Enterprise Architecture Director – US Employer

Enterprise Architecture Senior Architect

Career Architecture Title: IT Principal Architect, Enterprise Architecture

Role Title: Senior Architect, US Employer Enterprise Architecture

POSITION SUMMARY

As a Senior Architect supporting US Employer Enterprise Architecture , you will help shape architecture across a portfolio of business and technology domains. You will connect business strategy, capabilities, information, applications, platforms, and operating models into a coherent enterprise direction; align domain initiatives to target states; and develop value-based roadmaps that balance near-term delivery with long-term simplification, resilience, and growth.

In this role, you will partner broadly across Enterprise Architecture, Technology, Product, Operations, Data, and US Employer business teams to influence decisions, align stakeholders, and bring clarity in ambiguous and fast-changing environments. You will work with domain leaders to shape capability roadmaps, identify cross-domain dependencies, and sequence investments that improve business outcomes, technology agility, and operational effectiveness. You will bring an outside-in perspective on market, healthcare, and technology trends while helping teams converge on practical, value-driven architecture choices.

This role requires strong influence and innovative problem-solving to translate business needs into technology strategy and architectural direction. You will operate with high autonomy—executing from intent, not instruction—and proactively drive progress from problem framing through aligned decisions and outcomes as a trusted partner and advisor at all levels of the organization.

Depth in every domain is not required; success depends on establishing clear enterprise direction, connecting decisions across domains, and partnering effectively with domain, solution, platform, data, security, AI enablement, and operations teams.

KEY FOCUS AREAS:

- Enterprise architecture across a portfolio of US Employer domains, connecting business strategy, capabilities, data, applications, platforms, and operations

- Cross-domain target states and roadmaps that clarify strategic direction, investment priorities, dependencies, and transition paths
- Shared enterprise capabilities and reusable patterns that reduce fragmentation, duplication, and unnecessary technology variation
- Data, integration, automation, and AI foundations that enable trusted information, interoperability, and scalable business change
- Portfolio modernization that balances growth, client and customer needs, operational effectiveness, resilience, risk, and technical debt
- Architecture governance and decision support that accelerate delivery while maintaining alignment to enterprise strategy and guardrails

DEFINITION OF SUCCESS:

- US Employer leaders have a clear, shared view of the target architecture, major transition choices, and implications for their domains.
- Domain roadmaps are connected across business capabilities, platforms, data, and operations, with key dependencies and trade-offs made explicit.
- Investment decisions favor reusable enterprise capabilities, intentional differentiation, and measurable business value over isolated point solutions.
- Architecture improves delivery speed, business agility, resilience, and cost effectiveness while reducing fragmentation and technical debt.

QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering or related field, advanced degree a plus
- 8+ years of experience in a software engineering, infrastructure, or architecture environment
- Demonstrated enterprise architecture experience delivering target-state architectures, capability maps, standards/patterns, and multi-year roadmaps (e.g., reference architectures, capability maps, roadmap milestones)
- Demonstrated track record of influencing enterprise decisions and delivering cross-functional outcomes across multiple business lines and technology teams

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

- IT strategic planning & capability development – Drive strategic direction using market and technology signals; model financial and experience outcomes; and run test-and-learn experiments and pilots to validate forecasts.
- Enterprise alignment & decision support – Partner across Enterprise Architecture, Business, Technology, Product, Data, and Operations to drive timely decisions by clarifying options, trade-offs, dependencies, and sequencing across the US Employer portfolio.
- High autonomy (intent vs. instruction) – Execute from intent, not instruction, to drive outcomes from problem framing through aligned decisions and delivery.
- Target state, roadmaps & reference patterns – Develop target-state architectures, roadmaps, and reference patterns that balance delivery, sustainability, and technical debt reduction across horizons.
- Portfolio value & investment choices – Optimize existing assets when fit-for-purpose, extend shared capabilities when needed, and pursue disruptive capabilities when they create step-change value.
- Cross-domain architecture – Define reusable enterprise patterns and integration approaches that connect capabilities across domain boundaries and support consistent, scalable business change.
- Executive-ready communication – Communicate architecture direction through clear artifacts and narratives, translating between executive goals and technical implications by adapting detail to the audience and focusing on decision-relevant information.
- Guardrails & adoption – Partner with Engineering and Solution Architecture to co-develop guardrails and reusable patterns, support solution design reviews, remove blockers, and accelerate delivery of prioritized outcomes by driving adoption through influence, coaching, and practical enabling patterns.
- Coaching, mentoring & inclusive culture – Coach and mentor architects and engineers to build architecture maturity and consistent practices across teams, fostering a culture of openness, transparency, and inclusion.

CRITICAL COMPETENCIES

- Interpersonal & Organizational Savvy – must be able to influence and develop relationships at all levels of the organization (executive to engineers), and be able to navigate in a highly matrixed organization
- Strategic Mindset – Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies
- Cultivates Innovation – Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful
- Leadership & Decision-making – Takes a leading position, makes decisions that are timely, right-sized and value driven
- Communication – must have executive presence, ability to succinctly deliver key messages (verbal and written)
- Drives Results – Pushes team and cross functional partners to deliver needed results in tough circumstances and expedited timelines
- Attitude – has an attitude or persona of “let’s find a way to do it” attitude – no task is too big or too small
- Manages Complexity – Makes sense of complex and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems
- Manages Ambiguity – Operates effectively and drives work forward even when things are not certain or there is no clear way forward
- Instills Trust – Quickly gains confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity
- Develops Talent – Mentors more junior team members to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

- Business and capability architecture – translate strategy into capability models, value streams, target operating implications, and investment priorities across multiple domains
- Application, platform, and integration architecture – shape modular application portfolios, shared platforms, APIs, events, interoperability patterns, and modernization paths
- Data and information architecture – define trusted data domains, ownership, access patterns, information flows, and reusable data services in partnership with data governance and platform teams
- Cloud, security, resilience, and technology foundations – incorporate enterprise standards for scalability, availability, privacy, security, observability, and operational readiness into architecture decisions
- Automation and AI enablement – assess where automation, generative AI, and agentic capabilities can create value, and partner with enablement and governance teams on responsible adoption
- Portfolio planning and architecture governance – use capability-led planning, value-based roadmaps, reference architectures, principles, standards, and decision records to guide investment and delivery

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

- Healthcare and employer-sponsored benefits experience – understanding of payer, pharmacy, care, provider, employer, client, and customer dynamics, with the ability to translate business and market needs into enterprise architecture priorities
- Multi-domain architecture leadership – experience shaping strategy and roadmaps across a collection of interdependent business and technology domains rather than a single platform or function
- Portfolio modernization – rationalization, platform consolidation, cloud adoption, technical debt reduction, and sequencing of complex transformation portfolios
- Data, integration, and interoperability – domain-oriented data patterns, APIs, events, shared services, and information exchange across complex ecosystems
- AI and automation delivery – experience moving emerging capabilities from experimentation into governed, measurable production use
- Architecture operating models – experience establishing effective engagement models, decision rights, governance, guardrails, and communities of practice across federated teams

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 169,700 - 282,900 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.

This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus and long term incentive plan.

At The Cigna Group, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you’ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k), company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year, paid holidays, and leaves of absence. For more details on our employee benefits programs, click here .

About The Cigna Group

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.

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.

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