Staff Software Architect

CVS Health Careers

. Drive the end-to-end software architecture vision and roadmap for the Clinical Insights Engine platform across GCP and Azure .

Posted 11/6/2026full-timeHartford • Connecticut • United StatesLead💰 $106,605 - $260,590 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in software architecture and engineering for clinical AI/ML platforms, with a strong focus on GCP and Azure environments. Proficient in defining enterprise standards, ensuring compliance with HIPAA, and leading multi-squad engineering programs.

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Software ArchitectureClinical AI/ML PlatformsGCP and Azure Cloud SystemsHIPAA ComplianceMLOps Tooling

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Hard Skills

BigQueryDataflowVertex AICloud RunGKEPub/SubCloud StorageDistributed Systems DesignEvent StreamingAPI Gateway Patterns

Soft Skills

Influencing StakeholdersMentoring EngineersCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

MLOps PipelinesLLM Integration PatternsKubeflowMLflowOCR Pipelines

Certifications & Qualifications

Google Cloud Professional ArchitectGCP Data EngineerAzure Solutions Architect

Industry Keywords

Healthcare DataClinical Data PrivacyEHR DataClinical NLPData Governance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureBigQueryCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive the end-to-end software architecture vision and roadmap for the Clinical Insights Engine platform across GCP and Azure
Serve as technical authority for system design and architecture decisions across engineering squads and product teams
Lead the design of scalable, fault-tolerant, and cost-optimized platforms for clinical AI/ML workloads, LLM inference pipelines, document processing, and real-time clinical data services
Define and govern ML architecture patterns including feature stores, model registries, model serving infrastructure, experiment tracking, and MLOps pipelines
Lead architecture for LLM-integrated systems, prompt engineering frameworks, RAG pipelines, embedding stores, and clinical NLP processing
Define CIE-wide engineering standards, reference architectures, and reusable platform patterns
Define enterprise software standards and architecture patterns adopted across HCD and CVS Health engineering
Partner with portfolio leads, product managers, and clinical stakeholders to align architecture with clinical outcomes and business strategy
Represent CIE in enterprise architecture forums, data governance councils, and technical leadership groups
Champion event-driven design, API-first development, data quality at source, and self-service platform patterns
Identify and address architectural risk, technical debt, and data quality issues
Mentor senior engineers and architects
Ensure systems meet HIPAA compliance, enterprise security standards, and clinical data governance requirements

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience in software or data architecture, platform engineering, or a closely related field
5+ years of experience designing enterprise-scale cloud systems in GCP and/or Azure in a production healthcare or regulated industry environment
Deep expertise in BigQuery, Dataflow, Vertex AI, Cloud Run, GKE, Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage, or Azure equivalents
Experience architecting clinical AI/ML platforms, including feature stores, model serving infrastructure, MLOps tooling, and LLM integration patterns applied to healthcare data
Strong command of distributed systems design, event streaming, asynchronous processing, API gateway patterns, service mesh, and fault-tolerant pipeline architecture
Experience defining and executing multi-year platform roadmaps across large, multi-squad engineering programs
Ability to influence and align senior technical and business stakeholders across portfolio and product boundaries without direct authority
Familiarity with clinical and healthcare data domains, including clinical notes, EHR data, claims, pharmacy, member, and provider data
Understanding of HIPAA, PHI handling requirements, clinical data privacy regulations, and enterprise security frameworks
Experience working in SAFe Agile, program increment planning, and large-scale Agile delivery
Google Cloud Professional Architect, GCP Data Engineer, or Azure Solutions Architect certification preferred
Hands-on experience with LLM-based clinical document processing, RAG architectures, OCR pipelines, or clinical NLP preferred
Experience with Vertex AI Pipelines, Kubeflow, MLflow, or equivalent preferred
Familiarity with data mesh principles, domain-oriented data ownership, and federated governance preferred
Background in real-time ML serving, A/B testing infrastructure, and model monitoring and drift detection preferred
Prior experience in health plan, healthcare delivery, or clinical operations environments preferred
Published thought leadership, conference presentations, or patents in AI/ML systems, clinical NLP, or healthcare data architecture preferred
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field required

Benefits

Comp & perks

CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program
Equity award program
Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
Paid time off
Retirement savings options
Wellness programs
Other resources supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being