Principal Cloud Solutions Engineer

Job InformationHumanaPrincipal Cloud Solutions EngineerinBethesdaMarylandDescriptionHumana is an $80 billion (Fortune 41) market leader in integrated healthcare with a clearly defined purpose to help people achieve lifelong well-being. As a company focused on the health and well-being of the people we serve, Humana is committed to advancing the employment experience and vitality of the associate community. Through offerings anchored in a whole-person view of human well-being, Humana embraces a focus on stimulating positive individual and population changes while nurturing a sense of security, enabling people to live life fully and be their most productive.Against that backdrop, we are seeking a talented software engineering/architecture professional to join our team as Principal Cloud Solutions Engineer. In this role you will lead the planning, design, and engineering of enterprise-level software platforms related to cloud computing. Your work will span a wide range of problems that vary greatly in terms of their scope and complexity.As a Principal Cloud Solutions Engineer you will provide expert advice, counsel and technical expertise to ensure successful planning, development and deployment of best-in-class technology solutions for Humana on hybrid cloud platforms. You will also apply principles related to Cloud, Cloud Data Storage, DevSecOps, and DataOps to the design, engineering, implementation and management of our applications, and will play a key role in our exciting journey to transform and modernize our applications. In addition, you will assess the compatibility and integration of products/services proposed as standards, in order to ensure an integrated architecture across interdependent technologies. Finally, you will advise executives to develop functional strategies (often segment specific) on matters of significance.We are open as to the location of this position, although we strongly prefer a location in the Eastern or Central Time Zones.ResponsibilitiesKey ResponsibilitiesPerform technical planning, architecture development, development and modification of specifications, architecture blueprints for cloud computing products/services, applications, service offerings and environmentsDevelop and advise on standards, best practices, and reference designs for the implementation of solutionsDemonstrate strong hands-on ability to code and build the components, reference architectures and coach/show other engineers.Champion the implementation of DevOps, Quality and Security processes (Continuous Integration, Automated Builds, Continuous Deployment, Continuous Automated Testing, Automated Security Scans through certified build and release pipelines)With minimal supervision, exercise independent judgment and decision-making on complex issues regarding job duties and related tasks, and on matters requiring analysis of variable factors and determining the best course of actionKey Candidate QualificationsThe ideal candidate will possess extensive experience (typically 10 years) as a senior software engineer and architect for large IT projects. He/she will have broad and deep expertise in MDM technical architectural, detailed design, and implementation styles. A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field is required.In addition to the above, the following technical qualifications and personal attributes are also sought:Experience in integrating heterogeneous systems to MDM real-time, near real-time & batch implementationsEstablish and implement best practices, frameworks, governance, and roadmap on MDMAPI management platforms & providing / consuming RESTful APIsRelational Database Architecture (SQL Server/Oracle/MySQL/PostgreSQL) experienceExperience with one or more NoSQL technology (MongoDB, Cassandra, Neo4J, Couchbase, CouchDB, Hadoop HDFS, HBase, Hive, etc.)Experience with implementation of Event driven architecture using Kafka, Spark or similar technologiesExperience with one or more of the following programming languages (.Net, .Net Core, Java, JavaScript, Python, C#, C/C )Knowledge of, and experience in Agile Scrum/SAFe methodology as well as software development lifecycles in generalExperience authoring reference architectures and other engineering documentationPrior project architect and/or Lead Software Engineer experienceExperience delivering and deploying cloud native data solutions on one of the public cloud providers such GCP, Azure or AWS.Highly collaborative mindset and excellent relationship-building skills, including the ability to engage many diverse stakeholders and SMEs and win their co-ownership in the outcomeExperience with providing strategic advice and guidance to leadership and functional teamsSuccessful demonstrated experience in working with senior executives to develop and drive segment or enterprise-wide functional strategiesAzure and or other cloud certificationExperience in migrating from IBM MDM to Reltio MDM SaaS solutionNOTE: We will require full COVID vaccination, including booster, for this job, as we are a healthcare company committed to putting health and safety first for our members, patients, associates, and the communities we serve. If progressed to offer, you will be required to provide proof of full vaccination, or documentation for consideration of a medical or religious exemption where allowed by law. Requests for these exemptions should be submitted at least 2 week prior to your scheduled first day of work.Scheduled Weekly Hours40