Lead Enterprise Architect

The Lead Enterprise Architect is responsible for defining and governing enterprise-wide technology strategy, architecture standards, modernization roadmaps, and digital transformation initiatives across a complex healthcare ecosystem spanning payer, provider, pharmacy, clinical, corporate, and tech domains.

This role partners with executive leadership, product teams, engineering organizations, infrastructure teams, cybersecurity, and business stakeholders to drive enterprise architecture strategy with a strong emphasis on:

Software Rationalization

Technology Domain Strategy

Application Modernization

Cloud Transformation

Platform Standardization

Operational Resiliency

Cost Optimization

The ideal candidate combines strategic thinking, healthcare domain expertise, architecture governance leadership, and hands-on technology depth to enable scalable, secure, compliant, and efficient enterprise platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Architecture Leadership

Lead development and execution of enterprise architecture strategy aligned to business and digital transformation objectives.

Establish target-state architecture models across infrastructure, networking, security, quality, and observability domains.

Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives, principals, and engineering teams.

Drive enterprise-wide architecture governance, standards, reference architectures, and technology lifecycle management best practices.

Facilitate architecture review boards (ARB), technology governance councils, and strategic planning forums.

Define measurable architecture KPIs tied to business value, operational efficiency, and technical health.

Software Rationalization & Application Portfolio Optimization

Strategic Initiatives

Lead enterprise software rationalization initiatives across thousands of applications and platforms.

Develop application inventory, classification, and lifecycle management frameworks.

Identify redundant, overlapping, underutilized, obsolete, and high-risk technologies.

Create modernization roadmaps focused on:

Consolidation

Retirement

Re-platforming

Refactoring

SaaS migration

Cloud-native transformation

Establish Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Technical Debt reduction strategies.

Drive reduction in vendor sprawl and unsupported technologies.

Implement application scoring models using:

Business capability alignment

Operational criticality

Security posture

Technical fitness

Compliance risk

Cloud readiness

Partner with finance and procurement teams to optimize software licensing and infrastructure costs.

Best Practices

Adopt capability-based planning methodologies.

Maintain enterprise application heatmaps and technology risk dashboards.

Implement standardized lifecycle governance:

Assess

Invest

Migrate

Retire

Leverage CMDB and application dependency mapping tools.

Promote API-first and reusable platform architectures.

Establish golden-path engineering standards and approved technology patterns.

Use architecture fitness functions and technical health metrics for continuous evaluation.

Technology Domain Strategy Leadership

Core Technology Domains

Lead strategic architecture direction across domains including:

Cloud & Infrastructure

Multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud strategy

Kubernetes/container platform strategy

Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)

Resiliency and disaster recovery architectures

Application Architecture

Microservices and event-driven architectures

Observability as a design and practice

DevSecOps enablement

Platform engineering and developer experience

Security & Risk

Zero Trust architecture

Identity and access management

HIPAA and healthcare regulatory compliance

Cyber resiliency standards

Architecture Governance & Standards

Define enterprise technology standards and approved reference architectures.

Govern technology lifecycle management and exception processes.

Establish domain roadmaps aligned with business capability maturity.

Conduct architecture assessments and technical due diligence.

Ensure alignment with:

HIPAA

HITRUST

CMS interoperability requirements

PCI

Internal cybersecurity policies

Drive standardization of integration patterns, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and telemetry frameworks.

Modernization & Transformation Initiatives

Lead strategic programs including:

Legacy modernization

Mainframe reduction initiatives

Cloud migration and optimization

AI-enabled operational automation

Infrastructure simplification and platform convergence

Use your skills to make an impact

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.

12+ years of progressive IT and architecture experience.

5+ years leading enterprise architecture initiatives within large-scale healthcare, payer, or provider environments.

Deep expertise in:

Enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman, FEAF)

Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)

Technology rationalization and modernization

DevSecOps

Experience leading software rationalization at enterprise scale.

Experience influencing executive stakeholders and large engineering organizations.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree preferred.

TOGAF, Azure, AWS, or SAFe certifications.

Experience within Fortune 100 healthcare enterprises.

Familiarity with AI governance frameworks

Experience with enterprise architecture tools:

LeanIX

ServiceNow APM

Leadership Competencies

Strategic mindset with strong business acumen

Executive communication and stakeholder management

Influence without authority

Organizational transformation leadership

Systems thinking and problem-solving

Ability to balance innovation with operational stability

Strong mentoring and team leadership capabilities

Success Metrics

Reduction in software portfolio redundancy

Improved technology standardization adoption

Reduction in technical debt and operational risk

Increased cloud adoption and modernization velocity

Improved platform resiliency and scalability

Lower infrastructure and licensing costs

Faster delivery through reusable architecture patterns

Improved developer productivity and engineering experience

Additional Information

This role is not eligible for work visa sponsorship.

Work Style: This position's work style is remote from any of the locations listed below. You must reside in close proximity to one of these locations.

Market Location Options:

Louisville, KY

Washington, DC (Arlington, VA)

Dallas, TX

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Tampa, FL

Work at Home Guidance

To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates' ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates must meet the following criteria:

At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is recommended; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested

Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership

Associates 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 associates 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

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.$142,300 - $195,700 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, 7Humana8) 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.