CVS Health · 1 day ago
Executive Director, Digital Architecture
Sacramento, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$175K/yr - $335K/yr
15+ years expCVS Health is committed to building a world of health around every individual, and they are seeking an Executive Director of Architecture to lead the enterprise technology strategy. This role is responsible for defining and governing the end-to-end architecture strategy across various domains, ensuring cohesive, scalable, and secure architectures that align with business outcomes.
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Responsibilities
Enterprise Architecture Vision & Strategy
Define and own the enterprise architecture north star, principles, and reference architectures
Establish clear architectural direction across:
Digital Experience (web, mobile, chat, IVR)
Platforms & APIs
Integrations & eventing
Data & analytics
AI & Agentic systems
Cloud, reliability, and security
Ensure architecture aligns with business value streams and outcomes, not just technology domains
Solution & Domain Architecture Leadership
Provide architectural leadership for top-priority, cross-domain initiatives (e.g., connected ecosystem, SSOTs, AI transformation, platform modernization)
Guide teams on build vs buy vs partner decisions
Ensure architectures are API-first, event-driven, cloud-native, and modular
Drive reuse through shared services, common patterns, and platforms
Architecture Governance & Decisioning
Establish and run architecture governance that enables speed, not bureaucracy
Define standards, guardrails, and decision frameworks (not rigid rules)
Lead architecture reviews for major initiatives, focusing on:
Scalability
Security & privacy
Reliability & resiliency
Cost efficiency
Long-term maintainability
Resolve architectural tradeoffs and conflicts across teams and orgs
AI, Data & Emerging Technology Architecture
Partner closely with Digital AI to define:
AI & Agentic AI reference architectures
RAG, orchestration, observability, and safety patterns
Human-in-the-loop vs autonomous decision boundaries
Ensure AI architectures integrate cleanly with core platforms, data, and workflows
Evaluate emerging technologies and guide pragmatic adoption
Cloud, Security & Reliability Alignment
Partner with Security and SRE to ensure architectures meet:
Security, privacy, and regulatory requirements
Availability, resiliency, and performance expectations
Embed resiliency, failover, and observability into designs by default
Drive cost-aware architecture (FinOps-aligned)
Architecture Organization & Talent Leadership
Build and lead a high-impact architecture function (enterprise, domain, and solution architects)
Define clear roles across EA, domain architecture, solution architecture, and technical fellows
Mentor senior architects and engineering leaders
Raise the overall architecture maturity and literacy of the organization
Executive & Cross-Functional Influence
Act as a trusted architecture advisor to senior executives
Translate complex architectural topics into clear executive narratives
Partner with Product, Engineering, AI, Data, Security, and Business leaders to drive alignment
Represent architecture in enterprise planning, funding, and prioritization discussions
Qualification
Required
15+ years in software engineering, platforms, or architecture, with 5+ years in senior leadership roles
Proven experience defining and governing enterprise-scale architectures
Deep expertise in: Distributed systems and APIs
Cloud-native architectures
Integration patterns (sync, async, event-driven)
Data and AI architecture fundamentals
Experience operating in large, regulated, high-availability environments
Strong executive communication and influence skills
Preferred
Background in healthcare, payments, financial services, or similarly complex domains
Experience architecting platform-based and product-centric organizations
Hands-on exposure to AI/ML and agentic architecture patterns
Experience modernizing legacy systems at scale
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 Chief Executive Officer, CVS Health
Chandra McMahon
SVP & CISO
Recent News
2026-01-25
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