Sr Director Architecture and AI Enablement

• Engagement Technology strategy and architecture: drive the target-state architecture across product, platform, and integration domains; lead solution architecture for major initiatives; drive architectural simplification and legacy retirement; establish architecture governance and the design review process; and translate business strategy into technical direction.

• Enterprise collaboration and influence: serve as the primary interface to Enterprise Architecture; partner with the AI Engineering, Data, Security, and Infrastructure COEs; represent the group in enterprise architecture forums; and build relationships with peer leaders to secure alignment.

• AI SDLC transformation: own the AI SDLC transformation within Engagement Technology; select, pilot, and scale AI engineering tooling; establish standards, guardrails, and secure usage patterns; define and track adoption and productivity measures; and drive enablement, training, and change management.

• Cloud migration and modernization: own the cloud migration strategy and execution roadmap; define migration patterns and target cloud architecture; partner with Infrastructure, Security, and FinOps; and provide executive visibility into progress and cost.

• Leadership: lead and grow a high-caliber team, mentor senior engineers and architects, and operate as a member of the Engagement Technology leadership team.

• 7+ years related work experience in software engineering and architecture, including enterprise-wide scope for the Senior Director level.

• Deep hands-on technical skills across web and mobile, API and event-driven integration, iPaaS, identity, and cloud-native architecture.

• Demonstrated ownership of target-state architecture in a multi-product environment.

• Experience leading cloud migration and modernization programs.

• Practical experience applying AI to the software development lifecycle.

• Proven ability to influence across Enterprise Architecture, Security, and Infrastructure organizations.

• Credible with engineers and persuasive with executives.

• 5+ years direct supervisory/management experience

• Related Bachelor's degree or additional related equivalent work experience Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent combination of education and experience considered.

• Master's degree Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

• 15+ years of Software engineering and architecture, including enterprise-wide scope for the Senior Director level.

• 5+ years Leading architecture or technical transformation at scale.

• 10+ years of Hands-on cloud experience (AWS preferred), including cloud-native, web/mobile, API and event integration, iPaaS, and identity.

• Healthcare, insurance, or other regulated industry experience.

• AI/ML platform and GenAI solution architecture experience.

• Experience with AWS Bedrock and Snowflake Cortex.

• FinOps practices and cloud cost management.

• Business or platform transition and integration experience.

Physical/Environmental Activities Must be able to travel to multiple locations for work (i.e. travel to attend meetings, events, conferences). Occasionally

General Physical Demands Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally to move objects. Jobs are sedentary if traversing activities are required only occasionally.

As a Florida Blue employee, you will be at the heart of GuideWell's vision - to lead the nation in transforming health through compassionate, connected, and technology-enabled care that delivers personalized value and empowered living.

To support your wellbeing, comprehensive benefits are offered. As an employee, you will have access to:

• Medical, dental, vision, life and global travel health insurance;
• Income protection benefits: life insurance, short- and long-term disability programs;
• Leave programs to support personal circumstances;
• Retirement Savings Plan including employer match;
• Paid time off, volunteer time off, 10 holidays and 2 well-being days;
• Additional voluntary benefits available; and
• A comprehensive wellness program

Employee benefits are designed to align with federal and state employment laws. Benefits may vary based on the state in which work is performed. Benefits for intern, part-time and seasonal employees may differ.

To support your financial wellbeing, we offer competitive pay as well as opportunities for incentive or commission compensation. We also conduct regular annual reviews with pay for performance considerations for base pay increases.