Remote Lead Software Engineer, AI-Driven Observability

Humana; Louisville (KY); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Humana is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for Enterprise Observability Engineering. The role focuses on building scalable logging and observability platforms, with lead responsibility for design, implementation, and the evolution of monitoring capabilities across distributed systems.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with SRE, Security, Networking, Platform Engineering, and Data Science teams, and drive AI/ML-enabled observability initiatives.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software/infrastructure engineering with observability/logging focus.
• 3+ years hands on observability design and engineering solution.
• 2+ years hands on experience with AI Development (not an end user of AI, contributor to building AI solutions preferably AI Observability)
• 2+ years hands on experience developing data logging solutions
• 2+ years Automation experience
• 2+ years Maturing/Scaling Observability
• Strong foundation in operating systems, networking, algorithms, and distributed systems.
• Proven leadership and mentoring experience.
• Agile delivery experience and strategic thinking around observability maturity.
• Expertise with Splunk Cloud Enterprise & ES (SPL, dashboards, correlation searches, data models)
• Scaled and complex Data onboarding (HEC, UF, TA development)
• Integration with SNOW, SOAR, ITSM/SecOps tools
• Observability, Monitoring and alerting strategy design
• Engineer solutions for cost optimization
• Automation and continuous delivery practices
• Leading cross-functional programs across technologies

Responsibilities

• Architect and optimize observability environments through software engineering best practices.
• Build automation scripts and tools to streamline observability instrumentation and deployment.
• Integrate observability into CI/CD pipelines using infrastructure-as-code (IaC) and configuration management tools.
• Conduct observability code reviews and implement automated validation checks.
• Build AI-native tools for autonomous issue detection and resolution.
• Lead the design of distributed systems focused on reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Manage data routing, transformation, and endpoint monitoring integrations.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Collaborate across teams to align observability strategies with business goals.
• Communicate technical insights and recommendations to leadership.

Skills

Observability design

Distributed systems

AI development

Leadership

Cloud-native

OpenTelemetry

Splunk Cloud Enterprise

Education

Associate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Splunk Cloud Enterprise

SPL

TA development

Job description

Humana is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for Enterprise Observability Engineering. The role focuses on building scalable logging and observability platforms, with lead responsibility for design, implementation, and the evolution of monitoring capabilities across distributed systems.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with SRE, Security, Networking, Platform Engineering, and Data Science teams, and drive AI/ML-enabled observability initiatives.