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

• Chicago, IL

• 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.