Lead Enterprise Architect

Humana; Kentucky; Remote; USD 142,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off and holidays

Disability and life insurance

Job summary

Humana is seeking a Lead Enterprise Architect to translate business needs into technical systems and strategic roadmaps. You will integrate security requirements into governance, establish traceability, and drive automation across architecture practices.

The role collaborates across Enterprise Architecture, Security, engineering, and delivery to align complex initiatives with business goals, while engaging senior leaders and driving adoption of architecture standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise or solution architecture or technical leadership for large-scale IT initiatives.
• Ability to translate business, technology, security, and data requirements into scalable, secure, and resilient architecture solutions.
• Strong knowledge of architecture principles, integration patterns, cloud technologies, modernization strategies, and governance.
• Experience leading architecture reviews, evaluating technology options, and managing risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs.
• Experience partnering across business, architecture, security, engineering, product, and delivery teams.
• Ability to lead complex initiatives independently, influence technical direction, and build consensus across boundaries.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, including engagement with senior technology leaders.

Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into technical systems solutions and architectural roadmaps.
• Integrate Security Architecture requirements into governance and onboarding processes.
• Establish end-to-end traceability for security reviews, approvals, and standards.
• Advance security automation and repeatability through code capabilities.
• Integrate governance workflows with Enterprise Architecture processes.
• Embed security standards within LeanIX to support scalable governance.
• Identify opportunities to automate architecture and governance activities.
• Partner across EA, Security, engineering, and delivery to improve alignment and reduce gaps.
• Provide architectural leadership on complex technology and security issues.
• Drive adoption across the architecture community through roadshows and forums.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Security integration

Stakeholder management

Cloud technologies

Roadmap development

Architecture reviews

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, engineering, or related field

Master’s Degree

Tools

LeanIX

SAP LeanIX

Job description

The Lead Enterprise Architect translates business needs into technical systems solutions and architectural roadmaps. The Lead Enterprise Architect works on problems of diverse scope and complexity ranging from moderate to substantial.

Key Responsibilities

• Integrate Security Architecture requirements into Enterprise Architecture governance and technology onboarding processes.
• Establish end-to-end traceability for security reviews, approvals, requirements, standards, and compliance activities.
• Enable visibility and traceability of ISO sign-offs within LeanIX.
• Advance Security Requirements as Code capabilities to increase automation, consistency, and repeatability.
• Integrate OneFlow security governance workflows with Enterprise Architecture processes.
• Embed security standards and governance information within LeanIX to support scalable governance and compliance.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual architecture and security governance activities.
• Partner across Enterprise Architecture, Security Architecture, engineering, and delivery organizations to improve alignment and reduce process gaps.
• Provide architectural leadership and guidance on complex enterprise technology and security issues.
• Drive adoption across the architecture community through roadshows, architect forums, training sessions, and other engagement channels.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or technical leadership supporting large-scale, complex IT initiatives.
• Proven ability to develop architecture strategies, target-state designs, and technology roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
• Experience translating business, technology, security, and data requirements into scalable, secure, and resilient architecture solutions.
• Strong knowledge of architecture principles, integration patterns, cloud technologies, modernization strategies, and governance practices.
• Demonstrated success leading architecture reviews, evaluating technology options, and managing technical risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs.
• Experience partnering across business, architecture, security, engineering, product, and delivery teams.
• Ability to lead complex initiatives independently, influence technical direction, and build consensus across organizational boundaries.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to engage senior technology leaders and executive stakeholders.
• Customer-focused mindset with a passion for using technology to continuously improve consumer experiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree.
• Enterprise Architecture and/or Security Architecture experience.
• Experience with architecture governance, technology standards, security controls, compliance, or risk-management processes.
• Experience with enterprise architecture management platforms such as SAP LeanIX.
• Experience integrating or automating architecture, security, or governance workflows.
• Experience driving adoption of new architecture standards and practices through training, communities of practice, roadshows, or architect forums.

Work at Home Statement

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.

HireVue Statement

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.

Social Security Number Alert Statement

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.

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 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

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 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.