Lead Enterprise Architect

Humana; Central City (KY); Remote; USD 142,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Humana seeks a Lead Enterprise Architect to govern API ecosystems and define enterprise API architecture across the business. You will promote reuse, drive standardized patterns, and enable AI-driven governance in a large-scale enterprise environment.

You will collaborate with architecture, engineering, security, data, and business teams to accelerate adoption, while delivering platform capabilities and executive dashboards to measure success.

Qualifications

• 8+ years as a senior architect or technical lead in large-scale enterprise systems.
• 8+ years in API architecture, integration, or application development.
• Experience with API governance frameworks and lifecycle management.
• Hands-on with API management platforms (e.g., Apigee, Kong, Azure API Management, AWS API Gateway).
• Expertise in API security standards (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, mTLS).
• Strong knowledge of REST, GraphQL, and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and multi-cloud/hybrid setups.

Responsibilities

• Define, evolve, and promote enterprise API architecture, patterns, and standards.
• Lead enterprise-wide API governance, including lifecycle management and compliance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive adoption of standards and reusable patterns.
• Build and scale enterprise API platforms enabling catalog-driven discovery.
• Develop AI-enabled governance, including automation and AI-ready design.
• Define reference architectures for event-driven, microservices, and LLM integration.
• Architect and operationalize agentic ecosystems and MCP-based integrations.
• Establish KPIs and dashboards to track API adoption and health.
• Lead prototyping and evaluation of emerging API, AI, and integration technologies.
• Improve velocity, scalability, and quality through standardized platform capabilities.
• Mentor architects and engineers on modern API design and governance.

Skills

API Architecture

Governance & Lifecycle

Cloud platforms

Security standards

REST/GraphQL

Multi-cloud / Hybrid cloud

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Apigee

Kong

Azure API Management

AWS API Gateway

Job description

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Lead Enterprise Architect, Enterprise API and Integration is an important role in leading the technology transformation efforts focused on defining the architecture, standards and governance for API development across the enterprise.

Job Description

The Lead Enterprise Architect will establish and govern a comprehensive enterprise API ecosystem by bringing together API providers and consumers through a unified, business-aligned API catalog. This role ensures effective lifecycle management, promotes reuse, and drives consistency across all enterprise integrations while enabling AI-driven and agentic capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Define, evolve, and promote enterprise API architecture, design patterns, and standards, including transition and target-state architectures.
• Lead enterprise-wide API governance, including intake, design review, lifecycle management, and compliance enforcement.
• Partner with architecture, engineering, security, data, and business teams to drive adoption of API standards and reusable integration patterns.
• Build and scale enterprise API platforms enabling federated development, developer self-service, and catalog-driven discovery.
• Develop AI-enabled governance capabilities, including automation, AI-ready API design, and gap detection across the API lifecycle.
• Define and implement reference architectures for modern integration patterns, including:
  • Event-driven architectures
  • Microservices integration
  • LLM integration, RAG, and vector data platforms
• Architect and operationalize agentic ecosystems, including orchestration frameworks and MCP-based integrations.
• Establish governance metrics and KPIs, including API adoption, lifecycle maturity, reuse, performance, and compliance.
• Design and deliver executive dashboards and reporting on API ecosystem health and integration outcomes.
• Lead prototyping, proof-of-concepts, and evaluation of emerging technologies in APIs, AI, and integration.
• Improve engineering velocity, scalability, and API quality through standardized practices and platform capabilities.
• Coach and mentor architects and engineering teams on modern API design, governance, and integration best practices.
• Collaborate with external partners, vendors, and industry forums to align enterprise integration strategy with industry trends.

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 8+ years of experience as a senior architect or technical lead in large-scale enterprise systems
• 8+ years of experience in API architecture, integration, or application development
• Strong experience with API governance frameworks and lifecycle management
• Hands-on experience with API management platforms (e.g., Apigee, Kong, Azure API Management, AWS API Gateway)
• Expertise in API security standards (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, mTLS, etc.)
• Strong knowledge of REST, GraphQL, and event-driven architectures
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Experience with monitoring, observability, and operational standards for APIs and microservices
• Experience working in multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field
• Experience building and scaling enterprise API programs and governance models
• Experience with AI/ML integration patterns, LLM ecosystems, or agentic frameworks
• Exposure to platform engineering and developer experience (DX) practices

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. 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

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.$142,300 - $195,700 per yearThis 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

About Humana: 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 at Humana.com and at CenterWell.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, at all levels of employment.