Lead Cloud Architect

Humana Inc; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision benefits

401(k) retirement savings plan

Paid time off & holidays

Disability insurance (short & long)

Job summary

Humana Inc. seeks a Senior Cloud Data Caching Platform Engineer to design, automate, and maintain enterprise caching across cloud and on‑prem environments. You will develop IaC with Terraform, support Redis-based platforms, and lead incident analysis while ensuring high availability and security.

The role involves coordinating with application, cloud, security, and operations teams, on-call rotation, and delivering scalable, resilient caching services for critical business applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in Platform/Cloud/DevOps or enterprise data-caching roles.
• Hands-on with Azure AMR, Google Memorystore, Redis Enterprise or similar caching tech.
• Strong experience with Terraform, IaC, automation, CI/CD, Git workflows.
• Scripting in Python/PowerShell/Bash for automation.
• Experience in Level3 support and on-call rotations.
• Solid Linux administration and performance tuning knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Design, engineer, automate, and support enterprise data-caching platforms across cloud and on‑prem environments.
• Develop IaC and deployment frameworks using Terraform and scripting languages.
• Provide Level3 support and participate in 24x7 on‑call rotations; drive root cause analysis.
• Improve platform reliability, performance, scalability, security, and lifecycle management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish platform standards and resilient solutions.

Skills

Azure Redis (AMR)

Google Cloud Memorystore

Terraform

Python/PowerShell Bash

Linux administration

CI/CD pipelines

On-call support

Distributed caching

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Redis Enterprise

Kubernetes

Job description

Become a part of our caring community We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Data Caching Platform Engineer with deep expertise in distributed caching technologies, automation, and software development. The ideal candidate will have strong hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure Managed Redis (AMR), Google Cloud Memorystore (Valkey/Redis), Terraform, and cloud‑native platform engineering, along with experience supporting Redis Enterprise in on‑premises environments. This role is responsible for designing, developing, automating, deploying, and supporting enterprise‑scale data‑caching platforms across cloud and on‑premises environments. The successful candidate will combine strong engineering skills with operational excellence to deliver secure, scalable, highly available, and resilient caching services that support critical business applications.

Key Responsibilities

Design, engineer, automate, and support enterprise data‑caching platforms, including Azure Managed Redis (AMR), Google Cloud Memorystore (Valkey/Redis), and Redis Enterprise across cloud and on‑premises environments. Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation solutions, and deployment frameworks using Terraform and modern scripting languages. Provide Level3 engineering support for production platforms, including participation in a 24x7 on‑call rotation, troubleshooting complex incidents, and leading root cause analysis efforts. Drive platform reliability, performance, scalability, security, patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management activities. Partner with application, cloud, security, and operations teams to establish platform standards and deliver highly available, resilient solutions. Use your skills to make an impact.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Infrastructure Engineering, or engineering and support of enterprise data‑caching technologies.
• Hands‑on experience engineering and supporting enterprise caching platforms, including Azure Managed Redis (AMR), Google Cloud Memorystore (Valkey/Redis), Redis Enterprise, or similar distributed caching technologies.
• Strong experience with Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, CI/CD pipelines, and Git‑based development practices.
• Experience developing automation and operational tooling using Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar scripting languages.
• Experience providing Level3 production support, participating in on‑call rotations, and resolving complex distributed system issues.
• Strong Linux administration, troubleshooting, and performance tuning skills.
• Solid understanding of data caching, cloud networking, security, high availability, resiliency, and disaster recovery architectures.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands‑on experience deploying, configuring, upgrading, and troubleshooting Azure Managed Redis (AMR), Google Cloud Memorystore (Valkey/Redis), or Redis Enterprise environments.
• Experience designing and operating multi‑cloud solutions across Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience with Kubernetes, container platforms, and cloud‑native technologies.
• Experience implementing monitoring, logging, alerting, and operational automation solutions.
• Azure and/or Google Cloud certifications.
• Experience supporting mission‑critical platforms with demanding availability, scalability, and performance requirements.

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 25Mbps and an upload speed of 10Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested. In certain roles, the minimum recommended internet speed required by Humana may not be sufficient for business needs. 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.

Travel

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

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

$142,300 - $195,700 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

• 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.
• 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.