Lead Application Architect

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $129.3k - $177.8k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🏛️ Architect

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Humana

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1961

🏥 Healthcare

🛡️ Insurance

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

Healthcare • Insurance • Healthcare Insurance

Humana is a healthcare company dedicated to making a positive impact on the health of individuals, communities, and the healthcare system as a whole. With a focus on putting health first, Humana serves a diverse range of populations, including seniors and the military, providing Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS plans. Humana is committed to fostering a culture of belonging and mutual respect, offering competitive and flexible benefits to ensure the financial security of its employees and their families. The company prides itself on creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to succeed.

📋 Description

• Lead architecture and design of enterprise-scale applications using microservices, domain-driven design, and cloud-native principles • Define target-state architectures and modernization roadmaps for strategic business capabilities • Establish architecture standards, reference architectures, and engineering best practices • Drive API-first architecture and enterprise integration strategies • Lead architecture reviews, design governance, and technology evaluations • Design and implement scalable, resilient, and secure solutions on Microsoft Azure • Guide adoption of Azure AKS, App Services, API Management, Event Hub, Service Bus, Azure Functions, and Azure Storage • Define cloud migration and modernization strategies for legacy applications • Design and govern event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka and related streaming technologies • Establish messaging patterns, event contracts, topic governance, and real-time integration strategies • Champion DevSecOps practices and automation across engineering teams • Design and implement CI/CD pipelines supporting automated testing, security scanning, deployment, and monitoring • Promote Infrastructure as Code and GitOps methodologies • Provide architectural guidance on Argo CD, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, and related automation platforms • Partner with product, engineering, security, data, and business teams to align technical solutions with business goals • Present architecture recommendations and trade-off analyses to senior leadership • Mentor architects, engineers, and technical leads • Lead architecture review boards and technical design sessions • Ensure solutions adhere to security, compliance, performance, and scalability standards • Foster innovation, engineering excellence, and continuous improvement

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience • 10+ years of experience in software engineering, application architecture, or enterprise architecture roles • 5+ years of experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale distributed systems • Strong expertise in microservices architecture and API design • Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services and cloud-native development • Experience designing event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka or equivalent messaging platforms • Strong understanding of application integration patterns and distributed systems • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes • Hands-on experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices • Strong knowledge of security, scalability, resiliency, and observability best practices • Proven ability to lead technical teams and influence architecture decisions across multiple programs • Ability to work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI/HIPAA information • Home internet with at least 25 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload speed • Willingness and ability to travel occasionally to Humana offices for training or meetings

🏖️ Benefits

• Bonus incentive plan based on company and/or individual performance • Medical, dental, and vision benefits • 401(k) retirement savings plan • Paid time off • Company and personal holidays • Paid parental and caregiver leave • Short-term and long-term disability • Life insurance • Internet expense payment for associates working from home in California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota • Humana-provided telephone equipment appropriate to business requirements • Remote work arrangement • Occasional travel to Humana offices for training or meetings