Lead Application Architect

Company: Humana
Location: Louisville
Posted on: December 5, 2019

Job Description:

Description Humana’s Group Service Operations team partners with business sponsors, stakeholders, COEs and IT Solution Engineering teams to lead cross-functional initiatives to improve end-to-end systems, processes, build organizational capabilities, and accelerate impact across the enterprise. This team delivers best practice frameworks and tools to solve the company’s most pressing issues and challenges. As Lead Application Architect, you will work on system and process improvement initiatives, internal architectural design, leverage technology to streamline and smooth the execution of Humana’s business strategies, work with our partners to build comprehensive system solutions, examining existing frameworks and preparing the needs of the future, these can include key focus areas of member/provider experience, productivity/growth, associate capabilities, and operating risk. In addition, you will work with cross-functional teams to further the development of company-wide processes. This Lead Application Architect will be responsible for the internal architectural design of a single or set of assigned applications or systems, and for the design of the interfaces through which that application interacts with the rest of the enterprise. This person is also responsible for the effective integration of their application into the broader business and IT ecosystem within which it will operate. Responsibilities The Lead Application Architect is not only called to understand and follow enterprise guidelines, as well as utilize common application design frameworks and design patterns in their work; they are also expected to share feedback and learning back out to the enterprise. Thus, the Application Architect also serves as the technical subject matter expert (SME) for their application to other architects, and as a feedback loop back into the enterprise architecture portfolio. Define the current application architecture, and identify issues within it, including tracking technical debt Refine and/or redesign application architecture to meet the organization’s changing business requirements. Ensure the design meets the business service level agreements (SLAs) for availability and performance. Refine and/or redesign application architecture to be more cost-effective, including the optimal selection of implementation technologies, practices, and skills for application delivery success. Iteratively document and improve architectural approaches, service design, and development processes and approaches. Integrate each application solution into the broader business and IT ecosystem within which it will operate. Key responsibilities include : Lead application/development/Architecture of tools and capabilities for projects and project teams Work as part of a project team to deliver results within a set timetable; assist in leading work stream initiatives/sub projects Apply the Process Transformation methodology and coach others on application Build repeatable, scalable solutions Capture process metrics and monitors process maturity Identify gaps and develop improvements Identify short & long term impacts both qualitatively and quantitatively The successful candidate has worked on process improvement initiatives and has an understanding of multiple improvement methodologies.  He/she must be comfortable with ambiguity and have the ability to work collaboratively with business areas in identifying problems and coaching project teams in solving problems.  He/she also will be effective at working on multiple deliverables simultaneously and possess keen change management skills.  Additional skills and competencies include: Role Essentials Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science engineering or equivalent Bachelor's Degree At least 8+ years of work experience Progressive experience as an Architect or Technical lead and senior Software developer in large IT projects spanning multiple enterprise systems. Ability to evaluate business needs for integration and configuration and recommend/Architect solutions accordingly Proven ability to create innovative solutions to solve complex business requirements, and streamline/automate business processes Proven ability to be effective on multiple projects simultaneously amid shifting priorities Develops visually rich and professional conceptual design documents targeted to varying audiences of business and technical aptitude Develops detailed configuration specifications documentation targeted to technical resources Manages customer communications, conflicts, and negotiations related to overall solutions design Conducts solutions presentations and obtains customer acceptance to solution design Validates solutions after built and provides solution walkthrough with customer. Guides customer through solution deployment Team player with excellent verbal & written communication, interpersonal and presentation skills. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple business leaders to complete projects quickly Maintains/enhances technology expertise, keeping current with evolving systems analysis, programming and database technologies. Familiarity with software development methodologies, standards, and architecture frameworks Experience with Architect and application development of frameworks (.net, MVC, java) Experience with: SOA design, Web services, APIs and implementation Design, development, and testing of software applications Back-end databases Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication and presentation skills; demonstrated ability to interact with leaders and stakeholders Ability to perform qualitative and quantitative statistical analysis Proficient in data and root cause analysis Passion for people development and demonstrated leadership success Role Desirables Master’s Degree Six Sigma / Lean or similar process improvement experience with experience in applying a variety of process improvement tools, Six Sigma Black Belt achieved within 1 year in role. Strong business acumen Problem Solver Understanding and application of multiple improvement methodologies Experience with any of the following Designing and integrating multi-application solutions CRM, BPM and RPA development experience Cloud Architecture and Integration DevOps practices Scheduled Weekly Hours 40

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