Application Architect Executive

Application Architect Executive

The Application Architect Executive creates architectural solutions that articulate the business context, conceptual design, and component-level logical design. How You Will Make An Impact

• Recommends new technologies based upon business value drivers and return on investment.
• Drives new technologies towards implementation and exploitation.
• Establishes overall architecture vision for the platform and ensures specific components are appropriately designed and leveraged.
• Contributes to the holistic vision of Enterprise Architecture.
• Understands the construction of platform architecture components and is accountable for overseeing the architecture solution design.
• Captures, communicates, and drives security architecture design and monitors compliance to enterprise-level architectural standards.
• Defines, communicates, and drives systems, technical, and application architectures for new strategic initiatives.
• Develops and maintains an architectural blueprint and evolutionary roadmap that defines and communicates the strategic direction for these architectures in support of business and technical strategies.
• Explains how the roadmap maintains and delivers cost effectiveness, business value, and competitiveness.

Minimum Requirements

• Absolutely requires a BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study and a minimum of 7 years of experience in architecture/design in relevant technology disciplines; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities, And Experiences

• Experience in health care industry strongly preferred.
• Experience with monolithic, layered, service-oriented, and microservices architectures.
• Knowledge of event-driven architecture, API-first design, and distributed systems and understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, cloud platforms, or infrastructure automation is preferred.
• Experience with message brokers or event platforms such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus, or AWS SNS/SQS.
• Experience with relational databases such as SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, or MySQL and testing frameworks such as JUnit, NUnit, xUnit, Jest, PyTest, or similar.
• Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB, DynamoDB, Cosmos DB, or Cassandra.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience with software development frameworks such as Spring Boot, .NET, Node.js, React, Angular, or similar.
• Programming skills in Java, C#, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, and/or Go.

About the Role

This role requires associates to be in-office 1 - 2 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office.

Benefits

• Market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement).
• Medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits.
• 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources.

Pay

Commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Hybrid 1: 8AM-5PM EST

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

Elevance Health

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact elevancehealthjobssupport@elevancehealth.com for assistance.