Lead Architect

CVS Health

Remote

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$106,605–$260,590 / yr
Posted
38 days ago
Closes
Jul 31, 2026

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Similar $199k
This role $184k
$88k most similar roles pay here $279k

This role pays less than 62% of similar roles. Most pay $162,000–$235,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $184k versus about $199k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About CVS Health

CVS Health is a leading American healthcare company operating retail pharmacies, pharmacy benefit management services, and a health insurance segment through Aetna, one of the nation''s largest health insurers. Industry: Healthcare & Pharmacy

CVS Health currently has 156 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $118,450–$260,590 across 152 roles with salary data.

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As a Senior Solution Architect at the enterprise level, you will join a dynamic and innovative team responsible for defining and driving large-scale digital solutions. Your primary responsibilities include architecting end-to-end systems that balance functional and non-functional requirements while leading architectural decisions across teams through design patterns and technical standards. You will develop strategic roadmaps, establish integration strategies, and maintain engineering quality standards by mentoring engineers and reviewing complex issues. Proficiency in Java with experience using Spring, Spring Boot, and RESTful APIs is essential, along with a deep understanding of OOP, distributed systems, and cloud platforms like GCP or AWS. Additional skills in Node.js/NestJS, GraphQL, microservices, and observability tools are preferred, as well as knowledge in pharmacy domain and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Java Spring Spring Boot RESTful APIs OOP design patterns distributed systems concurrency control parallelism GCP Azure AWS cloud-native patterns architectural decision-making AI assistant tools Node.js NestJS GraphQL React Angular Vue OAuth 2.0 OIDC SAML JWT microservices Kafka Docker Kubernetes Redis relational databases NoSQL databases CI/CD Jenkins GitHub Actions

What you'll do

  • Architect end-to-end solutions considering functional and non-functional requirements.
  • Lead architectural decisions by establishing design patterns and technical standards.
  • Develop strategic roadmaps and deployment strategies for teams.
  • Define integration strategies to ensure interoperability across platforms.
  • Establish engineering quality standards through review frameworks and testing.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of large-scale software development and 3+ years in solution architecture or technical leadership.
  • Strong proficiency in Java with experience using Spring, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, and deep understanding of OOP and design patterns.
  • Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform (GCP, Azure, AWS) including cloud-native patterns.
  • Mastery of architectural decision-making and evaluation of technology trade-offs.
  • Experience with AI assistant tools such as Claude, Codex, Cursor, etc.
  • Collaborative skills working with cross-functional stakeholders in agile methodologies.

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