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The Lead Network Architect designs and develops IT infrastructure architecture solutions to business problems in alignment with the enterprise architecture direction and standards. The Lead Network Architect works on problems of diverse scope and complexity ranging from moderate to substantial. The Lead, Network Architect develops and evaluates network performance criteria and measurement methods. Prepares the analysis of the short-term or long-term capacity needs for switching, routing transmission and signaling. Conducts network architecture design, feasibility and cost studies. Develops alternative routing scenarios and changes in required sequence of network activities. Conducts economic and population growth studies to determine impact on network capacity and development plan projections. Advises executives to develop functional strategies (often segment specific) on matters of significance. Exercises independent judgment and decision making on complex issues regarding job duties and related tasks, and works under minimal supervision, using independent judgment requiring analysis of variable factors and determining the best course of action.
Responsibilities
Humana is seeking a Lead Network Architect who will deliver solutions for the future of the company. This is an exciting opportunity for forward-looking technology leaders to make key contributions to the evolution and transformation of the company's networks toward next-generation technologies. This is a critical role within Humana's IT organization responsible for the engineering and design, planning, implementation, and establishment of operational and maintenance programs to deliver best-in-class next generation network infrastructure. This includes optimizing all aspects of network eco-system, including performance, resiliency, availability, resource utilization and innovation. This person will provide network design, engineering and administrative support of both physical and virtual networking devices within our SDI environments. This person will be responsible for leveraging state-of-the-art networking technologies. These technologies include virtualization and software-defined networking (SDN). They will develop and deliver a robust, scalable, network eco-system using these technologies. He/she will work with various leaders across the enterprise to coordinate network solutions to meet challenges of technology, regulatory, security, and competitive conditions.
The scope will include the following areas of concentration:
- Partnering with internal and external business groups to develop technical solutions to meet business objectives.
- Network fabric for the internal Data Centers / Private Cloud platforms supporting multiple software defined network overlay technologies.
- Planning, designing, and deploying new LAN/WAN network infrastructure and connectivity.
- Overseeing and performing administration, configuration, and monitoring of all network equipment (switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, VPN concentrators, etc.).
- Support the elimination of existing datacenter dependencies to enable cloud/fastest-path access.
- End-point device connectivity architecture & implementations.
- Remote site and campus network technology to support SD-WAN implementations.
- Internal company wireless connectivity.
- WAN circuit topology and telco/carrier technical integration.
- L4 Troubleshooting & resolving network issues and outages.
- Define, documenting, and enforcing network standards.
- Increasing knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
- Team mentorship and support.
Team Lead responsibilities for these areas of concentration include, but are not limited to:
- Manage vendors and service providers encompassing but not limited to negotiations, licensing, adherence to service level agreements, and ensuring all support and maintenance contracts and services are up-to-date and providing appropriate coverage.
- Obsolescence - Work to consolidate or replace legacy technologies with newer services, hardware and applications that drive continuous improvement and mitigate cybersecurity and resiliency risks.
- Support the management of Network OpEx budget and make recommendations for future budget forecasting and planning needs.
- Communicate status updates to Manager of IT and other Senior business leaders where necessary.
- Research and recommend new technologies and solutions to meet business needs.
- Design for new solutions.
- Standard solution configuration.
- Technology roadmap development, management, and maintenance.
- Documenting and updating all network infrastructure and supported business processes.
- Capacity and performance planning.
- Integration with related infrastructure engineering efforts.
- Alignment and integration with information security requirements.
- Definition and development of operational KPIs and metrics.
- Disaster recovery/business continuity integration.
- Continuous knowledge and skills improvement.
- Assist in motivating and growing the Network Engineering team to its next level of maturity, agility (NetDevOps) and scalability. Help build foundation and help define capabilities and processes to address network needs in tactical and strategic terms.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or 8 years of experience in a Lead Network Engineering or above role
- 8 or more years of infrastructure experience
- 2 or more years of project leadership experience
- Experience integrating new technologies with existing technologies
- Experience implementing technologies with enterprise-wide impact
- Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's Degree in a Technical Field
- PMP or PMI certification
Work-At-Home Requirements
- WAH requirements: Must have the ability to provide a high speed DSL or cable modem for a home office. Associates or contractors who live and work from home in the state of California will be provided payment for their internet expense.
- A minimum standard speed for optimal performance of 25x10 (25mpbs download x 10mpbs upload) is required.
- Satellite and Wireless Internet service is NOT allowed for this role.
- 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.
About us
About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our 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 and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.
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The Lead Network Architect designs and develops IT infrastructure architecture solutions to business problems in alignment with the enterprise architecture direction and standards. The Lead Network Architect works on problems of diverse scope and complexity ranging from moderate to substantial. The Lead, Network Architect develops and evaluates network performance criteria and measurement methods. Prepares the analysis of the short-term or long-term capacity needs for switching, routing transmission and signaling. Conducts network architecture design, feasibility and cost studies. Develops alternative routing scenarios and changes in required sequence of network activities. Conducts economic and population growth studies to determine impact on network capacity and development plan projections. Advises executives to develop functional strategies (often segment specific) on matters of significance. Exercises independent judgment and decision making on complex issues regarding job duties and related tasks, and works under minimal supervision, using independent judgment requiring analysis of variable factors and determining the best course of action.
Responsibilities
Humana is seeking a Lead Network Architect who will deliver solutions for the future of the company. This is an exciting opportunity for forward-looking technology leaders to make key contributions to the evolution and transformation of the company's networks toward next-generation technologies. This is a critical role within Humana's IT organization responsible for the engineering and design, planning, implementation, and establishment of operational and maintenance programs to deliver best-in-class next generation network infrastructure. This includes optimizing all aspects of network eco-system, including performance, resiliency, availability, resource utilization and innovation. This person will provide network design, engineering and administrative support of both physical and virtual networking devices within our SDI environments. This person will be responsible for leveraging state-of-the-art networking technologies. These technologies include virtualization and software-defined networking (SDN). They will develop and deliver a robust, scalable, network eco-system using these technologies. He/she will work with various leaders across the enterprise to coordinate network solutions to meet challenges of technology, regulatory, security, and competitive conditions.
The scope will include the following areas of concentration:
- Partnering with internal and external business groups to develop technical solutions to meet business objectives.
- Network fabric for the internal Data Centers / Private Cloud platforms supporting multiple software defined network overlay technologies.
- Planning, designing, and deploying new LAN/WAN network infrastructure and connectivity.
- Overseeing and performing administration, configuration, and monitoring of all network equipment (switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, VPN concentrators, etc.).
- Support the elimination of existing datacenter dependencies to enable cloud/fastest-path access.
- End-point device connectivity architecture & implementations.
- Remote site and campus network technology to support SD-WAN implementations.
- Internal company wireless connectivity.
- WAN circuit topology and telco/carrier technical integration.
- L4 Troubleshooting & resolving network issues and outages.
- Define, documenting, and enforcing network standards.
- Increasing knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
- Team mentorship and support.
Team Lead responsibilities for these areas of concentration include, but are not limited to:
- Manage vendors and service providers encompassing but not limited to negotiations, licensing, adherence to service level agreements, and ensuring all support and maintenance contracts and services are up-to-date and providing appropriate coverage.
- Obsolescence - Work to consolidate or replace legacy technologies with newer services, hardware and applications that drive continuous improvement and mitigate cybersecurity and resiliency risks.
- Support the management of Network OpEx budget and make recommendations for future budget forecasting and planning needs.
- Communicate status updates to Manager of IT and other Senior business leaders where necessary.
- Research and recommend new technologies and solutions to meet business needs.
- Design for new solutions.
- Standard solution configuration.
- Technology roadmap development, management, and maintenance.
- Documenting and updating all network infrastructure and supported business processes.
- Capacity and performance planning.
- Integration with related infrastructure engineering efforts.
- Alignment and integration with information security requirements.
- Definition and development of operational KPIs and metrics.
- Disaster recovery/business continuity integration.
- Continuous knowledge and skills improvement.
- Assist in motivating and growing the Network Engineering team to its next level of maturity, agility (NetDevOps) and scalability. Help build foundation and help define capabilities and processes to address network needs in tactical and strategic terms.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or 8 years of experience in a Lead Network Engineering or above role
- 8 or more years of infrastructure experience
- 2 or more years of project leadership experience
- Experience integrating new technologies with existing technologies
- Experience implementing technologies with enterprise-wide impact
- Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's Degree in a Technical Field
- PMP or PMI certification
Work-At-Home Requirements
- WAH requirements: Must have the ability to provide a high speed DSL or cable modem for a home office. Associates or contractors who live and work from home in the state of California will be provided payment for their internet expense.
- A minimum standard speed for optimal performance of 25x10 (25mpbs download x 10mpbs upload) is required.
- Satellite and Wireless Internet service is NOT allowed for this role.
- 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.
About us
About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our 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 and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.
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Who's Hiring
- Humana28
- DigitalOcean4
- Microsoft3
- Ascension2
- Blue Mantis2B
Top Industries Hiring
- Healthcare & Medical Services28
- Insurance26
- Technology & Software10
- Artificial Intelligence3
- Construction & Real Estate2
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote network architect jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related engineering field
- Deep hands-on experience with Cisco and Juniper routing, switching, and firewall platforms
- Proficiency designing hybrid and multi-cloud network architectures on AWS, Azure, or GCP
- CCNP or CCIE certification, or equivalent vendor-neutral certification such as CompTIA Network+
- Experience with SD-WAN, MPLS, BGP, OSPF, and zero-trust network segmentation models
- Ability to produce detailed low-level and high-level design documentation for enterprise environments
Tips for Your Remote Network Architect Job Search
Tailor your resume to each stack
Network architect roles vary significantly by technology stack. Highlight Cisco, Juniper, or cloud-native tools that match each specific posting rather than listing every platform you've touched, so your resume reads as a direct fit instead of a general list.
Show design decisions, not just deployments
Hiring managers want to see that you architected solutions, not just installed them. Describe the business problem, the design choices you weighed, and the outcome. Candidates who only list tools they've configured rarely stand out against those who explain why they made specific architectural calls.
Target openings by the environment you know
Filter your search by on-prem, hybrid, or cloud-first environments before applying. Applying to roles where your experience aligns with the infrastructure model saves time and dramatically improves your interview conversion rate versus blanket-applying to every network architect posting.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists network architect openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a design whiteboard response
Most network architect interviews include a live design exercise. Practice walking through a multi-site enterprise network or a hybrid cloud topology out loud, explaining your assumptions and tradeoffs. Interviewers assess your reasoning process as much as your final diagram.
Negotiate scope, not just compensation
Network architect offers often include room to negotiate the role's scope, such as whether you own vendor selection, lead junior engineers, or influence procurement decisions. Clarifying these boundaries before you accept prevents frustration once you're in the seat.
Remote Network Architect Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote network architect job?
Target companies that already run distributed teams, since they hire remotely by default and know how to onboard someone they never meet in person. Remote network architect employers screen hard for self-direction and clear written communication on top of the core skills, so show evidence you can own work without someone over your shoulder. Apply to the openings above that match your experience.
Which companies hire remote network architects?
Companies hiring remote network architects include Humana, DigitalOcean, and Microsoft, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Remote-first firms and large companies running distributed teams post the most remote network architect roles.
Can you get a remote network architect job with no experience?
Yes, but it is harder than an on-site role, because remote work expects you to operate independently from the start. Entry-level remote network architect openings do exist, especially at remote-first companies, and a portfolio of real work helps more than a long resume. Applying broadly to the roles that fit improves your odds.
Do you need a degree for remote network architect jobs?
Not always. Many employers hire remote network architects on demonstrated skills and prior work rather than a specific degree, though some larger companies still prefer one. Showing relevant results matters more than a credential for most remote network architect roles.
Which industries hire the most remote network architects?
Most remote network architect openings sit in Healthcare & Medical Services, Insurance, and Technology & Software, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. These sectors run distributed teams and hire network architects remotely most consistently.
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