Remote Principal Data Enterprise Architect

Humana Inc; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Humana Inc. is seeking a Principal Data Enterprise Architect to lead the enterprise data strategy and architecture, guiding the shift from point-to-point integrations to domain-driven data products.

You will establish target architecture, data products, and systems of record while creating a road map to migrate legacy data assets to governed, reusable data solutions. The role partners with business and technology leaders to ensure data ownership, governance, and standards across the enterprise,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise or data architecture
• Proven leadership in large-scale data transformation initiatives
• Expertise in data governance, data modeling, and systems of record
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities

• Define Enterprise Data Strategy & Architecture – Establish and evangelize the enterprise data vision, principles, and target architecture aligned to business strategy
• Design the transition from legacy point-to-point integrations to domain-aligned data products
• Drive Data Product Operating Model – Partner with Data Governance Office to define standards for data products, including ownership, lifecycle, quality, and consumption models
• Establish clear systems of record and authoritative data sources across domains
• Develop and Execute Transformation Roadmap – Build a prioritized, multi-year roadmap to modernize data platforms and integrations; sequence migration of consumers from legacy data assets to modern data products
• Lead Enterprise Data Modernization – Drive adoption of scalable, event-driven, and real-time data patterns to reduce duplication and latency
• Governance and Standards – Partner with Data Governance Office to establish enterprise data governance frameworks, standards, and metrics to ensure quality, consistency, and compliance
• Partner with security, legal, and compliance teams to align with regulatory requirements
• Stakeholder Alignment & Change Leadership – Align business and IT leaders on data ownership, priorities, and adoption strategies; drive enterprise-wide adoption and migration to new data products through strong influence and communication
• Mentorship & Leadership – Provide architectural leadership and mentoring across data, integration, and domain architecture teams; promote best practices and build enterprise-wide data architecture capabilities; use your skills to make an impact

Skills

Data strategy

Enterprise architecture

Data governance

Stakeholder management

Cloud platforms

APIs

Event-driven architecture

TOGAF

Tools

Cloud data platforms

Data modeling

Job description

Humana Inc. is seeking a Principal Data Enterprise Architect to lead the enterprise data strategy and architecture, guiding the shift from point-to-point integrations to domain-driven data products.

You will establish target architecture, data products, and systems of record while creating a road map to migrate legacy data assets to governed, reusable data solutions. The role partners with business and technology leaders to ensure data ownership, governance, and standards across the enterprise,