Lead DevOps Engineer

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As a Lead AI/ML DevOps Engineer at Humana, you will be responsible for leading the development, deployment, and monitoring of AI/ML models and systems. You will work closely with data scientists, software engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure the successful implementation of AI/ML solutions. Additionally, you will focus on streamlining the deployment process, ensuring the scalability and reliability of AI/ML models, and monitoring their performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and enforce governance policies and standards across all deployment pipelines to ensure consistency and efficiency.

• Drive the DevOps governance adoption, implementing controls to streamline the software delivery process and improve reliability.

• Establish and monitor DORA (DevOps Research and Assessment) metrics to assess performance and identify areas for improvement.

• Create, maintain, and enhance dashboards to provide visibility into key performance indicators (KPIs) and operational metrics.

• Champion a DevOps mindset, promoting agility, speed, and efficiency in the software delivery process.

• Explore and implement ways to deliver software faster, without compromising on quality or reliability.

• Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to ensure alignment with governance policies and best practices.

• Lead efforts to automate and optimize CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure.

• Mentor and guide a team of DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration.

• Focus on key DevOps pillars, including continuous integration (CI), continuous delivery (CD), quality, security, compliance, metrics, and reporting.

• Ensure compliance with security and regulatory requirements throughout the software delivery lifecycle.

• Use metrics and KPIs to drive performance improvements and transparency within the DevOps function.

Use your skills to make an impact

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.

• 10+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer, with a focus on governance, cloud infrastructure, and automation.

• Extensive experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools like Azure DevOps Pipelines and GitHub Actions

• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or similar.

• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.

• Familiarity with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or similar.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and a proactive attitude.

• Strong communication and leadership abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree

• LLM model DevOps experience

• API and AI gateway management experience

Additional Information

To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees' ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria:

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

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

Employees 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 employees 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.

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.

$129,300 - $177,800 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.

Application Deadline:

About us

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is committed to putting health first - for our teammates, our customers and our company. Through our Humana insurance services and 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, Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large.

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