Associate Director, Software Engineering

Humana Inc; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Humana Inc. is seeking an Associate Director of Software Engineering to lead and mature software engineering teams across enterprise applications, data platforms, and API services.

The role focuses on delivering modernized, scalable, secure, and reliable technology aligned with business objectives. The candidate will own roadmaps, drive modernization, govern APIs, and manage cross‑functional collaboration with business leaders, product teams, and architects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop software engineering teams responsible for enterprise applications, databases, data platforms, and API services.
• Own the technology roadmap for assigned applications, enterprise data stores, databases, APIs, and integration platforms.
• Drive delivery of technology solutions that support strategic business initiatives and enterprise objectives.
• Manage resource planning, staffing decisions, skill development, and budget responsibilities across multiple engineering teams.
• Oversee application lifecycle management, modernization, and retirement activities.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Leadership experience

Stakeholder management

API design & governance

Data management

System integration patterns

Enterprise architectures

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering

Master’s degree (Preferred)

Job description

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Associate Director, Software Engineering

The Associate Director, Software Engineering leads software engineering teams responsible for the development, delivery, support, and modernization of enterprise applications, data platforms, and API-based integration solutions. This leader is accountable for ensuring technology investments align with business objectives while maintaining operational excellence, scalability, security, and reliability. The role is responsible for managing engineering resources, technology and application lifecycles, and delivery execution across a portfolio of applications, enterprise data stores, databases, and API services. The Associate Director partners closely with business leaders, product teams, architects, and enterprise stakeholders to define priorities, drive strategic initiatives, and deliver measurable business value. This position owns the technology roadmap for assigned assets, including applications, enterprise databases, data platforms, and APIs. The leader is responsible for driving modernization efforts, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards, and communicating strategy, progress, risks, and outcomes to business and technology stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and develop high-performing software engineering teams responsible for enterprise applications, databases, data platforms, and API services. Own the technology roadmap for assigned applications, enterprise data stores, databases, APIs, and integration platforms. Drive the delivery of technology solutions that support strategic business initiatives and enterprise objectives. Manage resource planning, staffing decisions, skill development, and budget responsibilities across multiple engineering teams. Oversee application lifecycle management, including development, maintenance, modernization, support, and retirement activities. Lead technology lifecycle management efforts, ensuring platforms, frameworks, databases, and tools remain current, secure, and supportable. Establish engineering best practices across software development, data engineering, API development, DevOps, and operational support. Ensure the scalability, availability, performance, security, and reliability of enterprise applications, databases, and API ecosystems. Partner with enterprise architects and business stakeholders to define data, integration, and application strategies. Govern API and data management standards, ensuring consistency, reusability, and alignment with enterprise architecture principles. Communicate technology strategy, delivery status, risks, dependencies, and investment recommendations to senior leadership. Drive continuous improvement through automation, modernization, cloud adoption, and engineering excellence initiatives. Drive the adoption and effective utilization of AI-powered engineering tools and platforms to improve software development productivity, code quality, testing efficiency, operational support, and overall delivery outcomes.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field. 8+ years of software engineering, application development, data engineering, or technology delivery experience. 3+ years of leadership experience managing software engineering teams. Experience leading teams responsible for enterprise applications, relational and/or cloud-based databases, and API/integration platforms. Strong understanding of enterprise data management, API design and governance, system integration patterns, and software engineering best practices. Experience with application lifecycle management, technology lifecycle management, and platform modernization initiatives. Demonstrated experience developing and executing technology roadmaps. Experience managing cross-functional teams, vendor relationships, and technology investments. Strong stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field. Experience with enterprise data platforms, cloud-native architectures, API management platforms, and modern integration technologies. Experience with Azure, AWS, Databricks, data warehousing, and large-scale data management solutions. Experience supporting healthcare, insurance, or other highly regulated industries. Experience leading digital transformation, cloud migration, or enterprise modernization initiatives.

Location & Work Environment

This position requires a hybrid work arrangement with 3 to 4 days per week in the office. Qualified candidates must be located in or willing to relocate to Louisville, KY or Tampa, FL.

Interview Format

As part of our hiring process for this opportunity, we will be using an interviewing technology called HireVue to enhance our hiring and decision‑making ability. HireVue allows us to quickly connect and gain valuable information from you pertaining to your relevant skills and experience at a time that is best for your schedule.

Work-At-Home Requirements

To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria: At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested. Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership. Employees who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi‑weekly payment for their internet expense. Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job. Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.

Social Security Task

Humana values personal identity protection. Please be aware that applicants may be asked to provide their Social Security Number, if it is not already on file. When required, an email will be sent from [e-mail] with instructions on how to add the information into your official application on Humana’s secure website.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below 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. $156,600 - $215,400 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, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides 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 and many other opportunities.

About Us

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer atHumana.comand atCenterWell.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.