Lead Enterprise Architect

Become a part of our caring community   Join a high-impact leadership role at the forefront of healthcare transformation. As the Lead Enterprise Architect, you will shape the future of technology across a complex and rapidly evolving healthcare ecosystem spanning payer, provider, pharmacy, clinical, corporate, and digital technology domains. This is an opportunity to influence enterprise-wide strategy, drive modernization at scale, and partner directly with executive leadership to deliver innovative, secure, and resilient technology platforms that improve business outcomes and healthcare experiences. You'll collaborate with senior tech domain leaders, product and engineering teams, infrastructure organizations, and cybersecurity stakeholders to define modern architecture standards, accelerate innovation, and enable scalable enterprise capabilities across the organization. We're looking for a strategic technology leader who combines deep architecture expertise with strong business acumen and healthcare industry knowledge. The ideal candidate is passionate about solving complex enterprise challenges, influencing organizational direction, and building future-ready platforms that balance agility, performance, security, and operational excellence. You will report to an Associate Director of Enterprise Architecture. The Lead Enterprise Architect is responsible for defining enterprise-wide technology strategy and architecture standards. These standards and modernization roadmaps apply across a complex healthcare ecosystem, which spans payer, provider, pharmacy, clinical, corporate, and tech domains. Additionally, the Lead Enterprise Architect governs digital transformation initiatives. 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 You combine strategic thinking, healthcare domain expertise, architecture governance leadership, and hands-on technology depth to enable scalable, secure, compliant, and efficient enterprise platforms. Use your skills to make an impact   Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree 12+ years of progressive IT domain experience 5+ years leading enterprise architecture initiatives within large-scale enterprise environments Experience influencing executive stakeholders and large engineering organizations Preferred Qualifications Master's degree Healthcare, payer, or provider enterprise architecture experience TOGAF, Azure, AWS, or SAFe certifications Familiarity with AI governance frameworks Experience with enterprise architecture tools: LeanIX ServiceNow APM 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 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