Director, Software Engineering - Platform & Tool Development

## Director, Software Engineering
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The Director, Software Engineering (Platform & Tool Development) is a senior technology leader responsible for the engineering, architecture, development, delivery, and support of Humana's Enterprise Quality Engineering (EQE) technology ecosystem, including the Enterprise Quality Engineering Platform (EQE+), AI Workspace, AI-powered engineering tools, quality engineering applications, developer enablement solutions, automation platforms, and enterprise shared services.
This leader will oversee multiple engineering teams responsible for designing, developing, modernizing, and operating business-critical platforms and applications that support quality engineering, automation, AI adoption, engineering productivity, and enterprise delivery excellence. The Director will provide both strategic and hands-on technical leadership, ensuring engineering teams deliver highly scalable, secure, cloud-native solutions that meet enterprise reliability, performance, and operational excellence standards.
The role requires deep expertise in modern software engineering, cloud platforms, distributed systems, AI-enabled technologies, platform engineering, and application development. The Director will partner closely with Architecture, Product Management, Quality Engineering, Dev Ops, Security, Data & Analytics, and business leaders to deliver innovative technology solutions that accelerate Humana's digital transformation and engineering effectiveness initiatives.
** Key Responsibilities*
* ** Engineering Strategy & Technology Leadership*
* * Define and execute the technology vision, engineering strategy, and delivery roadmap for EQE+, AI Workspace, AI-powered engineering tools, and shared EQE applications.
* Drive software engineering excellence through modern architecture patterns, coding standards, engineering best practices, and operational discipline.
* Establish scalable technology solutions aligned with Humana's enterprise architecture and business objectives.
* Lead platform modernization initiatives leveraging cloud-native architectures, microservices, APIs, containerization, and event-driven architectures.
* Serve as the senior technical leader responsible for engineering execution, technical direction, and delivery outcomes across the EQE technology portfolio.
** Application Development & Platform Engineering*
* * Oversee end-to-end software development lifecycle activities including design, development, testing, deployment, operations, and continuous improvement.
* Lead engineering teams responsible for the development and maintenance of:
* Enterprise Quality Engineering Platform (EQE+)
* AI Workspace
* Quality engineering tools
* Developer Enablement Solutions
* Shared engineering services and applications
* Ensure high availability, scalability, performance, security, and maintainability across all platforms and applications.
* Drive adoption of reusable services, components, frameworks, and enterprise development standards.
* Lead engineering initiatives leveraging AWS and Azure cloud platforms.
* Establish cloud-native engineering practices supporting scalability, resiliency, observability, and operational excellence.
* Partner with Dev Ops and Platform Engineering teams to establish CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment strategies.
** AI Engineering & Innovation*
* * Lead engineering efforts…