketing Cloud).
• 5+ years architecting solutions on cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, AWS).
• 3+ years’ experience with complex integration ecosystems (50–60+ applications, 250+ integrations, high‑volume transactional environments).

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced certifications in architecture or cloud specific technology domains (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect).
• Hands-on experience with Agile and Waterfall delivery models.
• Familiarity with mainframe modernization, cloud-native design, and AI integration.
• Experience working in highly integrated, high-volume transaction environments.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Master’s degree preferred.

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$ – $

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.

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