Anticipated End Date:2026-09-12
Position Title:Engineer Lead Sr, FDE
Job Description:JR204469 Engineer Lead Sr, FDEForward Deployment Group (FDG), AI & Agentic Engineering
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Engineer Lead Sr FDE is responsible for leading end-to-end application system development and maintenance for large, complex, enterprise-wide technology platforms.
LOCATION: Hybrid 2: This role requires associates to be in-office 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office.
Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.
How you will make an impact:- Lead the design and delivery of AI-enabled and agentic solutions from problem framing through production.
- Define the technical approach for LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), tool integration, orchestration, human-in-the-loop, and evaluation patterns.
- Work directly with business, product, and engineering teams to convert ambiguous problems into working solutions.
- Mentor E14 engineers and ensure reusable AI patterns are captured for future FDG missions.
- Maintains active relationships with customers to determine business requirements, leads requirements-gathering meetings, and reviews designs with the business.
- Leads efforts with Web and Marketing teams to increase the presence of web products.
- Anticipates broad technical changes and ensures company technology stays ahead of the curve.
- Prioritizes projects and makes trade-offs for enterprise system changes based on broader business needs.
- Understands the architecture for major areas of the business and can articulate scaling and reliability limits.
- Owns the change request process and coordinates with other teams as necessary.
- Develops and owns the final list of enhancements.
- Defines application scope and objectives and oversees the preparation of technical and/or functional specifications.
- Performs technical design and code reviews.
- Ensures unit and system testing are completed according to requirements and implementation plans.
- Leads delivery of application technology solutions and data/information planning efforts.
- May participate in developing multi-year technology strategies for critical areas of the business across multiple systems.
- Partners with technical and non-technical stakeholders to identify the long-term technical direction of the technology infrastructure.
- Creates architecture and anticipates future technology needs.
- Leads internal conversations on the direction of major technology areas and drives cross-team consensus and adoption.
- Coordinates and manages on-call support and owns the system monitoring process.
- Reviews initiatives for end-to-end impact and coordination.
- Participates in enterprise solution reviews and decision-making.
Minimum Requirements:- Requires a BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field of study and a minimum of 9 years of experience, including experience with multidimensional platforms and business and technical applications; or any combination of education and experience that would provide an equivalent background.
Preferred Skills, Capabilities, and Experiences:- Experience with LLMs, agentic AI, RAG, MCP/tool calling, Python, APIs, and cloud AI platforms strongly preferred.
- Strong full-stack engineering and system design background strongly preferred.
- Experience with evaluation frameworks, prompt/model testing, and responsible AI strongly preferred.
- Ability to operate effectively across business and technical stakeholders strongly preferred.
- Experience mentoring others and driving teams to achieve results strongly preferred.
- Experience leading multiple and/or large-scale projects strongly preferred.
- Experience providing troubleshooting and production support strongly preferred.
- Experience working across multiple databases and/or programming languages strongly preferred.
Job Level:Non-Manager Exempt NAIM Access
Workshift:1st Shift (United States of America)
Job Family:IFT > Engineering/Dev
Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.
Who We AreElevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities - and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.
How We WorkAt Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.
We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.
Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.
The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.
Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process should submit the following form: Accessibility Accommodation Request Form and a member of the team will be in contact. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.
Prospective employees required to be screened under Florida law should review the education and awareness resources at HB531 | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.
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