Remote Lead Cloud-Native Architect (Azure)

Humana Inc; Santa Fe (NM); Remote; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Humana Inc. seeks a Lead Application Architect to shape strategic healthcare technology. You will lead architecture across enterprise initiatives, defining strategies, standards, and governance for API-first, event-driven, and microservices platforms on Azure.

Mentoring teams and aligning tech with business goals are key parts of this role. The position emphasizes cloud-native design, scalable solutions, and strong collaboration with product, security, and data teams to deliver high-performance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in computing/engineering.
• 10+ years in software engineering or architecture.
• 5+ years designing enterprise-scale distributed systems.
• Strong microservices and API design expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture of enterprise-scale applications using microservices and cloud-native principles.
• Define target-state architectures and modernization roadmaps.
• Drive API-first architecture and enterprise integrations.
• Promote DevSecOps and CI/CD practices across teams.
• Mentor engineers and lead architecture reviews.

Skills

Microservices

API design

Azure cloud

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Security best practices

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Argo CD

Kafka

API Management

Job description

Humana Inc. seeks a Lead Application Architect to shape strategic healthcare technology. You will lead architecture across enterprise initiatives, defining strategies, standards, and governance for API-first, event-driven, and microservices platforms on Azure.

Mentoring teams and aligning tech with business goals are key parts of this role. The position emphasizes cloud-native design, scalable solutions, and strong collaboration with product, security, and data teams to deliver high-performance