Lead Enterprise Architect
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Lead Enterprise Architect, Enterprise API and Integration is an important role in leading the technology transformation efforts focused on defining the architecture, standards and governance for API development across the enterprise.Job Description
The Lead Enterprise Architect will establish and govern a comprehensive enterprise API ecosystem by bringing together API providers and consumers through a unified, business-aligned API catalog. This role ensures effective lifecycle management, promotes reuse, and drives consistency across all enterprise integrations while enabling AI-driven and agentic capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
Define, evolve, and promote enterprise API architecture, design patterns, and standards, including transition and target-state architectures.
Lead enterprise-wide API governance, including intake, design review, lifecycle management, and compliance enforcement.
Partner with architecture, engineering, security, data, and business teams to drive adoption of API standards and reusable integration patterns.
Build and scale enterprise API platforms enabling federated development, developer self-service, and catalog-driven discovery.
Develop AI-enabled governance capabilities, including automation, AI-ready API design, and gap detection across the API lifecycle.
Define and implement reference architectures for modern integration patterns, including:
Event-driven architectures
Microservices integration
LLM integration, RAG, and vector data platforms
Architect and operationalize agentic ecosystems, including orchestration frameworks and MCP-based integrations.
Establish governance metrics and KPIs, including API adoption, lifecycle maturity, reuse, performance, and compliance.
Design and deliver executive dashboards and reporting on API ecosystem health and integration outcomes.
Lead prototyping, proof-of-concepts, and evaluation of emerging technologies in APIs, AI, and integration.
Improve engineering velocity, scalability, and API quality through standardized practices and platform capabilities.
Coach and mentor architects and engineering teams on modern API design, governance, and integration best practices.
Collaborate with external partners, vendors, and industry forums to align enterprise integration strategy with industry trends.
Use your skills to make an impact
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or 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 (e.g., Apigee, Kong, Azure API Management, AWS API Gateway)
Expertise in API security standards (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, mTLS, etc.)
Strong knowledge of REST, GraphQL, and event-driven architectures
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Experience with monitoring, observability, and operational standards for APIs and microservices
Experience working in multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in a related field
Experience building and scaling enterprise API programs and governance models
Experience with AI/ML integration patterns, LLM ecosystems, or agentic frameworks
Exposure to platform engineering and developer experience (DX) practices
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40Pay Range
The 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.$142,300 - $195,700 per yearThis job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.Description of Benefits
Humana, 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 us
About 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 Employer
It 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.