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From the employer's careers site First seen 1 Nov 2026

Lead Security Architect

Humana Inc. Remote Nationwide Remote senior full-time

Salary

$142,300 - $195,700 per year

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Description

We are seeking a Lead Security Architect to play a key role in shaping the security blueprint for our organization by aligning security architecture and infrastructure with enterprise business and technology priorities.

As a Lead Security Architect, you will partner with EIP and business leaders to assess emerging threats, identify architectural gaps, and design forward-looking security solutions that strengthen Humana's overall security posture.

Responsibilities:

  • Perform application security assessments, threat models, and enforce design patterns while integrating them into a modern SDLC.
  • Determine security architecture requirements by evaluating business strategies and requirements.
  • Propose and advise solutions or strategies that address business segment security risks or gaps.
  • Use independent judgment requiring analysis of variable factors and determining the best course of action.
  • Serve as a single point of contact and develop relationships with business segment (line of business).
  • Proactively communicate design and secure development principles to appropriate stakeholders.
  • Proactively improve security designs to reduce vulnerabilities found after development of code.
  • Influence stakeholders to correct security deficiencies in the solution design as well as developed code.
  • Provide solutions to security deficiencies while allowing for necessary business and technical functionality.
  • Automation and standardization of all applicable processes.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in relevant information technology field (Information Technology, Information System Management, Computer Science, etc.).
  • 8+ years of cybersecurity experience with at least 5 years focused on security architecture.
  • Experience performing threat modeling and application security assessments.
  • Experience integrating security controls into modern SDLC and DevSecOps environments.
  • Experience conducting architecture and design reviews for enterprise applications.
  • Experience remediating security vulnerabilities and advising engineering teams on secure design practices.
  • Experience securing APIs, web applications, and cloud-based workloads.
  • Experience working within Azure, AWS, or GCP cloud environments.
  • Experience communicating security risks and recommendations to technical and business stakeholders.
  • Experience implementing enterprise security technologies with organization-wide impact.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master's Degree in relevant information technology field (Information Technology, Information System Management, Computer Science, etc.).
  • CISSP or CEH or similar certification.
  • Experience in Product or Application Security.
  • Architecture Certification in one of the leading cloud platforms.

Benefits:

  • Competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being, including medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off, and more.

Salary: $142,300 - $195,700 per year

Skills

Required

  • security architecture
  • threat modeling
  • application security assessments
  • SDLC
  • DevSecOps
  • cloud security
  • API security
  • web application security

Nice to have

  • CISSP
  • CEH
  • Product Security
  • cloud platform architecture certification

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://humana.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Humana_External_Career_Site/job/Remote-Nationwide/Lead-Security-Architect_R-428757

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