Senior AI Architect - Large-Scale Production Systems (Hybrid)

Elevance Health; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevance Health in Indianapolis is seeking a Distinguished AI Engineer to lead design, development, and deployment of large-scale AI systems enabling enterprise-wide innovation. You will architect scalable AI solutions and set patterns for reusable platforms.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and 15+ years in software engineering with Python/Java, APIs, microservices, cloud, CI/CD, and DevOps experience; you will mentor teams and drive modernization of legacy systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and a minimum of 15 years of experience in software engineering.
• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining software solutions using Python, Java, or comparable object-oriented programming languages; APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures; 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 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

AI/ML at scale

Agentic systems

LLMs

Distributed systems

Event-driven architectures

Leadership

Python/Java programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

APIs

Microservices

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

Job description

Elevance Health in Indianapolis is seeking a Distinguished AI Engineer to lead design, development, and deployment of large-scale AI systems enabling enterprise-wide innovation. You will architect scalable AI solutions and set patterns for reusable platforms.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and 15+ years in software engineering with Python/Java, APIs, microservices, cloud, CI/CD, and DevOps experience; you will mentor teams and drive modernization of legacy systems.