Hybrid AI Architect—Enterprise Systems & Modernization

Elevance Health; Durham (NC); Hybrid; USD 243,000 - 365,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Equity stock purchase plan

401k contribution

Incentive and recognition programs

Job summary

Elevance Health in Maryland is seeking a Distinguished Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of large-scale, production-grade AI systems across the enterprise. This role combines hands-on engineering with strategic direction, reporting to a Pulse Point location in Atlanta, GA, with alternate locations possible for commuting candidates.

You will architect scalable AI solutions, set enterprise-wide technical standards, modernize legacy systems, and drive secure, cloud-native

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and a minimum of 15 years of experience in software engineering, including experience leading, designing, implementing, and operating distributed systems and large-scale architectures.
• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining software solutions using Python, Java, or comparable object-oriented programming languages, API design, microservices, event-driven architectures, and applying cloud, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver scalable, resilient AI solutions leveraging agentic systems, LLMs, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures.
• Define enterprise-wide technical direction, including architecture patterns, integration standards, and reusable platform capabilities.
• Lead AI-driven modernization of legacy systems through automated code transformation, service decomposition, and continuous optimization.
• Design and implement AI-enabled SDLC practices to improve engineering velocity and quality.
• Establish technical standards, governance frameworks, and best practices for AI systems, including monitoring, evaluation, and responsible AI.
• Partner with engineering teams and stakeholders to enable adoption of AI-assisted development and drive continuous improvement in system performance and productivity.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship while influencing enterprise technology decisions through deep expertise and hands-on engineering.

Skills

Python

Java

APIs

Microservices

Event-driven architectures

AWS

Azure

GCP

CI/CD

DevOps practices

Distributed systems

LLMs

AI system design

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Elevance Health in Maryland is seeking a Distinguished Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of large-scale, production-grade AI systems across the enterprise. This role combines hands-on engineering with strategic direction, reporting to a Pulse Point location in Atlanta, GA, with alternate locations possible for commuting candidates.

You will architect scalable AI solutions, set enterprise-wide technical standards, modernize legacy systems, and drive secure, cloud-native