Principal Engineer - FDE

Elevance Health; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevance Health is seeking a Principal Engineer - FDE to drive end-to-end application technology products and services for enterprise platforms. The role collaborates with business and technology stakeholders to define architecture and oversee design, development, testing, and deployment to meet strategic objectives.

The candidate will lead modernization efforts across AI, APIs, data, cloud, and legacy systems, ensuring security, reliability, and production readiness from day one.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in IT, CS or related field with 11+ years experience.
• Experience translating ambiguous business problems into production solutions.
• Hands-on leader across AI, applications, APIs, data, cloud, and legacy platforms.

Responsibilities

• Works with stakeholders to establish the overall applications architecture vision.
• Recommends new technology solutions aligned with enterprise objectives.
• Collaborate to define business requirements and oversee technical specs.
• Oversee design reviews and testing for architectural technologies.
• Lead overall application system technology and architecture development.
• Assess compatibility and integration of solutions and products.
• Partner with IT to lead architecture strategy and vision.
• Provide ongoing consulting on projects.
• Champion architectural standards, guidelines and reference models.
• Collaborate to define architectures for new strategic initiatives.

Skills

Mentoring

Team leadership

Project management

Multi database

Multi language

End-to-end architecture

Security & compliance

Production readiness

Reusable components

Education

BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field

Job description

Anticipated End Date:

2026-09-30

Position Title:

Principal Engineer - FDE

Job Description:

Principal Engineer - FDE

Hybrid: This role requires associates to be in-office 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

The Principal Engineer - FDE works with the business and technology stakeholder’s on the development and delivery of end to end application technology products and services for enterprise wide technology application platforms that are aligned to the organizations strategic objectives and initiatives.

How you will make an impact:

• Works with stakeholders to establish the overall applications architecture vision and ensures specific components are appropriately designed and leveraged in a multi-product environment.
• Recommends new technology solutions and products are delivered to stakeholders and align with enterprise strategic objectives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and technology to define business requirements.
• Oversee the development and delivery of technical and/or functional specifications.
• Oversee the technical design reviews and testing to architectural technologies for application solutions and products meet business requirements.
• Leading and define the overall application system technology and architecture, development.
• Assesses the compatibility and integration of solutions and products.
• Works with IT to lead IT Business Transformation application architecture strategy and vision.
• Provides continuous consulting services and direction on projects.
• Champions and responsible for architectural standards, guidelines, principles, frameworks, and reference models.
• Collaborate with all stakeholders to define architectures for new strategic initiatives as well.

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires a BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study, and a minimum of 11 years experience; experience with multi dimensional platforms, and business and technical applications required; or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities, and Experiences :

• Experience mentoring others, driving teams to achieve results, leading multiple and/or large complex technical projects, and providing troubleshooting support.
• Multi database and/or multi language.
• Experience owning the end-to-end technical mission—translating an ambiguous business problem into a working production solution, from architecture and rapid prototyping through integration, testing, deployment, and stabilization.
• Hands-on technical leader—designing and building across AI, applications, APIs, data, cloud, and legacy platforms while guiding other FDEs and federated engineering partners.
• Experience engineering trust and production readiness from day one—embedding security, privacy, compliance, evaluations, observability, human oversight, and reliability into the solution rather than treating them as late-stage approvals.
• Experience turning field delivery into reusable enterprise capability—converting mission learnings into reusable components, integration patterns, evaluation packs, development standards, and platform backlog enhancements that make subsequent missions faster and less expensive.

Job Level:

Non-Management Exempt

Job Family:

IFT > Engineering/Dev

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process should submit the following form: Accessibility Accommodation Request Form and a member of the team will be in contact. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

Prospective employees required to be screened under Florida law should review the education and awareness resources at HB531 | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.

NOTE:

Workday keeps job postings active through 11:59:59 PM on the day before the listed end date. Example: If the end date is 3/13, the posting will automatically come down on 3/12 at 11:59:59 PM. In other words — the job is posted until 3/13, not through 3/13.