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The Lead Data Engineer – Application Health is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable data solutions that enable the continuous measurement, monitoring, and optimization of application health across the enterprise. This role leads the development of data pipelines, analytics platforms, and intelligence solutions that convert structured and unstructured data into actionable insights. By partnering closely with Technology, Architecture, Security, and Engineering teams, the Lead Data Engineer plays a critical role in ensuring application reliability, technical compliance, cost efficiency, and risk reduction at scale.

This position will require a presence in or within commutable distance to either Louisville, KY or Dallas, TX. 

The Lead Data Engineer – Application Health designs and delivers scalable, cloud‑native data solutions that enable enterprise‑wide visibility into application health, risk, and optimization. This role powers the Application Health scorecard by transforming diverse data into actionable insights that reduce technical debt, strengthen compliance, and improve reliability and cost efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain data architectures and pipelines supporting Application Health reporting and analytics.

• Ingest and integrate data from multiple internal and external sources using modern cloud‑native technologies.

• Develop analytics, dashboards, and scorecards across architecture, data quality, security, engineering standards, reliability, and technology stack alignment.

• Leverage big data and AI/ML‑enabled solutions to cleanse, transform, and enrich enterprise data.

• Provide technical leadership, set engineering standards, review designs, and mentor team members.

• Partner with Technology Stewardship, Tech Strategy, EIP, CIO Segment Engineering, and application owners to align solutions with enterprise priorities.

• Ensure data solutions comply with governance, security, privacy, and regulatory standards.

• Evaluate emerging technologies to improve scalability, performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent and relevant years of experience in lieu of degree requirement.

• 5+ years' experience in data engineering within large‑scale enterprise environments.

• years' experience with Databricks

• 5+ years' experience and strong knowledge in cloud platforms and data technologies (data lakes, data warehouses, streaming).

• Proven experience building complex data pipelines and integration frameworks.

• Hands‑on experience with big data, analytics platforms, and data modeling.

• Exposure to AI/ML‑driven analytics preferred.

• Ability to lead complex technical initiatives and translate data insights into business outcomes.

Preferred Qualifications

Any advanced degree

Any data related certifications

Work-At-Home Requirements
To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates must meet the following criteria:

• At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is recommended; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested

• Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership

• Associates 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 associates 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

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Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

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.

 

$142,300 - $195,700 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, volunteer time off, 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.

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