Principal Infrastructure Engineer

Humana

. Define the enterprise storage vision, reference architecture, engineering standards, and five-year roadmap across block, file, object, software-defined, and hybrid storage services .

Posted 9/21/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $142,300 - $195,700 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in enterprise storage architecture, including SAN, NAS, and object storage, while leading the design and implementation of high-performance data solutions for AI and complex environments. Proficient in capacity planning, performance analysis, and compliance with data governance standards.

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Enterprise Storage ArchitectureSAN and NAS ExpertiseData Governance and ComplianceCapacity Planning and Performance AnalysisAutomation and Infrastructure-as-Code

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Hard Skills

Storage EngineeringHigh-Availability DesignData Lifecycle ManagementDisaster Recovery ArchitecturePerformance ModelingData EncryptionReplication and SnapshotsWorkload CharacterizationAI Infrastructure DesignCyber-Recovery Architecture

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsMentoring and LeadershipInfluencing Across BoundariesFacilitation SkillsBusiness Acumen

Tools & Technologies

Dell TechnologiesPure StorageNetAppIBM Storage PlatformsPythonPowerShellAnsibleTerraformKubernetesOpenShift

Certifications & Qualifications

Storage CertificationsCloud CertificationsSecurity CertificationsNetworking CertificationsEnterprise Architecture Certifications

Industry Keywords

HealthcareFinancial ServicesRegulated EnvironmentsData LakesModern Object-Storage ArchitecturesNVMeFibre ChannelParallel File SystemsSustainability PlanningEnterprise Technology Lifecycle Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleCloudCyber SecurityKubernetesLinuxOpenShiftPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define the enterprise storage vision, reference architecture, engineering standards, and five-year roadmap across block, file, object, software-defined, and hybrid storage services
Lead architecture decisions for on-premises AI infrastructure, including high-throughput and low-latency storage for model training, inference, data pipelines, GPU platforms, and large unstructured datasets
Develop data placement, lifecycle, tiering, retention, encryption, immutability, replication, archival, and secure disposition patterns
Design highly available and recoverable storage solutions meeting performance, capacity, resilience, disaster recovery, and service-level objectives
Create workload-aligned storage service tiers and reusable architecture patterns for virtualized, containerized, database, analytics, and AI environments
Own capacity forecasting, performance modeling, technology refresh planning, and financial analysis
Evaluate emerging storage technologies through proofs of concept, benchmarks, risk assessments, and total-cost-of-ownership analyses
Provide technical leadership for modernization, migrations, consolidations, upgrades, and decommissioning initiatives
Establish observability, automation, infrastructure-as-code, configuration management, and self-service capabilities
Partner with cybersecurity, risk, compliance, and data governance teams to strengthen controls, evidence, recoverability, and ransomware resilience
Serve as escalation point for complex storage performance, availability, interoperability, and data integrity issues; lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions
Develop architecture documentation, standards, decision records, executive presentations, and investment recommendations
Mentor engineers, lead design reviews, and improve engineering practices across infrastructure teams
Manage strategic technical relationships with Dell Technologies, Pure Storage, NetApp, IBM, and other infrastructure partners

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
Typically 10 or more years of enterprise infrastructure experience, including significant responsibility for storage engineering and architecture in large, complex environments
Demonstrated success creating multi-year technology strategies, reference architectures, roadmaps, standards, and investment plans
Deep expertise in SAN, NAS, object storage, storage networking, replication, snapshots, data reduction, quality of service, and high-availability design
Hands-on architecture and engineering experience with Dell Technologies, Pure Storage, NetApp, and IBM storage platforms
Strong understanding of data governance, data classification, retention, legal hold, encryption, access control, privacy, compliance, and secure data disposal
Experience designing storage for on-premises AI and high-performance data platforms, including GPU-intensive workloads, parallel data access, high-bandwidth networking, and large-scale data pipelines
Expertise in capacity planning, performance analysis, workload characterization, availability engineering, disaster recovery, and cyber-recovery architecture
Experience integrating storage with Linux, Windows, virtualization, containers, Kubernetes or OpenShift, databases, backup platforms, and hybrid-cloud services
Experience with automation and infrastructure-as-code using Python, PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform, REST APIs, or equivalent tools
Strong business acumen with the ability to develop cost models, evaluate vendor proposals, quantify risk, and communicate recommendations to executive leadership
Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, and mentoring skills, with the ability to influence across organizational boundaries without direct authority
Relevant vendor or industry certifications in storage, cloud, security, networking, Kubernetes, or enterprise architecture are preferred
Experience supporting healthcare, financial services, or another highly regulated enterprise environment is preferred
Knowledge of NVMe, NVMe over Fabrics, Ethernet and Fibre Channel storage networking, parallel file systems, data lakes, and modern object-storage architectures is preferred
Experience with FinOps, chargeback or showback, sustainability planning, and enterprise technology lifecycle management is preferred
Home internet service with at least 25 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload
Ability to work from a dedicated space without ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI/HIPAA information

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus incentive plan based on company and/or individual performance
Medical benefits
Dental benefits
Vision benefits
401(k) retirement savings plan
Paid time off
Company holidays
Personal holidays
Paid parental leave
Paid caregiver leave
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Life insurance
Occasional travel to Humana offices for training or meetings