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About the Role

The Principal Architect - PBM Modernization & AI Engineering is a senior architecture leader responsible for designing and delivering modern technology solutions that accelerate the transformation of the Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) ecosystem. This role will partner closely with product, engineering, data, and business teams to modernize legacy platforms and enable scalable, cloud-native, API-first, and event-driven architectures. The Principal Architect will bring deep technical expertise and serve as a trusted advisor on application architecture, engineering excellence, technology modernization, and AI adoption. Artificial Intelligence will be a critical component, defining and implementing architectures that leverage Generative AI, Agentic AI, and intelligent automation.

Responsibilities

Lead the design and implementation of architecture solutions supporting strategic PBM modernization initiatives.
Drive the transformation of legacy applications into modular, cloud-native, API-first, and event-driven platforms.
Establish architecture standards, reference patterns, and engineering best practices.
Provide hands-on technical leadership through architecture reviews, solution design, and proof-of-concept development.
Partner with engineering teams to modernize application platforms using React, Java, Go, Node.js, Kubernetes, cloud-native services, and modern integration patterns.
Define and implement data architecture, data modeling, and data engineering strategies.
Drive adoption of DevSecOps, platform engineering, architecture automation, and AI-assisted software development practices.
Identify and implement opportunities to embed Generative AI, Agentic AI, and intelligent automation capabilities within PBM products and business workflows.
Define architectural patterns that support AI-enabled workflow automation, intelligent decision support, knowledge management, and operational excellence.
Leverage AI-powered engineering platforms and development copilots to accelerate modernization efforts and improve developer productivity.
Design and implement AI-enabled software engineering capabilities, including SDLC agents, reusable skills, prompt frameworks, and specification-driven development practices.
Ensure all solutions are secure, scalable, observable, compliant, and aligned with enterprise architecture principles and governance standards.
Mentor architects and engineers while fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, continuous learning, and modernization.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, and technology leadership.
Demonstrated progression from hands-on software engineering roles into architecture leadership positions.
Deep expertise designing and building cloud-native applications utilizing Java, Go, Node.js, React, APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
Strong background in data architecture, data modeling, data engineering, and modern data platforms.
Experience implementing Generative AI, Agentic AI, large language model (LLM)-based solutions, and intelligent automation capabilities in enterprise environments.
Experience within healthcare, pharmacy benefit management (PBM), payer, or pharmacy technology domains preferred.
Proven ability to influence senior technology and business leaders while driving large-scale modernization initiatives.
Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
Internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload if working from home.

Skills

React
Java
Go
Node.js
cloud-native services
modern data architectures
application architecture
data engineering
integration strategies
distributed systems
software delivery practices
Generative AI
Agentic AI
intelligent automation
Kubernetes
DevSecOps
platform engineering
architecture automation
AI-assisted software development
AI-powered engineering platforms
development copilots
Claude Code
Cursor
GitHub Copilot
SDLC agents
prompt frameworks
specification-driven development

Location

Remote

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Principal
Senior

Education Level

Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related fields

About the Company

Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we’re dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.
The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible.

Equal Opportunity

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete the online application process, please email seeyourself@thecignagroup.com for assistance. Please note that this email inbox is dedicated to accommodation requests only and cannot provide application updates or accept resumes.
Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.