Lead Site Reliability Engineer

Humana

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Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
KYOH
Salary
$117,600–$161,700 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Oct 13, 2026 (soon)

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role pays less than 81% of similar roles. Most pay $145,375–$217,500 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $140k versus about $181k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Humana

Humana Inc. is a leading American for-profit health insurance company based in Louisville, Kentucky, specializing in Medicare Advantage plans.

Humana currently has 51 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $129,300–$177,800 across 30 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Site Reliability Engineer

The Lead Site Reliability Engineer maintains, integrates, and implements software applications within a large, multi-system production environment supporting critical pharmacy operations. This role involves coordinating software application testing, quality assurance, configuration, installation, and support to ensure stable implementations. The Lead Site Reliability Engineer manages high-severity incident restoration bridge calls, performs root cause analysis, and advises executives on functional strategies. Key responsibilities include establishing controls over test and production systems and source code. Required technical skills include experience with generative and agentic AI tools, .NET, Java, Typescript, SQL Server, Oracle Database, Postgres, MongoDB, Kubernetes, Temporal, Dynatrace, and Splunk. The position requires expertise in SRE, DevOps, or Platform Engineering within a regulated enterprise environment, utilizing Agile SDLC or Scrum methodologies to solve complex technical problems.

What you'll do

  • Maintain, integrate, and implement software applications within the organization.
  • Coordinate software testing, quality assurance, configuration, installation, and support for new updates.
  • Establish and maintain controls over test and production systems and software source code.
  • Lead high-severity incident and service restoration bridge calls while communicating with senior leadership.
  • Perform root cause analysis across a broad range of software technologies in a multi-system production environment.
  • Utilize generative and agentic AI tools for authoring and analysis.
  • Provide technical guidance and functional strategies to executives on significant matters.
  • Manage occasional weekend escalations to support pharmacy releases and critical outages.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
  • 8 or more years in information technology, SRE, DevOps, or Platform Engineering.
  • 2 or more years of project or technical lead experience.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead high-severity incident and service restoration bridge calls.
  • Strong verbal communication skills and the ability to remain composed under pressure.
  • Ability to perform root cause analysis over a broad range of software technologies in a large production environment.
  • Understanding and experience with generative and agentic AI tools for authoring and analysis.
  • Master's Degree (preferred).
  • Domain knowledge and experience working in the health care sector, specifically pharmacy (preferred).
  • Experience with .NET, Java, Typescript, SQL Server, Oracle, Postgres, MongoDB, Kubernetes, and Temporal (preferred).
  • Experience working with Agile SDLC and/or Scrum (preferred).
  • Extensive experience with large-scale observability tools such as Dynatrace and Splunk (preferred).

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