Senior Kubernetes Architect (Remote) - AI Ops Platform Lead

Humana, Inc.; Lansing (MI); Remote; USD 142,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Humana, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Lead Kubernetes Architect to guide the architecture, engineering standards, and lifecycle strategy for enterprise Kubernetes platforms with a primary focus on AKS and GKE.

You will lead multi-cluster design, platform resiliency, security controls, automation, and GitOps-driven delivery patterns across cloud environments. This hands-on leadership role requires strategic thinking and hands-on execution, mentoring engineers, shaping standards, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software/ platform engineering or infrastructure engineering.
• Proven experience architecting Kubernetes platforms (AKS/GKE/EKS).
• Hands-on with CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise Kubernetes platforms across AKS and GKE from planning to production.
• Define reference architectures, design standards, and reusable platform patterns.
• Drive IaC, GitOps, and CI/CD adoption for provisioning and workload enablement.
• Mentor engineers and lead architecture reviews, roadmaps, and design sessions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve developer experience and reliability.

Skills

Kubernetes

Cloud engineering

Leadership

Architecture

Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AKS

GKE

EKS

Azure

GCP

AWS

CI/CD

GitOps

IaC

Job description

Humana, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Lead Kubernetes Architect to guide the architecture, engineering standards, and lifecycle strategy for enterprise Kubernetes platforms with a primary focus on AKS and GKE.

You will lead multi-cluster design, platform resiliency, security controls, automation, and GitOps-driven delivery patterns across cloud environments. This hands-on leadership role requires strategic thinking and hands-on execution, mentoring engineers, shaping standards, and