Principal Solutions Architect

* Define and maintain the end-to-end NBA platform architecture, encompassing data ingestion, state management, decisioning, business rules, machine learning, and channel activation.* Serve as the technical authority across NBA domains, including State Machine, Action Library, Decision Engine, Data and ML Platforms, and Channel & Integration Services.* Establish and uphold architectural standards for API-first, event-driven, cloud-native solutions, ensuring consistency across teams and external partners.* Review and approve solution designs, major technical decisions, and non-functional requirements related to scalability, resiliency, performance, and security.* Ensure the NBA architecture adheres to security, privacy, and regulatory standards, including robust audit and access controls.* Work with security and compliance teams to embed necessary controls into the platform design.* 12+ years of experience in software and platform architecture, including as a principal or lead architect.* Demonstrated expertise designing large-scale, cloud-native, distributed systems.* Strong hands-on experience with Node.js and/or Python, API design (REST/GraphQL), and event-driven architectures (Kafka or similar).* In-depth knowledge of decisioning platforms, rules engines, and ML integration patterns.* Experience in regulated enterprise settings (such as healthcare, financial services, or insurance).* Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.* Experience building or scaling Next Best Action, personalization, or real-time decisioning platforms.* Familiarity with modern data platforms (e.g., Spark/Databricks, Delta Lake, feature stores).* Knowledge of MLOps practices and model governance.* Experience leading architectural efforts across multi-vendor and distributed teams.* Work-Life Balance* Generous PTO package* Health benefits effective day 1* Annual Incentive Plan* 401K - Excellent company match* Well-being program* Paid Volunteer Time Off* 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 #J-18808-Ljbffr