Principal Architect

Humana · Frisco, TX · Yesterday

On-siteArt & Creative$172k–$237k/yrFull-time

About the role

The Principal Solutions Architect (remote but must be located in Dallas, TX or Louisville, KY) leads teams of System and Solution Architects and manages the operation of Digital platforms and services supporting digital experiences and technology platform development. As the Principal Architect for digital platforms, they provide strategic advice and guidance to cloud infrastructure and DevSecOps solutions teams for maintaining and building capabilities for high-profile systems that support the digital business at Humana.

As the lead for Solutions and Systems architecture, they lead a team of highly skilled architects with broad, advanced technical experience across digital marketing, sales, and online presence in websites, mobile apps, and omni-channel communications with Humana’s customers and partners. The ideal candidate will have a broad understanding of cloud computing, systems architecture, scalable solutions building and integration. With a background in engineering, this role will be an advocate for the engineer while interfacing with business teams to coordinate teams and programs to advance digital growth across Humana.

The Principal Solutions Architect translates business needs into technical systems solutions, integrates hardware, software, and network interfaces to form a system, and works with senior executives to develop and drive segment or enterprise-wide functional strategies. They advise one or more areas, programs, or functions and provide recommendations to senior executives on matters of significance, serving as an advanced subject matter expert competent to work at very high levels in multiple knowledge and functional areas across the enterprise.

Role Description

Lead the development of a platform ecosystem to fast-track Humana’s digital transformation journey following current-day industry best practices and technologies.
Design highly scalable, portable, and resilient cloud infrastructure following Cloud Native and Cloud-agnostic principles.
Establish automation and self-service capabilities to improve time to market and developer experience by enforcing consistent cloud adoption and implementation strategies.
Establish reusable design patterns and solutions to expedite the adoption of enterprise governance like Privacy, Security, and Compliance.
Establish a unified intake and onboarding process to best leverage various approved technologies and patterns at Humana for more robust and consistent implementations.
Lead the development, architecture, strategy, and adoption of AI, ML, and Gen AI-related technologies to improve the member experience by building highly personalized, context-aware digital experiences.
Lead the architecture center of practices across Sales, Marketing (MarTech), and Digital to enable and enforce consistent best solutions across all consumer touchpoints.
Lead interaction with IT partners to ensure a clear, efficient approach to delivery, quality in all promoted work, scalable and well-thought-out approaches, and front-end technologies that are appropriately implemented.
Lead the development and architecture of digital experiences using various technologies including MACH Architecture principles.
Develop front-end web solutions using HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Vue.js, Angular, and React.js.
Design microservices using Java, .NET, Node.js, and Python.
Work with a variety of database technologies including relational, document, vector, and graph databases.

Responsibilities

Work closely with vendors, agencies, internal partners, and team members and act as a Subject Matter Expert on the theories and principles behind usability and interface design.
Design, develop, and maintain Humana’s network and fully integrated application systems to ensure the protection of highly confidential data that passes through them.
Build highly secured web and mobile experiences for various Humana enterprise web portals used by and protecting consumers, employees, and external partners.
Design and architect enterprise website search functionality using advanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning techniques.
Ensure that all third-party library integrations on various Humana portals meet Humana standards in Security, Privacy, Performance, and Accessibility, as well as Section 508 and ADA compliance.
Build a dependency management program to ensure that different web development libraries in use are not vulnerable, deprecated, and/or associated with unfavorable licensing agreements.
Understand and advocate architecture principles and articulate the value proposition of architecture to business and technology partners.
Ensure decisions around architecture are made in alignment with defined strategies and deviations from standards are accurately identified, addressed, and communicated.
Set technology strategy to deliver on corporate objectives and expected outcomes.
Lead a team of architects designing and configuring the technical systems and application architecture across all platforms, systems, applications, and hardware within the Healthcare Ecosystem.
Work with peers from other segments and Enterprise Architecture on development and execution of Enterprise IT Standards and frameworks.
Work assignments involve moderately complex to complex issues where the analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
Make decisions around technical approach for project components; work is performed without direction and exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments.
Influence enterprise strategy and develop and maintain a technology roadmap in partnership with business leaders to deliver desired outcomes.
Create a team culture of inclusion, support, and curiosity that demonstrates Humana’s values.

Role Essentials

Broad technology experience across several of these areas: cloud architecture, digital marketing, NoSQL/SQL databases, event streaming, analytics, machine learning, networking, security, storage, DevSecOps, containers, serverless, CI/CD, management and monitoring, cloud migrations, digital transformation.
Experience in the design and implementation of complex IT solutions including scalable cloud-based solutions.
Experience with large enterprise-level systems and managing data at scale.
Experience with multiple public cloud providers.
Experience architecting cloud-native solutions or migrating on-premises solutions to the cloud.
Willingness to switch focus as needed across different areas of Digital Channels based on designated assignments and exigencies of duty.
Prior experience providing technical leadership to a team of Lead and Senior Architects.
Understands and can articulate common architectural patterns and design principles.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or 10+ years of management in a related IT field.
10 or more years of progressive information technology experience directly related to architecture/engineering, information security, or other specialized technology field.
5+ years of project/people leadership.
3–5 years of experience with Cloud Computing and certifications in Cloud Technologies.
5+ years of experience with platform implementation and transformation.
Extremely strong technical foundation with a solid background in architectural patterns involving Digital Experience Strategy and the ability to map technology concepts across various technology platforms.
Experience leading through organizational change.
Experience in the development of large-scale systems for enterprise strategic initiatives.
Strong communication skills for creating and sharing presentations to multiple levels of stakeholders including senior executives in business and IT, architects, and developers.
Passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences.
Prior experience in the development of software for enterprise applications and digital websites.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field (IT, MBA, etc.).
Cloud Solutions Architect certification(s) with major CSPs (Azure preferred).
Experience with web content and publishing services from Adobe and Akamai.
Experience in agile development and work practices.
Experience in creating personalized experiences with modular and flexible web and mobile architectures.

Pay

The compensation 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, certifications, etc.

$172,200 – $236,900 per year

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

Description of Benefits

Humana offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being, including medical, dental, and vision benefits.
401(k) retirement savings plan.
Time off including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave.
Short-term and long-term disability, life insurance.
Other opportunities to support personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions.