Lead Application Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead the architecture and design of enterprise-level applications utilizing microservices, domain-driven design, and cloud-native principles.

• Define target-state architectures along with modernization roadmaps for key business capabilities.

• Establish architecture standards, reference architectures, and engineering best practices.

• Drive the implementation of API-first architecture and enterprise integration strategies.

• Oversee architecture reviews, design governance, and technology evaluations.

• Design and implement scalable, resilient, and secure solutions on Microsoft Azure.

• Guide the adoption of Azure AKS, App Services, API Management, Event Hub, Service Bus, Azure Functions, and Azure Storage.

• Define cloud migration and modernization strategies for legacy applications.

• Design and govern event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka and related streaming technologies.

• Establish messaging patterns, event contracts, topic governance, and real-time integration strategies.

• Advocate for DevSecOps practices and automation across engineering teams.

• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines that support automated testing, security scanning, deployment, and monitoring.

• Promote Infrastructure as Code and GitOps methodologies.

• Provide architectural guidance on Argo CD, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, and related automation platforms.

• Collaborate with product, engineering, security, data, and business teams to ensure technical solutions align with business objectives.

• Present architecture recommendations and trade-off analyses to senior leadership.

• Mentor architects, engineers, and technical leads.

• Lead architecture review boards and technical design sessions.

• Ensure solutions comply with security, compliance, performance, and scalability standards.

• Foster innovation, engineering excellence, and continuous improvement.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

• Over 10 years of experience in software engineering, application architecture, or enterprise architecture roles.

• More than 5 years of experience in designing and implementing enterprise-scale distributed systems.

• Strong expertise in microservices architecture and API design.

• Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services and cloud-native development.

• Experience in designing event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka or similar messaging platforms.

• Strong understanding of application integration patterns and distributed systems.

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.

• Practical experience in implementing CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices.

• Strong knowledge of security, scalability, resiliency, and observability best practices.

• Proven ability to lead technical teams and influence architectural decisions across multiple programs.

• Ability to work from a dedicated space without ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI/HIPAA information.

• Home internet connection with a minimum of 25 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload speed.

• Willingness and ability to occasionally travel to Humana offices for training or meetings.

🏝️ Benefits

• Bonus incentive plan based on company and/or individual performance.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.

• 401(k) retirement savings plan.

• Paid time off.

• Company and personal holidays.

• Paid parental and caregiver leave.

• Short-term and long-term disability.

• Life insurance.

• Internet expense payment for associates working from home in California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota.

• Humana-provided telephone equipment suitable for business requirements.

• Remote work arrangement.

• Occasional travel to Humana offices for training or meetings.