Lead Cross-Functional Technology Delivery Drive end-to-end planning and execution of complex technology initiatives, aligning engineering, product, architecture, and business teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-quality solutions.
Serve as a Technical Consultant, Technical Challenger & Trusted Advisor Assess systems, architectures, designs, and delivery approaches; identify modernization and optimization opportunities; and provide actionable recommendations that influence technical and business strategy. Bring sufficient engineering and architectural depth to constructively challenge design decisions, implementation approaches, technical tradeoffs, and delivery risks while fostering productive collaboration with development teams.
Drive Cross-Team Execution & Delivery Coordination Operate as a force multiplier across engineering, quality, product, architecture, and operations teams. Step into critical delivery functions as needed to coordinate testing efforts, manage cross-team dependencies, remove execution roadblocks, and ensure alignment across complex initiatives. Act as a key owner for driving outcomes, even when authority is distributed across multiple teams.
Ensure Quality, Performance & Operational Readiness Oversee validation, testing, integration, and deployment readiness, ensuring solutions meet functional, non-functional, security, and compliance requirements before production launch.
Guide Issue Resolution & Technical Problem Solving Partner with engineering teams to troubleshoot complex issues, drive root-cause analysis, and coordinate resolution efforts that protect system stability and business continuity.
Align Delivery Teams & Stakeholders Facilitate communication across engineering, operations, product, and business leadership, ensuring risks, dependencies, and decisions are surfaced clearly and managed effectively.
Champion AI-Enabled Delivery & Modernization Lead the adoption of enterprise-grade AI capabilities across the software development lifecycle. Promote the use of tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and other emerging enterprise AI solutions to accelerate development, improve documentation quality, enhance knowledge sharing, streamline testing, and support modernization initiatives. Identify opportunities where AI can increase engineering productivity and delivery effectiveness while maintaining governance, quality, and security standards.
Promote Delivery Excellence & Continuous Improvement Establish and refine delivery processes, documentation standards, and best practices that elevate execution quality across teams and programs.
Required Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in a technical or related field
- 5+ years of experience in technology roles, such as software engineering, systems engineering, technical consulting, solution delivery, or similar
- Hands-on experience with technologies used within enterprise applications or infrastructure
- Strong technical foundation with the ability to review, evaluate, and challenge software architecture, application design, integration patterns, and engineering approaches
- Demonstrated experience coordinating complex delivery efforts across multiple engineering and business teams
- Experience driving quality assurance, test planning, release readiness, and dependency management activities for large-scale initiatives
- Strong communication, facilitation, and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience with unit testing, mocking, or validating modern software components
- Proven ability to influence technical decision-making without direct authority through credibility, collaboration, and leadership
- A passion for improving technology through thoughtful leadership
Preferred Qualifications- PMP certification
- Six Sigma certification
- MBA or another advanced degree
- Experience leading large-scale, cross-functional programs
- Background in technology solution assessments, strategy planning, or enterprise consulting
Why This Role MattersSenior Technology Leaders ensure that Humana's most critical initiatives-those impacting pharmacy, clinical, and member experiences-are delivered with excellence. You'll help teams work smarter, deliver faster, and build more resilient systems that improve outcomes for millions of people.
Additional InformationWhy Humana?
At Humana, we know your well-being is important to you, and it's important to us too. That's why we're committed to making resources available to you that will enable you to become happier, healthier, and more productive in all areas of your life. Just to name a few:
- Work-Life Balance
- Generous PTO package
- Health benefits effective day 1
- Annual Incentive Plan
- 401K - Excellent company match
- Well-being program
- Paid Volunteer Time Off
If you share our passion for helping people, we likely have the right place for you at Humana.
Work-At-Home Requirements
To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees' ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees 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.
Employees 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 employees 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.
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Humana values personal identity protection. Please be aware that applicants may be asked to provide their Social Security Number, if it is not already on file. When required, an email will be sent from [redacted] with instructions on how to add the information into your official application on Humana's secure website.
Work at Home Requirements: To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees' ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria: At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested. In certain roles, the minimum recommended internet speed required by Humana may not be sufficient for business needs. Humana reserves the right to require associates to upgrade their internet service if necessary. 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 Hours40
Pay RangeThe 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.
$106,900 - $147,000 per year
This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.
Description of BenefitsHumana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, "Humana") 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, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.
