Lead Cloud Architect

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members by using technology to improve health outcomes around the world. As a diversified, national organization, Centene's technology professionals have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.

Position Purpose: The Lead Architect is responsible for designing and guiding the implementation of enterprise-grade digital productivity and collaboration solutions, with a focus on Microsoft 365 services and generative AI technologies. This role drives innovation, scalability, and user-centric design across platforms to enhance workforce efficiency and engagement.

Leads the architecture, and development of public and private cloud solutions, including impacts to enterprise architecture and delivery of cloud strategies, that are aligned with business objectives. Implements the migration of platforms to cloud. Ensures reliability and security requirements are met.

• Architect and oversee integrated solutions leveraging Microsoft 365 (e.g., Teams, SharePoint, Exchange, Power Platform) and generative AI tools (e.g., Copilot, Azure OpenAI).
• Define technical strategy and roadmaps for digital workplace transformation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align solutions with business goals and user needs.
• Establish governance, security, and compliance frameworks for collaboration platforms.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption strategies.
• Lead solution design reviews, technical assessments, and proof-of-concept initiatives.
• Develops standards, frameworks, patterns, and processes to benefit existing stakeholders
• Communicates with key stakeholders, industry experts, and technical peers to understand technology and business requirements, industry trends and the broader architecture landscape
• Develops and communicates the technical architecture direction and roadmap for cloud capabilities
• Maintains a strong understanding of the current cloud platform and proactively leads the analysis of the technology environment to detect deficiencies, gaps, and opportunities. Leads to prioritize, initiate and implement technology efforts aimed at addressing these opportunities
• Translates business and technical requirements into an architectural blueprint to achieve business objectives
• Provides guidance as it relates to cloud automation and CI/CD capabilities
• Ensures compliance of solutions to architectural standards
• Collaborates with security architecture and information security to ensure integrity of solutions and meet enterprise standards and policies
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Education/Experience:

A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science) and requires 5 - 7 years of related experience.
Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.

Technical Skills:

• One or more of the following skills are desired.
• Knowledge of Cloud Computing Security; DevOps; Microsoft 365; Microsoft Azure; Generative AI
• Knowledge of Other: software design patterns and familiarity with enterprise application architectural styles (Microservices, Broker, Serverless, etc.)
• Knowledge of Other: hosting services in a cloud environment with high levels of security along with database technologies and distributed cache management
• Copilot Integration: Microsoft 365 Copilot, GitHub Copilot, custom Copilot solutions
• Prompt Engineering: Designing effective prompts for LLMs
• AI Model Integration: Using APIs from OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, or other LLM providers
• Automation & Workflow Design: RPA tools, AI-enhanced workflows

Soft Skills:

• Intermediate - Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Intermediate - Ability to identify basic problems and procedural irregularities, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Intermediate - Ability to work independently
• Intermediate - Demonstrated analytical skills
• Intermediate - Demonstrated project management skills
• Intermediate - Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
• Intermediate - Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills
• Intermediate - Ability to communicate and make recommendations to upper management
• Intermediate - Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion
• Intermediate - Possesses technical aptitude

License/Certification:

• Certified in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Certified within AWS, Azure, or Google cloud platforms preferred

Pay Range: $119,100.00 - $220,500.00 per year

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act