CVS Health · 2 months ago
Lead Director - Architecture - Agentic, AI/ML - Pharmacy Services
Buffalo Grove, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$144K/yr - $288K/yr
10+ years expCVS Health is a leading health solutions company focused on transforming health care. They are seeking a Lead Director to enhance their architecture team, ensuring that architectural solutions are current, scalable, and aligned with strategic goals while supporting technical capabilities in response to client demands.
Health CareMedicalPharmaceuticalRetailSales
Responsibilities
Strategic thinking – able to identify a vision along with the plans, which need to be implemented to meet the end goal, evaluating situations, decisions, and issues in the short, medium, and long term
Analytical thinking - able to simplify complex problems, processes or projects into component parts explore and evaluate them systematically
Collaborate with various areas of the organization including business partners, product owners, architecture, security mavens, and IT engineering teams to understand business requirements and design specifications
Collaborate with program delivery and engineering partners to define, refine and implement infrastructure and systems to provide secure and stable environments for co-developments, testing & training needs of our clients
Provide technical guidance and support during Requests for Proposals (RFPs), including Best and Final Offers (BAFO), Right to Negotiate (RTN), Performance Guarantee (PG) Reviews, and Contract Reviews. Coordinate with security and client services and other enterprise team as required
Develop and maintain technical diagrams and documentation that reflect the full scope of the PBM Network, ensuring they are updated to align with advancements in technology
Create multiple versions of diagrams tailored to different audiences, including existing clients with NDAs, prospective clients, and internal stakeholders
Ensure accurate and timely information is provided to clients, enhancing our tech-forward approach and supporting the overall client engagement strategy
Conduct research on emerging technologies, design principles, and development frameworks to ensure software solutions remain current, fresh, and future proof
Provide technical guidance in software design and development activities
Write clean, scalable, and maintainable code using best practices and design patterns
Design and implement complex software solutions for APIs, microservices, CI/CD, and real-time streaming pipelines on cloud platforms (Azure or GCP)
Qualification
Required
10+ years of technology delivery experience in designing, developing, and deploying production-ready systems
5+ years of experience working on Azure or GCP Cloud Applications/services
7+ years of relevant work experience in designing and building software applications with expertise in one or more modern programming languages such as Java, Python, FastAPI, Go, as well as the following: Relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, Azure SQL) and NoSQL databases (Mongo DB or Cosmos DB), Messaging systems like Apache Kafka, MQ etc, and Container Orchestration Frameworks like Kubernetes, Docker etc
5+ years of experience in one or more of the framework such as Angular, React, Vue.js, jQuery and CSS framework Bootstrap
5+ years of experience leading software development projects by setting project goals, monitoring progress, tracking milestones, communication with stakeholders regarding project issues, and mentoring junior developers as needed
In depth understanding of APIs and microservices-based architecture
Proven experience in AI and agentic solution development, including: Designing and deploying intelligent agents and autonomous workflows, Integrating AI/ML models into cloud-native applications, Leveraging LLMs, vector databases, and orchestration frameworks to build agentic systems, Applying prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and multi-agent collaboration patterns
Preferred
Health Care Industry domain knowledge
Experience in enterprise development tools and methodologies (XP, Agile) including DevSecOps and DataOps
Experience integrating with legacy mainframe/mid-range AS400 applications including developing roadmaps for modernization of the applications
Benefits
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.
Company
CVS Health
CVS Health is a health solutions company that provides an integrated healthcare services to its members.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4BKey Investors
Michigan Economic Development CorporationStarboard Value
2025-08-15Post Ipo Debt· $4B
2025-07-17Grant· $1.5M
2019-11-25Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
David Joyner
President and CEO
Chandra McMahon
SVP & CISO
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