Alexander Weber
Louisville
Summary
Dynamic technology leader with extensive hands-on experience in cloud computing and a proven track record of driving digital transformation through strategic vision and technical excellence. Expertise in Azure, data engineering, and open-source ecosystems enables the development of scalable, sustainable solutions aligned with business objectives. Committed to fostering collaborative, people-centered cultures that enhance performance and reliability while delivering long-term business value. Passionate about leveraging innovative technologies to propel organizations forward in an ever-evolving digital landscape.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Technology Lead
Humana
08.2024 - Current
- Built and scaled a team of nine direct reports handling OpEx development for eleven enterprise applications in the Medicare/Medicaid portfolio, established an agile operating model, and a value-focused vision.
- Owned a $1.5M operating budget while balancing technical leadership, strategy, and people management—from stakeholder engagement and monthly service delivery reviews to hands-on cloud engineering, infrastructure design, and code delivery.
- AI-Ready Data Strategy: Designed and developed a modernized Medallion data architecture to improve scalability, reduce maintenance costs, and deliver clean, structured data to support AI/ML use cases.
- Migrated legacy apps from mainframe COBOL to Kubernetes containers, introduced CI/CD pipelines, enabled hyperscale, and cut maintenance costs.
- Led the migration of five applications from PCF in two months, avoiding $1M in renewal costs.
- Identified and drove the retirement of technical debt, reducing approximately $350K annually in OpEx.
- AI/GAI Exploration: Conducted an AI development pilot, migrating a COBOL application to the cloud using GenAI-assisted coding; evaluated the effectiveness of prompt engineering training for engineers to accelerate code delivery and improve quality.
- Operational Excellence: Reduced the backlog of incidents from over 60 to 0, and VITs from 120 to 3, streamlining delivery, security, and improving customer experience.
- Talent & Advocacy: Recruited and mentored six interns, spoke at universities to promote Humana's technology brand, and guided intern-led projects aligned with enterprise needs.
Technology Lead
Humana
01.2023 - 07.2024
- Led two agile teams (Anchor and CIET), serving as the technical bridge between Product Owners and developers, ensuring that business priorities were translated into scalable technology solutions.
- Balanced a $4M department budget, optimizing spending across projects and operations to balance innovation with efficiency.
- Defined and executed the modernization roadmap for 11 enterprise applications, establishing long-term strategies to reduce technical debt, improve scalability, and enable future AI/ML adoption.
- Partnered with business and engineering stakeholders to plan and deliver multiple high-impact projects, aligning technical execution with enterprise strategy and regulatory needs.
Software Engineer
Humana
06.2022 - 12.2023
- Worked on an application that builds plans for Humana's Medicare/Medicaid lines of business. Learned pipeline development via Azure Pipelines, and developed code using front-end languages and Vue.js.
Education
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) -
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY, US04.2027
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Computer Information Systems
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY, US05.2022
Skills
- Executive Communication & Strategic Planning
- People Leadership
- Cross-Functional Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement
- Data Architecture (Medallion, Data Lake, AI/ML Enablement)
- Azure Cloud
- Databricks
- Prompt Engineering
- Python
- Cloud Architecture (Azure, Kubernetes, CI/CD)
- Problem Solving
Certification
Scrum Master Certification (Scrum Alliance)
Timeline
Senior Technology Lead
Humana
08.2024 - Current
Technology Lead
Humana
01.2023 - 07.2024
Software Engineer
Humana
06.2022 - 12.2023
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) -
University of Louisville
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Computer Information Systems
University of Louisville
Awards
x2 Star Award Recipient
Aspire Award Recipient