Principal Enterprise Architect (Infrastructure, Networking, Security)

Humana; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 156,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health services provider is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect for Infrastructure, Networking, and Security. This role involves guiding architectural strategies that align with business goals, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and maintaining robust operational stability. The ideal candidate will have a strategic mindset, proven experience in digital transformations, and exceptional communication skills.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working arrangements

Bonus incentive plan

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience designing solutions.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively across diverse teams.
• Commitment to seeing tasks through to completion.

Responsibilities

• Co-develop and maintain enterprise architecture strategies.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with business goals.
• Identify opportunities to modernize foundational technology platforms.

Skills

Strategic mindset

Influential communication skills

Analytical problem-solving

Collaboration across teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Master's degree

Job description

Overview

Become a part of our caring community and help us put health first

The Principal Enterprise Architect for Infrastructure, Networking, and Security plays a pivotal role in guiding the organization's technical strategy. This role ensures that the architecture and roadmap for these foundational capabilities are aligned with the evolving needs of the business, while also maintaining the stability and performance of current operations. As a strategic leader, the architect collaborates closely with IT domain teams to develop and sustain architectural roadmaps, identify forward-thinking solutions, and translate business goals into practical, scalable technology strategies. Serving as a trusted advisor, this role ensures that infrastructure, networking, and security capabilities are proactively designed to be resilient, adaptable, and capable of supporting the organization\'s dynamic and future-facing demands. The Principal Enterprise Architect will play a critical role in shaping Humana’s technology strategy for infrastructure, networking, and security. This strategic leadership position is responsible for defining architectural direction, ensuring foundational capabilities are robust, scalable, and aligned with the evolving needs of the business—while maintaining the stability and performance of current operations. Collaborating with IT domain teams and key stakeholders, the architect will guide the development of architectural roadmaps, promote best practices, and ensure that infrastructure and security solutions support both current operations and future growth. This role is focused on enabling enterprise-wide resilience, performance, and agility through thoughtful planning and execution of core technology capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Co-develop and maintain enterprise architecture strategies for infrastructure, networking, and security.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure architectural alignment with business goals.
• Identify opportunities to modernize and optimize foundational technology platforms.
• Provide expert guidance on best practices for infrastructure and security architecture.
• Evaluate the impact of architectural decisions on operational performance and business outcomes.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies in infrastructure, networking, and cybersecurity.
• Drive compliance to architectural standards and governance across infrastructure, networking, and security domains.
• Contribute to the evaluation and selection of technology platforms and vendors, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture principles.
• Assess and mitigate risks related to infrastructure and security architecture, including disaster recovery, business continuity, and cybersecurity threats.
• Facilitate cross-domain collaboration to ensure architectural decisions support integrated, end-to-end enterprise solutions.
• Mentor and guide technical teams, fostering architectural thinking and promoting continuous improvement.
• Support budgeting and investment planning by providing architectural insights into cost-effective and future-ready infrastructure solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Strategic mindset.
• Experience guiding companies through digital transformations.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
• 5+ years' experience designing solutions.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively across diverse teams.
• Influential communication skills capable of driving change.
• Commitment to seeing tasks through to completion.
• Analytical prowess for solving complex problems.
• Excellent communication skills for articulating complex concepts clearly across different audience levels.

Preferred Qualifications

• Negotiation skills attuned to tech-driven environments.
• Certifications relevant to infrastructure, networking and security.
• Healthcare industry experience.
• Master’s degree.

Additional Information

• 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. Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership.
• Employees who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense.
• Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job.
• 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

$156,600 - $215,400 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, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

Application Deadline: 10-14-2025

About us

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is committed to putting health first – for our teammates, our customers and our company. Through our Humana insurance services and 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, Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large.

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.