Associate Director, Software Engineering

The Associate Director Software Engineering leads software engineering teams responsible for the development delivery support and modernization of enterprise applications data platforms and API-based integration solutions. This leader is accountable for ensuring technology investments align with business objectives while maintaining operational excellence scalability security and reliability.

The role is responsible for managing engineering resources technology and application lifecycles and delivery execution across a portfolio of applications enterprise data stores databases and API services. The Associate Director partners closely with business leaders product teams architects and enterprise stakeholders to define priorities drive strategic initiatives and deliver measurable business value.

This position owns the technology roadmap for assigned assets including applications enterprise databases data platforms and APIs. The leader is responsible for driving modernization efforts ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards and communicating strategy progress risks and outcomes to business and technology stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop high-performing software engineering teams responsible for enterprise applications databases data platforms and API services.
• Own the technology roadmap for assigned applications enterprise data stores databases APIs and integration platforms.
• Drive the delivery of technology solutions that support strategic business initiatives and enterprise objectives.
• Manage resource planning staffing decisions skill development and budget responsibilities across multiple engineering teams.
• Oversee application lifecycle management including development maintenance modernization support and retirement activities.
• Lead technology lifecycle management efforts ensuring platforms frameworks databases and tools remain current secure and supportable.
• Establish engineering best practices across software development data engineering API development DevOps and operational support.
• Ensure the scalability availability performance security and reliability of enterprise applications databases and API ecosystems.
• Partner with enterprise architects and business stakeholders to define data integration and application strategies.
• Govern API and data management standards ensuring consistency reusability and alignment with enterprise architecture principles.
• Communicate technology strategy delivery status risks dependencies and investment recommendations to senior leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement through automation modernization cloud adoption and engineering excellence initiatives.
• Drive the adoption and effective utilization of AI-powered engineering tools and platforms to improve software development productivity code quality testing efficiency operational support and overall delivery outcomes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Information Systems Engineering or a related field.
• 8 years of software engineering application development data engineering or technology delivery experience.
• 3 years of leadership experience managing software engineering teams.
• Experience leading teams responsible for enterprise applications relational and/or cloud-based databases and API/integration platforms.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data management API design and governance system integration patterns and software engineering best practices.
• Experience with application lifecycle management technology lifecycle management and platform modernization initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing technology roadmaps.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams vendor relationships and technology investments.
• Strong stakeholder management communication and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Computer Science Information Systems Engineering Business Administration or related field.
• Experience with enterprise data platforms cloud-native architectures API management platforms and modern integration technologies.
• Experience with Azure AWS Databricks data warehousing and large-scale data management solutions.
• Experience supporting healthcare insurance or other highly regulated industries.
• Experience leading digital transformation cloud migration or enterprise modernization initiatives.

Location & Work Environment: This position requires a hybrid work arrangement with 3 to 4 days per week in the office. Qualified candidates must be located in or willing to relocate to Louisville KY or Tampa FL.

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 approved by leadership.
• Employees who live and work from Home in the state of California Illinois Montana or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense.
• Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job.
• Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.

Social Security Task

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Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay 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.

$156600 - $215400 per year

This 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 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 .

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