Become a part of our caring community and help us put health first
 

This is a hybrid position requiring an in-office presence in Louisville, KY on a regular basis.

Join us and be a part of the unique opportunity to transform Humana into a consumer-focused healthcare leader backed by digital platforms. We’re looking for someone who craves new challenges and solves hard customer problems using the latest in software technology to improve people’s health and lives. In this role, you’ll be part of a dynamic agile software engineering team to continuously deliver new features for the technology platform used to administer our various health insurance products and benefits.

As a Software Application Architect, you will play a pivotal role in designing robust, scalable, and secure application architectures, under the direction of Lead Application/Solution Architects. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that our software solutions align with business goals and meet the highest standards of quality and performance. In this role, you will work on some of the latest and a vast number of technologies and applications on-prem and cloud.

• Create software application architectures that solve complex business problems, adhering to enterprise / solution architecture direction and standards.
• Keep up with emerging technologies, attend knowledge transfer sessions, and implement monitoring and alerting needs.
• Help the software engineers adopt best practices, introduce performance enhancements, and ensure application sustainability.
• Build and maintain application modernization roadmaps to optimize costs and improve efficiencies.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to define metrics for performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Share knowledge and collaborate across teams in the health plan & benefits space.

This is a hybrid position requiring an in-office presence in Louisville, KY on a regular basis.

Use your skills to make an impact
 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field
• 7 or more years of software engineering experience in a large IT organization.
• Proven track record of building 3-tier business applications in web/cloud platforms
• Proficiencies in modern frameworks like Angular, SpringWebFlux, etc., and Relational/Document DBs – Oracle, MONGO
• Have working knowledge of Data streaming, ETL, Rules Engines, microservices, REST/SOAP services
• Experience in cloud technologies (Azure, or GCP), Kubernetes, Data Lake, Data Bricks, etc.
• Excellent analytical, communication and presentation skills
• Passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant field
• Prior experience as an IT Project Architect and/or Tech Lead
• Cloud certifications (GCP/Azure)
• Current or prior healthcare IT experience
• Exposure to DevSecOps
• Familiarity with or some exposure to AI/GAI/ML

Additional Information

Why Humana?  

You'll experience the following perks as a full-time Humana employee:

Humana offers a variety of benefits to promote the best health and well-being of our employees and their families. We design competitive and flexible packages to give our employees a sense of financial security—both today and in the future, including:

• Health benefits effective day 1
• Paid time off, holidays, volunteer time and jury duty pay
• Recognition pay
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Tuition assistance
• Scholarships for eligible dependents
• Parental and caregiver leave
• Employee charity matching program
• Network Resource Groups (NRGs)
• Career development opportunities

Interview Format:         

As part of our hiring process for this opportunity, we will be using an interviewing technology called HireVue to enhance our hiring and decision-making ability. HireVue allows us to quickly connect and gain valuable information from you pertaining to your relevant skills and experience at a time that is best for your schedule.

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.
Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if ap