Senior AI Architect & Enterprise Systems Leader

Elevance Health, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevance Health, Inc. seeks a Distinguished Engineer to architect and deliver scalable AI solutions, define enterprise-wide technical direction, and lead AI-driven modernization of legacy systems.

You will design AI-enabled SDLC practices and establish governance for AI systems to improve velocity and quality. Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field and 15+ years in software engineering with deep expertise in distributed systems and large-scale architecture; strong

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and a minimum of 15 years of experience in software engineering, deep expertise in distributed systems and large-scale architecture.

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 and responsible AI.

Skills

AI architecture

Distributed systems

Leadership/mentorship

Python/Java

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

APIs

Microservices

Cloud platforms

Job description

Elevance Health, Inc. seeks a Distinguished Engineer to architect and deliver scalable AI solutions, define enterprise-wide technical direction, and lead AI-driven modernization of legacy systems.

You will design AI-enabled SDLC practices and establish governance for AI systems to improve velocity and quality. Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field and 15+ years in software engineering with deep expertise in distributed systems and large-scale architecture; strong