Lead Solutions Architect

Humana Inc; United States; On-site; USD 142,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Humana Inc’s CenterWell IT is seeking a Lead Solutions Architect to guide architecture for Home Health programs and platforms, shaping reference architectures, governing designs, and aligning delivery with cloud and data strategies. This role spans CenterWell's mail-order, specialty, retail platforms and interoperability with Humana Insurance.

You will own the architectural vision for multi-system initiatives, drive patterns, and collaborate with product, engineering, security, data and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• 8+ years in architecture/engineering or related technology areas.
• 5+ years in solution architecture within healthcare delivery or payer/provider ecosystems.
• Hands-on Azure, Snowflake and Databricks experience; data lake/platform patterns.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end solution architecture for Home Health initiatives across systems of experience, operations, and insight.
• Author and maintain reference architectures for data platform, NLP, RPA/automation and interoperability.
• Lead governance checkpoints and risk reviews, ensure privacy/security alignment.
• Partner with product and engineering to convert designs into executable runways; define non-functional requirements.
• Define integration contracts and domain boundaries for provider data, EMR and data platforms.

Skills

Executive communication

Architectural leadership

APIs / event-driven integration

Non-functional requirements (NFRs)

Generative AI / Agentic AI

Multi-Cloud strategy

Security models

Hands-on cloud experience

RAG / fine-tuning / prompts

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure

Snowflake

Databricks

Vertex AI

Azure OpenAI

Amazon Bedrock

Job description

Become a part of our caring community Job Description Summary The Lead Solutions Architect provides architecture leadership for CenterWell Home Health programs and platforms, shaping conceptual and reference architectures, governing solution designs, and aligning delivery teams to cloud and data strategies. The scope includes high-priority initiatives as well as interoperability and provider-data integrations that span CenterWell and Humana Insurance. As Lead Solution Architect, you'll be the senior individual contributor on a team with broad accountability across CenterWell's dispensing pharmacy portfolio — mail order, specialty, retail, and associated platforms. You'll own the architectural vision for complex, multi-system initiatives, shape how technology decisions get made, and act as a connective force between business strategy, engineering execution, and enterprise standards. You will operate within CenterWell IT – Cross-CenterWell Architecture. You will collaborate with product, engineering, EA Activation, security, data, and operations. You will engage governance forums to enable Integrated Health across CenterWell and Humana Insurance.

Key Activities

• Quickly conduct structured knowledge transfer with existing architects and relevant stakeholders to capture critical in-flight designs and decisions.
• Review current initiatives and establish an architectural roadmap aligned with organizational priorities.
• Develop or refine reference architectures and design patterns for core platforms and solutions.
• Collaborate with governance and compliance teams to validate designs against enterprise standards and regulatory requirements.
• Define integration strategies and solution blueprints for key systems and data flows.
• Establish architecture review processes and decision forums to support delivery readiness and quality assurance.
• Demonstrated depth in: Agent orchestration (tools/function calling, planning, memory, multi-agent collaboration)
• Enterprise guardrails (security, compliance, responsible AI)
• Robust MLOps/LLMOps practices for observability, evaluation, and cost/performance optimization
• Proven ability to integrate AI systems with event-driven microservices, vector databases/feature stores, and CI/CD pipelines, while leading reference architectures and cross-cloud patterns that scale reliably.
• Executive-level communication and stakeholder management across product, engineering, and enterprise functions.

Core Responsibilities

• Architectural Leadership: Own end-to-end solution architecture for Home Health initiatives, translating business outcomes into composable designs across systems of experience, operations, and insight.
• Reference Architectures & Patterns: Author and maintain reference architectures for data platform, clinical documents NLP, RPA/automation, and interoperability patterns; steward pattern reuse across CenterWell when applicable.
• Governance & Compliance: Lead architecture checkpoints and risk reviews; ensure designs conform to enterprise guardrails and privacy/security requirements. Participate in governance forums (e.g., ARB, TRB, MOR).
• Delivery Enablement: Partner with product and engineering to convert conceptual designs into executable architectural runways; de-risk delivery with measurable non-functional requirements (NFRs).
• Data & Integration Strategy: Define integration contracts and domain boundaries for provider data, EMR, and Snowflake/Databricks/Azure data platforms; ensure observability, lineage, and data protection.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with CenterWell leaders, EA Activation, security, and segment CIO teams; communicate decisions clearly to executives and delivery teams.
• Use your skills to make an impact.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 8 years of progressive information technology experience directly related to architecture/engineering, information security, or other specialized technology field.
• 5+ years of solution architecture experience with healthcare delivery or payer/provider ecosystems; proven delivery within regulated environments (HIPAA/PHI).
• Hands‑on architecture across Azure services and Snowflake/Databricks (data lake/data platform patterns, data sharing, identity & access, vault/secrets management).
• Demonstrated leadership producing reference architectures and governing solution designs across multiple teams.
• Strong competency in APIs/event‑driven integration, security models, and NFRs (availability, performance, resilience).
• Generative & Agentic AI, Multi‑Cloud is a specialty of a seasoned Solutions Architect.
• This expert has hands‑on experience delivering generative and agentic AI on Google Cloud, Azure, and AWS.
• They leverage services like Vertex AI, Azure OpenAI, and Amazon Bedrock.
• Their expertise includes implementing production‑grade capabilities, such as RAG, fine‑tuning, prompt/knowledge management, and secure data integrations.

Preferred Qualifications — Core Home Health Experience

• Core Home Health Experience with clinical document NLP pipelines and automation/RPA in Home Health workflows (eligibility, authorization).
• Familiarity with Home Healthcare solutions conceptual architecture and operating models and artifacts; ability to evolve them with measurable outcomes.
• Knowledge of enterprise identity/access management flows and Azure group governance within tenants.
• Experience participating in portfolio governance and activation forums (e.g., ARB, TRB, MOR) and translating those decisions into architectural runways.

Preferred Qualifications — Agentic AI Skills

• Agent orchestration: planning, tool/function calling
• Long/short‑term memory and context management
• Multi‑agent collaboration and role assignment
• Human‑in‑the‑loop review and overrides workflow
• Safety guardrails, policy enforcement, governance
• Telemetry: tracing, evaluation, A/B testing
• Reliability: retries, fallbacks, deterministic handoffs
• Tool ecosystem integration (APIs, MCPs)

Additional Information

Work-At-Home Requirements Must have the ability to provide a high-speed DSL or cable modem for a home office. Associates or contractors who live and work from home in the state of California will be provided payment for their internet expense. A minimum standard speed for optimal performance of 25×10 (25 Mbps download × 10 Mbps upload) is required. Satellite and Wireless Internet service is NOT allowed for this role. Dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.

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.

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 to achieve their best health. 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.

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