Senior HR Tech Solutions Architect

CVS Health; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 107,000 - 284,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

Equity award program

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Lead Solutions Architect to design and develop HR Technology domain architecture, aligning with enterprise standards to deliver scalable, secure solutions. You will lead end-to-end design and oversee architecture across applications, data and technology domains.

This full-time role involves driving Buy vs Build decisions, conducting architecture reviews, and collaborating with business and technology teams to shape the HR roadmap while mentoring engineers and enhancing

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on software design and development experience.
• 8+ years SME-level technical skills in architecture design (application, data, integration and security).
• 4+ years in enterprise architecture and system design (planning, delivering and supporting solutions).
• 4+ years in Public Cloud (GCP preferred; open to AWS or Azure).
• 4+ years with SQL and NoSQL databases and cloud database technologies.
• 2+ years with SaaS/PaaS platforms (e.g. Workday, Oracle Cloud, WorkBrain, UKG, MuleSoft, Boomi, OIC).
• 2+ years building glue between modern apps and legacy platforms (e.g. Kafka).
• 2+ years with security frameworks and SSO/OAuth/SAML/OIDC-based authentication.
• 2+ years with microservices architecture and APIs.
• 2+ years with container platforms and deployment patterns.
• 1+ year with observability and related techniques.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Solution: design and oversee HR Technology solutions from cradle to grave.
• Buy vs Build analysis to guide final recommendations.
• Architecture and design reviews to identify gaps and improvements.
• Identify application profiles and optimization needs.
• Lead proofs-of-concept and tech deep-dives for partner technologies.
• Advise on roadblocks and performance challenges to teams.
• Recommend opportunities to reduce technical debt and improve configurability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define architectural vision and roadmap.
• Engage with users and leadership to align solutions with business goals.
• Participate in governance and adoption of new technologies.

Skills

Software design

Architecture design

Enterprise architecture

Public Cloud

SQL & NoSQL databases

SaaS/PaaS platforms

API & microservices

Security & SSO/OIDC

Kafka

Container platforms

Observability

Education

Bachelor's degree

Specialized training/certs

Tools

Workday

Oracle Cloud

WorkBrain

UKG

MuleSoft

Boomi

OIC

Kafka

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a Lead Solutions Architect to design and develop HR Technology domain architecture, aligning with enterprise standards to deliver scalable, secure solutions. You will lead end-to-end design and oversee architecture across applications, data and technology domains.

This full-time role involves driving Buy vs Build decisions, conducting architecture reviews, and collaborating with business and technology teams to shape the HR roadmap while mentoring engineers and enhancing