Architecture Senior Advisor - AI Enablement

Architecture Senior Advisor, AI Enablement

As a Senior Architecture Advisor, AI Enablement, you will lead the evaluation and production readiness of AI products and capabilities across the enterprise. You will ensure solutions are scalable, secure, governable, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards and business outcomes. You will partner closely with Legal and Information Protection to ensure GenAI initiatives meet regulatory, security, and enterprise risk‑management requirements.

The ideal candidate brings strong architectural depth, awareness of emerging AI technologies, and a commitment to helping teams move from concept through production in a complex enterprise environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct GenAI intake reviews, applying enterprise AI guardrails and standards to provide early, consistent guidance.
• Partner with solution teams and area technology leaders to clarify requirements, reduce redundancy and technical debt, and align with roadmaps.
• Steward enterprise AI architecture principles and requirements; apply them during path‑to‑production reviews to enforce guardrails, scalability, and supportability, and to document actionable guidance and conditions.
• Coordinate with Information Protection, Legal, and Privacy to periodically update the Enterprise AI Guardrails.
• Advise cross-functional teams on solution architecture, data protection optimization, and design robustness.
• Serve as a strategic advisor on enterprise AI capabilities, risks, and opportunities.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of software or infrastructure engineering experience in a complex, highly regulated environment.
• Demonstrated success in delivery enablement, governance, or a related role.
• Knowledge of modern software architectures, software delivery practices, and generative AI capabilities.
• Strong relationship management experience.
• Ability to collaborate effectively and influence technical teams and leaders.
• Experience applying policy-driven governance, auditability, and risk mitigation.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Commitment to providing high‑touch (white‑glove) support to partner teams.
• Awareness of, and interest in, emerging GenAI capabilities.
• Champion for continuous process improvement to improve cycle time.
• Architecture or engineering experience delivering pattern‑based enterprise solutions.

Reporting Structure

• This position reports to the Senior Director, AI Delivery & Enablement, and partners closely with technology leadership across the organization.

This role requires occasional travel (up to 15%) to corporate sites and team locations.

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 138,600 - 231,000 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.

This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.

At The Cigna Group, you'll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you'll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k), company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year and paid holidays. For more details on our employee benefits programs, click here.

About The Cigna Group

Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we're dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

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