Lead Cloud Architect Remote - US

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Description

The Lead Cloud Architect leads the planning, design, and engineering of enterprise-level infrastructure and platforms related to cloud computing. The Lead Cloud Architect works on problems of diverse scope and complexity ranging from moderate to substantial.

Responsibilities

The Lead Cloud Architect performs technical planning, architecture development and modification of specifications for cloud computing environments. Develops specifications for new IT cloud computing products and service offerings. Assesses the compatibility and integration of products/services proposed as standards in order to ensure an integrated architecture across interdependent technologies. Advises executives to develop functional strategies (often segment specific) on matters of significance. Exercises independent judgment and decision making on complex issues regarding job duties and related tasks, and works under minimal supervision, Uses independent judgment requiring analysis of variable factors and determining the best course of action.

Responsibilities:

Enable continued innovation and evolution of the cloud everything-as-a-service including IaaS, PaaS, SaaS platforms in collaboration with Segment teams, Enterprise Architecture, Tech Advancement, Infrastructure and Security teams

Define the vision and architecture strategy for transforming the current technology landscape by adopting cloud and SaaS based platforms to simplify the ecosystem and enable innovation and interoperability

Evaluate new technologies/platforms for continuous improvement of our assets and develop architecture standards to leverage them

Lead enterprise technology modernization initiatives like Cloud and application Modernization working with the segment teams and key business and IT stakeholders

Define combined segment strategy by collaborating with all the segments across the enterprise

Provide strategic advice and guidance to functional team(s). Highly skilled with broad, advanced technical experience

Provide thought leadership by bringing outside in perspective in making key technology decisions

Lead and define the strategic architecture and transformation blueprints depicting target end state cloud based architecture to guide the delivery of business capabilities

Work with stakeholders to understand and build a holistic view of the architecture strategy, processes, information, and information technology assets, and then uses that context to define enterprise-wide IT architecture, reference models and patterns that will meet current and future needs in an efficient, sustainable, agile, and adaptable manner

Partner with business and IT leaders and architects to provide direction and architectural strategy advice on complex and dynamic issues

Work across organizational and role boundaries to translate business needs into technical systems solutions and architectural roadmaps

Works on assignments that involve complexity ranging from moderate to substantial

Define technical standards and ensure solutions are aligned with the enterprise reference architecture standards, patterns and best practices

Prototype the tools and technologies that helps to evaluate early design decisions, improve predictability and to reduce risk

Choose and adeptly use appropriate cloud services, technologies, tools, methodologies and solutions to make sure that the architecture is robust, integrated and aligned with the strategy and long-term objectives of the organization

Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences

Experience with leveraging modern technologies to increase speed to value, enable innovation, reduce implementation cost and improve efficiencies

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field

8 years of progressive information technology experience directly related to architecture/engineering, information security, or other specialized technology field

Experience with Azure cloud platform, Azure DevOps platform, Automation via CI/CD pipelines Terraform and/or have great understanding of other public cloud computing architectures and services.

Experience using agile, lean, DevOps, DataOps, DevSecDataOps delivery practices and methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's Degree

Azure Cloud certification

GCP Cloud Certification

Experience with cloud migration to Azure/GCP

Experience using technologies like Kafka, StreamSets, MongoDB and architecture patterns including APIs, Micro-services, event driven architecture, server less computing

Additional Information

Role preference is in Louisville, KY but open to remote.

Will report to the Principal Cloud Solutions Architect, IT HPE - FORGE

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Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Company info

Humana Inc.
Website : http://www.humana.com