Lead Enterprise Architect

Join a high-impact leadership role at the forefront of healthcare transformation. As the Lead Enterprise Architect, you will shape the future of technology across a complex and rapidly evolving healthcare ecosystem spanning payer, provider, pharmacy, clinical, corporate, and digital technology domains. This is an opportunity to influence enterprise-wide strategy, drive modernization at scale, and partner directly with executive leadership to deliver innovative, secure, and resilient technology platforms that improve business outcomes and healthcare experiences.

You'll collaborate with senior tech domain leaders, product and engineering teams, infrastructure organizations, and cybersecurity stakeholders to define modern architecture standards, accelerate innovation, and enable scalable enterprise capabilities across the organization. We're looking for a strategic technology leader who combines deep architecture expertise with strong business acumen and healthcare industry knowledge. The ideal candidate is passionate about solving complex enterprise challenges, influencing organizational direction, and building future-ready platforms that balance agility, performance, security, and operational excellence.

You will report to an Associate Director of Enterprise Architecture.

About the role

The Lead Enterprise Architect is responsible for defining enterprise-wide technology strategy and architecture standards. These standards and modernization roadmaps apply across a complex healthcare ecosystem, which spans payer, provider, pharmacy, clinical, corporate, and tech domains. Additionally, the Lead Enterprise Architect governs digital transformation initiatives.

This role partners with executive leadership, product teams, engineering organizations, infrastructure teams, cybersecurity, and business stakeholders to drive enterprise architecture strategy with a strong emphasis on:

• Software Rationalization
• Technology Domain Strategy
• Application Modernization
• Cloud Transformation
• Platform Standardization
• Operational Resiliency
• Cost Optimization

You combine strategic thinking, healthcare domain expertise, architecture governance leadership, and hands-on technology depth to enable scalable, secure, compliant, and efficient enterprise platforms.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 12+ years of progressive IT domain experience
• 5+ years leading enterprise architecture initiatives within large-scale enterprise environments
• Experience influencing executive stakeholders and large engineering organizations

Qualifications

• Master's degree
• Healthcare, payer, or provider enterprise architecture experience
• TOGAF, Azure, AWS, or SAFe certifications
• Familiarity with AI governance frameworks
• Experience with enterprise architecture tools: LeanIX, ServiceNow APM

Additional Information

This role is not eligible for work visa sponsorship.

This position's work style is remote from any of the following locations. You must reside in close proximity to one of these locations:

• Louisville, KY
• Washington, DC (Arlington, VA)
• Dallas, TX
• Chicago, IL
• Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Tampa, FL

To ensure effective work, the self-provided internet service must meet the following criteria: at minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested. Humana reserves the right to require associates to upgrade their internet service if necessary.

Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.

While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

Schedule

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Pay

The pay range reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full-time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job-related skills, knowledge, experience, education, and certifications.

$142,300 - $195,700 per year

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan based on company and/or individual performance.

Benefits

Humana offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Paid time off (including paid holidays, parental, and caregiver leave)
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Life insurance