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Humana · 17 hours ago

Lead Data Engineer

Humana Inc. is committed to putting health first, and they are seeking a highly skilled Lead Data Engineer to join their Home Health Data Engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, building, and optimizing cloud-based data platforms to support business strategy and accelerate cloud modernization efforts.

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Responsibilities

Serve as a technical expert for Snowflake and Azure, leading hands-on implementation across ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and platform optimization
Develop and maintain API-driven integrations using MuleSoft, enabling secure, scalable connectivity between cloud and on-prem systems
Drive the migration from on-prem SQL Server environments to Snowflake, including re-architecting pipelines, data models, and workflows for the cloud
Implement engineering best practices, including CI/CD for data, infrastructure-as-code, version control, testing frameworks, and observability
Independently troubleshoot complex data and platform issues, identifying root causes and designing effective long-term solutions
Collaborate with data architects, analysts, and business partners to translate requirements into robust, production-ready solutions
Mentor and support data engineers, providing technical guidance, code reviews, and thought leadership to elevate engineering standards
Optimize data models, storage patterns, and compute usage to ensure cost-efficient and high-performance operations
Partner with IT, security, and governance teams to ensure compliance, data quality, and secure handling of sensitive healthcare data
Evaluate and introduce new tools, frameworks, and cloud capabilities that enhance our data platform and engineering productivity

Qualification

SnowflakeAzure cloud servicesSQLPythonMuleSoftCI/CDTerraformData architectureProblem solvingMentoringCollaboration

Required

8+ years' extensive hands‑on experience with Snowflake, including performance tuning, data modeling, RBAC, tasks, streams, and secure data sharing
8 years' strong expertise in Azure cloud services, such as Data Factory, Databricks, Functions, Storage, Key Vault, and Azure DevOps
Proficiency in SQL, Python, and modern ETL/ELT frameworks
Experience working with MuleSoft for API‑driven integrations, data movement, and connecting cloud and on‑prem systems
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git‑based workflows, and infrastructure‑as‑code (Terraform, Bicep, or similar)
Strong understanding of data architecture, distributed systems, and cloud platform engineering
Ability to work independently, take ownership of complex technical initiatives, and drive them to completion
Demonstrated strength as a creative and analytical problem solver, capable of navigating ambiguity and designing effective solutions
Ability to lead technical discussions, influence design decisions, and mentor engineers

Preferred

Experience working with healthcare data is a plus

Benefits

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

Company

Humana is a health insurance provider for individuals, families, and businesses.

H1B Sponsorship

Humana has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (282)
2024 (246)
2023 (284)
2022 (274)
2021 (212)
2020 (84)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$13.07B
2025-05-30Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2025-03-03Post Ipo Debt· $1.25B
2024-03-11Post Ipo Debt· $2.25B

Leadership Team

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Jim Rechtin
CEO and President
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Nwando Olayiwola
Chief Health Equity Officer & Senior Vice President
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