Senior AI Platform Architect & Enterprise Tech Leader

elevancehealth; Mendota Heights (MN); Hybrid; USD 255,000 - 382,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Elevance Health in Mendota Heights, MN, is seeking a Distinguished Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of large-scale AI systems. This role requires 3 days in-office weekly with hybrid flexibility and may consider alternate locations within commuting distance.

The candidate will define technical direction, drive enterprise AI platforms, and mentor engineering teams. The position emphasizes architecture leadership, AI governance, and partnerships across business and

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.
• Experience designing, developing, and operating distributed systems and large-scale architectures; APIs and microservices; cloud, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver scalable, resilient AI solutions using 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 via automated code transformation and service decomposition.
• Design and implement AI-enabled SDLC practices to improve velocity and quality.
• Establish standards and governance for AI systems, including monitoring and responsible AI.
• Partner with engineering teams to adopt AI-assisted development and drive performance improvements.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship while influencing enterprise technology decisions.

Skills

Python

Java

APIs

Microservices

Distributed systems

Cloud

CI/CD

DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering

Job description

Elevance Health in Mendota Heights, MN, is seeking a Distinguished Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of large-scale AI systems. This role requires 3 days in-office weekly with hybrid flexibility and may consider alternate locations within commuting distance.

The candidate will define technical direction, drive enterprise AI platforms, and mentor engineering teams. The position emphasizes architecture leadership, AI governance, and partnerships across business and