Lead Technology Leadership Professional

Become a part of our caring communityThe Lead Technology Leadership Professional provides strategic leadership and deep technical expertise to drive application reliability, observability, and operational excellence across enterprise-scale platforms. This role partners closely with engineering, architecture, infrastructure, and business teams to ensure solutions are reliable, scalable, secure, and aligned with business objectives.As a key technical leader, you will guide reliability engineering, monitoring strategies, incident management, automation initiatives, and operational readiness efforts while influencing technology direction across multiple stakeholder groups. You will also identify opportunities to leverage AI, automation, and modern observability practices to improve system performance, engineering productivity, and operational outcomes.Key ResponsibilitiesProvide strategic and technical leadership for enterprise applications and technology operations, ensuring reliability, scalability, and operational excellence.Lead product validation, qualification, and production readiness activities to ensure compliance, quality, and operational requirements are met before release.Partner with engineering, infrastructure, cloud, security, manufacturing, quality, and business stakeholders to deliver technology solutions aligned with organizational objectives.Serve as a senior technical advisor, driving resolution of complex production, application, and operational challenges.Establish and promote best practices for Application Reliability & Operations Engineering, including observability, incident management, problem management, resiliency, and continuous improvement.Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of monitoring and observability solutions using Splunk and related technologies.Drive automation initiatives leveraging Python, PowerShell, Bash, APIs, AI, and Generative AI to improve operational efficiency, troubleshooting, and engineering productivity.Evaluate emerging technologies and develop recommendations that balance technical requirements, business priorities, risk, and long-term strategy.Improve application performance, availability, disaster recovery readiness, capacity planning, and operational resilience across cloud and on-premises environments.Collaborate with cybersecurity, risk, governance, and data privacy teams to ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory standards.Analyze operational metrics, system performance, and telemetry data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for optimization.Influence technical direction and architectural decisions across multiple teams and technology domains.Mentor and guide engineering teams in adopting modern operational practices, observability standards, and automation capabilities.Communicate technical strategies, risks, and recommendations effectively to senior leadership and non-technical stakeholders.Lead continuous improvement initiatives that drive measurable business outcomes, service reliability, and operational efficiency.Use your skills to make an impact Required QualificationsBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.10+ years of experience supporting, engineering, or leading enterprise-scale applications, platforms, or technology operations.5+ years of experience leading large-scale technology initiatives, reliability engineering programs, observability functions, or operational excellence initiatives across multiple teams and stakeholders.Strong understanding of Application Reliability & Operations Engineering, including application availability, resiliency, observability, operational readiness, incident management, problem management, automation, and continuous improvement.Hands-on experience with Enterprise Observability platforms, including 5+ years of experience with Splunk, covering architecture, data ingestion, indexing, SPL, dashboards, alerting, administration, and troubleshooting.Experience working across application, infrastructure, cloud, and production technology environments.3+ years of experience with automation and scripting technologies such as Python, PowerShell, Bash, APIs, or comparable tools.Experience with modern observability technologies such as Splunk, OpenTelemetry, APM, cloud monitoring, and telemetry platforms.Working knowledge of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative AI, and intelligent automation, including practical application in technology operations, incident management, and engineering productivity.Demonstrated ability to identify and implement AI and automation opportunities that improve operational efficiency, troubleshooting, support, and decision-making.Strong understanding of cybersecurity, data privacy, AI governance, risk management, and responsible technology practices.Proven ability to influence technical strategy and lead cross-functional collaboration across engineering, architecture, infrastructure, operations, and business teams.Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into actionable business recommendations for both technical and executive audiences.Experience with public cloud platforms, Kubernetes, containers, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, APIs, and modern application architectures.Preferred QualificationsMaster's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, or related discipline.Experience leading enterprise observability, SRE, platform engineering, reliability engineering, or technology operations teams.Experience improving application resilience through capacity planning, performance engineering, disaster recovery, operational readiness, and proactive monitoring.Experience utilizing AI or Generative AI solutions to improve monitoring, incident response, root cause analysis, and operational support.Strong understanding of IT Service Management (ITSM), cloud technologies, cybersecurity, architecture, and continuous improvement practices.Proven ability to connect technology investments and operational improvements to measurable business outcomes.ITIL, Six Sigma, Splunk, Kubernetes, cloud, or related industry certifications preferred.Scheduled Weekly Hours40Pay RangeThe compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.$117,600 - $161,700 per yearThis job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.Description of BenefitsHumana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.About UsAbout Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.​Equal Opportunity EmployerIt is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.SummaryLocation: Louisville, KY; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Charlotte, NC; Dallas, TXType: Full time