Enterprise Data & Analytics Architect, AI-Driven Strategy

The Cigna Group; Morris Plains (NJ); On-site; USD 152,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Life insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

The Cigna Group in Morris Plains, NJ seeks an Architecture Principal to shape the enterprise data and analytics strategy, roadmaps, and governance. This senior role guides AI-ready architectures across Digital, Data, AI, Security, and Business domains with broad influence and no direct reports.

Responsibilities include multi-year roadmaps, data platform decisions (lakehouse, streaming), and partnering with engineering, product, and data teams to deliver scalable, cost-efficient solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 10 years of enterprise architecture, data engineering, analytics platforms, or related disciplines.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Proven success defining data/analytics architecture strategies, target states, and roadmaps.
• Experience with modern data platforms, APIs, streaming technologies, and data integration patterns.
• Knowledge of data governance, privacy, security, and compliance frameworks.
• Deep experience in large-scale, regulated enterprise environments (e.g., healthcare, financial services).
• Experience with artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and advanced analytics solutions.
• Strong ability to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority.
• Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in large, highly regulated industries such as healthcare or financial services is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead enterprise data and analytics architecture strategies and roadmaps.
• Design and evolve enterprise data & analytics architecture strategy, capability maps, and target-state designs.
• Develop and maintain multi-year roadmaps aligned to business outcomes, cost optimization, and innovation priorities.
• Lead architecture decisions for large-scale data, analytics, and AI initiatives.
• Architect and support modern data platforms (cloud data lakehouse, streaming, real-time pipelines, semantic/ontology layers).
• Partner with engineering, product, data, and business teams to deliver scalable and cost-effective solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovative solutions that support business objectives.
• Enable self-service analytics, BI, and advanced analytics capabilities across the enterprise.
• Lead architecture for AI/ML platforms, feature stores, and model lifecycle integration.
• Embed data governance, quality, lineage, metadata, and stewardship frameworks into architecture design.
• Drive innovation in AI/ML, GenAI, agentic analytics, and intelligent automation.
• Provide architecture leadership for high-impact data and analytics initiatives.
• Establish reference architectures, reusable patterns, and standards for enterprise adoption.

Skills

Stakeholder influence

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

AI/ML experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

The Cigna Group in Morris Plains, NJ seeks an Architecture Principal to shape the enterprise data and analytics strategy, roadmaps, and governance. This senior role guides AI-ready architectures across Digital, Data, AI, Security, and Business domains with broad influence and no direct reports.

Responsibilities include multi-year roadmaps, data platform decisions (lakehouse, streaming), and partnering with engineering, product, and data teams to deliver scalable, cost-efficient solutions.