Lead, Infrastructure Capacity Management

Humana Inc; Louisville (KY); Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Humana Inc. is seeking a Lead, Infrastructure Capacity Management in Louisville, KY to drive capacity planning and performance optimization across cloud and on-prem environments.

You will analyze supply/demand, model workloads, and advise executives on scalable resource strategies to meet SLAs and business growth. The role requires extensive experience in AKS, multi-cloud architectures, and enterprise database platforms, plus strong stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience in cloud and on-prem databases, infrastructure, or plateform engineering.
• 5+ years of AKS, containerized platforms, Kubernetes administration, and cloud-native architectures.
• 5+ years of cloud and database architectures across Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Strong hands-on experience with OpenShift, Nutanix, Open Suite.
• Strong experience with Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, Snowflake, Databricks.
• Experience optimizing cloud infra, databases, apps and AI/ML workloads.
• Experience with cloud monitoring, FinOps, and stakeholder management.

Skills

Cloud capacity planning

Performance engineering

Workload forecasting

Resource optimization

Azure Kubernetes Service

Kubernetes administration

Cloud-native architectures

Azure SQL

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Oracle

SQL Server

Snowflake

Databricks

AI/ML workloads

FinOps

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Information Systems, IT, Engineering

Tools

OpenShift

Nutanix

Open Suite

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

The Lead, Infrastructure Capacity Management conducts supply/demand, trend analyses and makes proactive capacity planning recommendations to mitigate risk and rationalize the optimal amount of hardware, software and network resources to meet business needs, service level requirements and IT infrastructure growth capacity. The Lead, Infrastructure Capacity Management works on problems of diverse scope and complexity ranging from moderate to substantial.The Lead, Infrastructure Capacity Management ensures that capacity workload modeling and Performance Optimization and availability analysis is performed for a variety of platforms and environments. Serves as a subject matter expert to application development, systems administration and engineering and other technical and business staff in planning the resource requirements for systems under development. Develops, maintains, recommends, documents and supports tools and backend utilities to provide capacity planning management. Facilitates the development of policies to ensure that existing capacity is being used as efficiently as possible. Advises executives to develop functional strategies (often segment specific) on matters of significance. Exercises sound judgment and decision-making on complex issues and initiatives, working with minimal supervision. Analyzes multiple factors and business considerations to determine and implement effective solutions.# **Use your skills to make an impact****Required Qualifications*** **Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Data Analytics**, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field* **8+ years of experience** in cloud, and On-prem databases, infrastructure, or platform engineering.* Expertise in cloud capacity planning, performance engineering, workload forecasting, and resource optimization.* **5+ years of experience** with **Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)**, containerized platforms, Kubernetes administration, and cloud-native architectures.* **5+ years of experience** designing and implementing scalable, resilient, and cost-effective cloud and database architectures across Azure, AWS, and/or GCP.* Strong hands-on experience with **Red Hat OpenShift, Nutanix, Open Suite**, and enterprise platform technologies.* Strong experience with cloud-native and enterprise database platforms, including Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, Snowflake, Databricks, or similar technologies.* Experience optimizing cloud infrastructure, databases, applications, and AI/ML workloads for performance, scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.* Experience with cloud monitoring, observability, capacity management, and financial management (FinOps) practices.* Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to partner across engineering, operations, architecture, and business teams.* Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and driving strategic technology outcomes. **Preferred Qualifications*** Experience establishing enterprise standards and best practices for cloud architecture, database platforms, AI platforms, and performance optimization.* Experience with multi-cloud, hybrid-cloud, and cloud modernization initiatives.* Experience with Azure OpenAI, Databricks AI, Vertex AI, GPU-based workloads, or other enterprise AI/ML platforms.* Experience with Kubernetes, OpenShift, Infrastructure as Code, and cloud automation technologies.* Cloud certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Solutions Architect, or Google Professional Cloud Architect**.****Additional Information**This is a **hybrid role** based in **Louisville, KY**. Candidates must reside within commuting distance of Louisville and be able to work onsite as required.**This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.****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.$117,600 - $161,700 per yearThis job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.