Lead Enterprise Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in District of Columbia, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Establish and manage a comprehensive enterprise API ecosystem.

• Connect API providers and consumers through a cohesive, business-aligned API catalog.

• Define, develop, and advocate for enterprise API architecture, design patterns, standards, transition architectures, and target-state architectures.

• Oversee enterprise-wide API governance, which includes intake, design review, lifecycle management, and compliance enforcement.

• Collaborate with architecture, engineering, security, data, and business teams to promote API standards and reusable integration patterns.

• Build and expand enterprise API platforms for federated development, developer self-service, and catalog-driven discovery.

• Create AI-enabled governance capabilities, such as automation, AI-ready API design, and lifecycle gap detection.

• Define and implement reference architectures for event-driven architectures, microservices integration, LLM integration, RAG, and vector data platforms.

• Design and operationalize agentic ecosystems, including orchestration frameworks and MCP-based integrations.

• Set governance metrics and KPIs for API adoption, lifecycle maturity, reuse, performance, and compliance.

• Design and present executive dashboards and reports on API ecosystem health and integration outcomes.

• Lead the development of prototypes, proof-of-concepts, and evaluations of emerging API, AI, and integration technologies.

• Enhance engineering velocity, scalability, and API quality through standardized practices and platform capabilities.

• Coach and mentor architects and engineering teams on API design, governance, and integration best practices.

• Work with external partners, vendors, and industry forums to align integration strategy with industry trends.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• 8+ years of experience as a senior architect or technical lead in large-scale enterprise systems.

• 8+ years of experience in API architecture, integration, or application development.

• Strong experience with API governance frameworks and lifecycle management.

• Hands-on experience with API management platforms, such as Apigee, Kong, Azure API Management, or AWS API Gateway.

• Expertise in API security standards, including OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and mTLS.

• Strong knowledge of REST, GraphQL, and event-driven architectures.

• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• Familiarity with monitoring, observability, and operational standards for APIs and microservices.

• Experience working in multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments.

• Master’s degree in a related field preferred.

• Experience in building and scaling enterprise API programs and governance models preferred.

• Experience with AI/ML integration patterns, LLM ecosystems, or agentic frameworks preferred.

• Exposure to platform engineering and developer experience practices preferred.

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

• A dedicated workspace free from ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.

🏝️ Benefits

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

• Medical benefits.

• Dental benefits.

• Vision benefits.

• 401(k) retirement savings plan.

• Paid time off.

• Company holidays.

• Personal holidays.

• Paid parental leave.

• Paid caregiver leave.

• Short-term disability.

• Long-term disability.

• Life insurance.

• Work from home.

• Occasional travel to Humana offices for training or meetings.