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Get Access To All JobsROLE SUMMARY: The Chief Architect is a senior enterprise technology leader responsible for shaping and evolving the enterprise architecture, AI enablement strategy, and platform ecosystem that power The Cigna Group’s evolved strategy and long‑term growth. This role serves as a strategic advisor to the CIO and influences enterprise direction while ensuring architectural decisions translate into scalable, secure, and consumer‑centric execution across a large and growing global footprint. This is not a traditional enterprise architecture role. The Chief Architect is a strategic leader and systems thinker, helping define how the organization operates, innovates, and grows through technology, data, and AI. This position independently interfaces with key senior leader level stakeholders from all business segments, delivery organizations and functional areas of Technology and the Business lines. The Chief Architect is a key member of the Technology & Operations Senior Leadership Team and reports directly to the EVP Technology & Operations.
Responsibilities:
- Define and evolve the enterprise technology, data, and AI architecture to enable a unified, consumer‑centric experience and support long‑term business objectives across The Cigna Group.
- Partner with the EVP, Technology & Operations and senior leaders to shape enterprise technology strategy, prioritization, and investment decisions.
- Translate business strategy into clear, executable architecture roadmaps across business lines and geographies.
- Establish and govern the enterprise AI enablement model, ensuring responsible AI practices across privacy, security, compliance, and model lifecycle management.
- Drive global platform scalability through reusable architectures, standards, and an AI‑ready SDLC (cloud‑native, DevSecOps, platform reuse).
- Lead legacy modernization, balancing near‑term delivery with long‑term sustainability and intentional technical debt management.
- Provide architectural leadership for inorganic growth, including M&A diligence, integrations, and ecosystem build‑buy‑partner decisions.
- Serve as a core member of the Technology & Operations Senior Leadership Team, setting architectural direction and governance.
- Lead and mentor senior architecture leaders while fostering a culture of engineering excellence and continuous learning.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:
- Senior enterprise technology and architecture leader with experience operating at executive and enterprise scale.
- 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, platform engineering, or large‑scale technology transformation within complex global organizations.
- Demonstrated ability to shape enterprise strategy, not just implement solutions.
- Deep experience across cloud‑native and distributed systems, data platforms, AI/ML enablement, and API‑first, event‑driven architectures.
- Proven experience supporting M&A integration and ecosystem partnerships.
- Strong consumer and product mindset with the ability to connect architecture decisions to business and customer outcomes.
- Exceptional executive communication and influence skills; comfortable operating in ambiguity.
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:
- Enterprise‑scale architect with a business‑first, solution‑oriented mindset, experienced in designing and evolving complex platforms.
- Deep expertise in enterprise architecture, including cloud‑native, API‑first, and event‑driven systems at global scale.
- Proven experience enabling AI and data platforms, including governance, security, lifecycle management, and responsible AI.
- Strong command of modern delivery models (Agile, product‑centric operating models, DevSecOps).
- Experience designing highly available, resilient, multi‑region cloud architectures.
- Strong grounding in integration patterns, data architecture, and large‑scale data systems.
- Demonstrated ability to balance non‑functional requirements (security, resilience, performance, compliance) with speed and innovation.
- Experience modernizing legacy platforms and managing technical debt strategically.
- Sound judgment evaluating emerging technologies and external platforms to inform ecosystem and growth decisions.
- Strong appreciation for consumer experience, ensuring architecture enables intuitive, reliable, high‑quality digital experiences.
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.
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.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete the online application process, please email seeyourself@thecignagroup.com for assistance. Please note that this email inbox is dedicated to accommodation requests only and cannot provide application updates or accept resumes.
The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.
Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.
ROLE SUMMARY: The Chief Architect is a senior enterprise technology leader responsible for shaping and evolving the enterprise architecture, AI enablement strategy, and platform ecosystem that power The Cigna Group’s evolved strategy and long‑term growth. This role serves as a strategic advisor to the CIO and influences enterprise direction while ensuring architectural decisions translate into scalable, secure, and consumer‑centric execution across a large and growing global footprint. This is not a traditional enterprise architecture role. The Chief Architect is a strategic leader and systems thinker, helping define how the organization operates, innovates, and grows through technology, data, and AI. This position independently interfaces with key senior leader level stakeholders from all business segments, delivery organizations and functional areas of Technology and the Business lines. The Chief Architect is a key member of the Technology & Operations Senior Leadership Team and reports directly to the EVP Technology & Operations.
Responsibilities:
- Define and evolve the enterprise technology, data, and AI architecture to enable a unified, consumer‑centric experience and support long‑term business objectives across The Cigna Group.
- Partner with the EVP, Technology & Operations and senior leaders to shape enterprise technology strategy, prioritization, and investment decisions.
- Translate business strategy into clear, executable architecture roadmaps across business lines and geographies.
- Establish and govern the enterprise AI enablement model, ensuring responsible AI practices across privacy, security, compliance, and model lifecycle management.
- Drive global platform scalability through reusable architectures, standards, and an AI‑ready SDLC (cloud‑native, DevSecOps, platform reuse).
- Lead legacy modernization, balancing near‑term delivery with long‑term sustainability and intentional technical debt management.
- Provide architectural leadership for inorganic growth, including M&A diligence, integrations, and ecosystem build‑buy‑partner decisions.
- Serve as a core member of the Technology & Operations Senior Leadership Team, setting architectural direction and governance.
- Lead and mentor senior architecture leaders while fostering a culture of engineering excellence and continuous learning.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:
- Senior enterprise technology and architecture leader with experience operating at executive and enterprise scale.
- 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, platform engineering, or large‑scale technology transformation within complex global organizations.
- Demonstrated ability to shape enterprise strategy, not just implement solutions.
- Deep experience across cloud‑native and distributed systems, data platforms, AI/ML enablement, and API‑first, event‑driven architectures.
- Proven experience supporting M&A integration and ecosystem partnerships.
- Strong consumer and product mindset with the ability to connect architecture decisions to business and customer outcomes.
- Exceptional executive communication and influence skills; comfortable operating in ambiguity.
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:
- Enterprise‑scale architect with a business‑first, solution‑oriented mindset, experienced in designing and evolving complex platforms.
- Deep expertise in enterprise architecture, including cloud‑native, API‑first, and event‑driven systems at global scale.
- Proven experience enabling AI and data platforms, including governance, security, lifecycle management, and responsible AI.
- Strong command of modern delivery models (Agile, product‑centric operating models, DevSecOps).
- Experience designing highly available, resilient, multi‑region cloud architectures.
- Strong grounding in integration patterns, data architecture, and large‑scale data systems.
- Demonstrated ability to balance non‑functional requirements (security, resilience, performance, compliance) with speed and innovation.
- Experience modernizing legacy platforms and managing technical debt strategically.
- Sound judgment evaluating emerging technologies and external platforms to inform ecosystem and growth decisions.
- Strong appreciation for consumer experience, ensuring architecture enables intuitive, reliable, high‑quality digital experiences.
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.
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.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete the online application process, please email seeyourself@thecignagroup.com for assistance. Please note that this email inbox is dedicated to accommodation requests only and cannot provide application updates or accept resumes.
The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.
Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Chief Architect
Align your credentials before applying
PERM requires your employer to list a specific degree and field in the job posting. Make sure your architecture degree and any licensure credentials match the role's stated requirements exactly, since discrepancies can stall the labor certification audit.
Target firms with active PERM history
Use the OFLC Wage Search to identify architecture and design firms that have filed PERM applications in your specialty. Employers with existing PERM infrastructure move faster and face fewer internal approvals before sponsoring a new candidate.
Understand EB-2 versus EB-3 for your credentials
If your role requires a master's degree or you hold a bachelor's plus five years of progressive experience, you may qualify for EB-2, which can mean shorter priority date waits for some nationalities. Confirm your classification with your employer before PERM is filed.
Find green card sponsoring employers on Migrate Mate
Search Chief Architect roles on Migrate Mate to filter specifically for employers offering employment-based green card sponsorship. The platform surfaces PERM-filing history so you can prioritize outreach to companies that have sponsored architects before.
Negotiate sponsorship terms before accepting an offer
Ask whether the employer covers PERM filing and I-140 legal fees, or passes costs to you. USCIS does not require employers to pay attorney fees, so this is a negotiable point that significantly affects your out-of-pocket costs during the multi-year process.
Request concurrent filing when your priority date is current
Once your I-140 is approved and a visa number is available, ask your employer to file the I-485 adjustment of status concurrently. This lets you obtain work authorization and travel permission while USCIS adjudicates permanent residency, reducing employment gaps.
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Find Chief Architect JobsChief Architect Green Card Sponsorship: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Chief Architect role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Chief Architect positions typically qualify for both. EB-3 covers roles requiring at least a bachelor's degree in architecture or a related field. EB-2 applies when the position requires an advanced degree, or when you hold a bachelor's plus at least five years of progressive post-degree experience. Your employer's job requirements and your credentials together determine which category USCIS reviews your I-140 petition under.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for a Chief Architect?
H-1B is temporary status that must be renewed every three years and is subject to an annual lottery cap for most applicants. PERM-based green card sponsorship has no annual cap at the EB-3 level for most nationalities, leads to permanent residency rather than temporary authorization, and gives you portability rights after 180 days of I-485 adjudication. The trade-off is time: the PERM and I-140 process typically takes one to three years before an immigrant visa number becomes available.
What does the PERM labor certification process involve for architecture roles?
PERM requires your employer to run a mandatory recruitment campaign, including print and online job postings, to document that no qualified U.S. worker applied for the Chief Architect position. DOL reviews the application and, if approved, your employer files the I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS. Architecture roles with highly specific licensure requirements, such as state licensure in a particular jurisdiction, can support a narrower recruitment definition, which sometimes strengthens the PERM application.
How can I find architecture firms that sponsor green cards?
OFLC Wage Search lets you search DOL's public PERM disclosure data by occupation and employer, so you can identify firms that have filed labor certifications for architecture roles before. Migrate Mate also filters Chief Architect job listings by employers with documented green card sponsorship history, saving you the step of manually cross-referencing disclosure files with open positions.
Can I change employers during the green card process without losing my place?
Yes, under AC21 portability rules, you can change to a same or similar occupation after your I-485 has been pending for at least 180 days and your I-140 has been approved. For Chief Architects, a move to a senior design or principal role at another firm generally qualifies as same or similar. Your new employer doesn't restart PERM, but they should confirm portability in writing before you resign.
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