Lead Digital Software Architect - API Platform

Job DescriptionThe Lead Architect - API gateways will support CVS Health Digital organization's vision to deliver transformative applications and technology platform services. This role partners with key stakeholders to establish and adopt architectural best practices, guidelines, and standards. Evangelize, mentor, and coach teams across architecture on API standards/best practices and security for APIs. Lead technical architecture initiatives for multiple value streams (e.g., Agile/SAFe Release Train), helping to ensure successful product deliveries.Manage the evolution of architectural roadmaps for key capabilities of the API Platform, showing how new features are released or updated, with an eye on paying down technical debt with minimal disruption. Identifies opportunities to leverage common solutions for cross-cutting concerns. Lead Proof-Of-Concepts and Spike Solutions, and provide "Reference Architectures" and "Baseline Implementations" when appropriate Ensure all Non-Functional Requirements (e.g. performance, availability and fail-over, scalability, security, etc.) are properly articulated, and work with all parties to guarantee that the software products that are delivered meet these objectivesRequired Qualifications At least 12 years of experience in API Gateway architecture and Enterprise Integration/Middleware Solutions. Hands-on experience on Apigee Edge or Apigee OPDK (Proxies, shared flows, flow hooks and utilizing caches) is a MUST. Strong programming skills in Java, Typescript and JavaScript. Experience in implementing automation testing for APIs. Experience in implementing CI/CD for API Gateways and maintaining "configuration as code". Should have understanding on network related components (firewall, load balancer, IPS, IDS, routing, BGP, VPC peering). Strong fundamentals in security - authentication, authorization, federation. Experience in working with CDN and WAF products like Akamai or Imperva or Cloudflare. Experience in defining API Program strategy Experience in evangelizing API adoption Experience in API Monetization strategy Experience driving API platform adoption across business functions Ability to operationalize outcomes. Be able to conceptualize, develop, deploy and operationalize outcomes independently with minimal supervision.COVID RequirementsCOVID-19 Vaccination RequirementCVS Health requires certain colleagues to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including any booster shots if required), where allowable under the law, unless they are approved for a reasonable accommodation based on disability, medical condition, religious belief, or other legally recognized reasons that prevents them from being vaccinated. You are required to have received at least one COVID-19 shot prior to your first day of employment and to provide proof of your vaccination status or apply for a reasonable accommodation within the first 10 days of your employment. Please note that in some states and roles, you may be required to provide proof of full vaccination or an approved reasonable accommodation before you can begin to actively work.Preferred QualificationsExperience in either SAFe agile or Scrum or Kanban model. Experience in utilizing GCP components like GKE, Stackdriver, pub/sub, Cloud functions, Cloud memorystore, Cloud Storage and Cloud run. Experience in Kubernetes and Istio service mesh is a plus. Experience in Healthcare or Insurance domain is a plus. Experience in using HL7/FHIR R4 is a plus.EducationBachelor's degree in Electrical engineering/Computer Science or a closely related discipline, or an equivalent combination of formal education and experience.Business OverviewBring your heart to CVS HealthEvery one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand - with heart at its center - our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver.Our Heart At Work Behaviors support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable. We strive to promote and sustain a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging every day. CVS Health is an affirmative action employer, and is an equal opportunity employer, as are the physician-owned businesses for which CVS Health provides management services. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Created: 2025-11-15