Lead Software Engineer – Enterprise Observability

Humana Inc. is a leading U.S. healthcare company focused on improving health outcomes for millions. They are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to drive the design and implementation of observability solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure system reliability and performance.

Responsibilities:

• Architect and optimize observability environments through software engineering best practices
• Build automation scripts and tools to streamline observability instrumentation and deployment
• Integrate observability into CI/CD pipelines using infrastructure-as-code (IaC) and configuration management tools
• Conduct observability code reviews and implement automated validation checks
• Build AI-native tools for autonomous issue detection and resolution
• Lead the design of distributed systems focused on reliability, scalability, and performance
• Manage data routing, transformation, and endpoint monitoring integrations
• Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of continuous improvement
• Collaborate across teams to align observability strategies with business goals
• Communicate technical insights and recommendations to leadership

Requirements:

• Associate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 7+ years in software/infrastructure engineering with observability/logging focus
• Strong foundation in operating systems, networking, algorithms, and distributed systems
• Expertise in: Programming (eg. Python, .Net, Java, Go, Node.js), System architecture and AI Ops, CI/CD (eg. GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps), Infrastructure as Code (eg. Terraform, Ansible), Cloud-native development (eg. Azure, AWS, GCP), API design (eg. REST, gRPC)
• Proven leadership and mentoring experience
• Agile delivery experience and strategic thinking around observability maturity
• 5+ years with a technical bachelor's degree
• Open telemetry
• Experience with Splunk Enterprise & ES (SPL, dashboards, correlation searches, data models)
• Scaled and complex Data onboarding (HEC, UF, TA development)
• Integration with SNOW, SOAR, ITSM/SecOps tools
• Experience with Dynatrace, Cribl, Grafana
• Monitoring and alerting strategy design
• Budget management and cost optimization
• Automation and continuous delivery practices
• Leading cross-functional programs across technologies
• Certified Splunk Admin and Advanced Power User