Architecture Senior Advisor (AI Engineering) - HIH - Evernorth

About Evernorth

Evernorth Health Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Cigna Group, is creating a new health services model that improves access to care, delivers greater affordability, and helps people achieve better health outcomes. By combining pharmacy, care delivery, benefits management, and technology solutions, Evernorth serves millions of patients, customers, and healthcare professionals globally.

Evernorth is seeking a highly experienced Architecture Senior Advisor to lead the architecture, design, and technology strategy for enterprise-scale digital platforms. This role requires deep expertise in API Development, Agent Development, AWS Cloud, Data Ingestion, IAM, Node.js, React, and React Native, with a proven track record of delivering scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud-native solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
• 13-16 years of progressive experience in software engineering, solution architecture, or enterprise architecture roles.
• Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale digital solutions.
• Strong expertise in:
• API Development & Integration Architecture
• Agent Development & Intelligent Automation Solutions
• AWS Cloud Architecture
• Data Ingestion & Integration Frameworks
• Identity & Access Management (IAM)
• Node.js
• React.js
• React Native
• Strong understanding of microservices, distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and integration patterns.
• Experience designing highly available, scalable, and secure cloud-native applications.
• Expertise with CI/CD, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, and modern engineering practices.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and technical consulting skills.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Technical Leadership

• Define and govern end-to-end solution architecture for enterprise applications, APIs, cloud platforms, and digital experiences.
• Lead architecture reviews and provide technical guidance across multiple engineering teams.
• Establish architecture standards, design patterns, and best practices aligned with enterprise technology strategy.
• Drive modernization and cloud transformation initiatives leveraging AWS services and cloud-native architectures.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovative solutions to address business challenges.

Application & Platform Architecture

• Design scalable, resilient, and secure API and microservices ecosystems.
• Architect intelligent agent-based solutions and workflow automation platforms.
• Lead the architecture of web and mobile applications using React and React Native.
• Design and optimize large-scale data ingestion, integration, and processing frameworks.
• Ensure interoperability across platforms through API-first and event-driven design principles.

Security & Governance

• Define enterprise IAM architecture, authentication, authorization, SSO, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect strategies.
• Ensure compliance with security, privacy, regulatory, and governance requirements.
• Drive DevSecOps practices and secure application architecture across the development lifecycle.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with Product Owners, Engineering Leaders, Business Partners, and Enterprise Architects to align technology solutions with business objectives.
• Influence strategic technology decisions and roadmap planning.
• Provide mentorship and technical leadership to senior engineers and architects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Generative AI, Agentic AI, and AI orchestration platforms.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, ECS/EKS, Terraform, and CloudFormation.
• Experience with healthcare technology or highly regulated industries.
• Familiarity with enterprise integration, observability, monitoring, and platform engineering practices.
• TOGAF, AWS Solution Architect, or related architecture certifications preferred.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Evernorth is an Equal Opportunity Employer actively encouraging and supporting organization-wide involvement of staff in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts to educate, inform and advance both internal practices and external work with diverse client populations