Software Engineering Senior Advisor - Hybrid at Cigna in Morris Plains, New Jersey

Job Description:

Provides expert content/professional leadership on complex Engineering assignments/projects. Designs and develops a consolidated, conformed enterprise data warehouse and data lake which store all critical data across Customer, Provider, Claims, Client and Benefits data. Designs, develops and implements methods, processes, tools and analyses to sift through large amounts of data stored in a data warehouse or data mart to find relationships and patterns. Participates in the delivery of the definitive enterprise information environment that enables strategic decision-making capabilities across enterprise via an analytics and reporting. Exercises considerable creativity, foresight, and judgment in conceiving, planning, and delivering initiatives. Uses deep professional knowledge and acumen to advise functional leaders. Focuses on providing thought leadership within Information Management but works on broader projects, which require understanding of wider business. Recognized internally as a subject matter expert.

How you'll make a difference:

Responsible for the delivery of a business need end-to-end starting from understanding the requirements to deploying the software into production. This role requires you to be fluent in some of the critical technologies with proficiency in others and have a hunger to learn on the job and add value to the business. Critical attributes of being a full-stack engineer among others is Ownership & Accountability.

In addition to Delivery, the advisor should have an automation first and continuous improvement mindset.He/she should drive the adoption of CI/CD tools and support the improvement of the tools sets/processes.

The candidatewill need to have expertise in software engineering as well as data analysis. This person needs to understand the interrelationships between systems, and be able to write working software that will successfully integrate and interface these systems.From a system and design perspective this person will need to understand how different pieces work together and use library calls, REST APIs, database queries, etc.) In order to communicate with them. The candidate will play a technical role in an enterprise area responsible for driving innovative analytical methods to better align IT analytics with Cigna's short term and long-term goals, adding value by adopting software engineering best practices. The candidate must possess excellent analytical and technical skills coupled with the ability to quickly learn new technologies. The individual will be hands on with architecture and design to support various Cigna organizations.

What you should have:

• Bachelor'sdegree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience.


• 5+ years of experience in IT delivery


• 3-5 years of experience in software development of enterprise Cobol, SQL, CICS, MQ


• 3+ years' experience being past of Agile teams and working in Agile methodology


• Proven experience with the following technologies: Jenkins


• Experience with SQL and ability to check data


• Experience working with databases like DB2


• Thorough understanding and wide application of technical principles, theories and concepts in the field.


• Ability to provide and implement technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems.


• Experience creating solutions that are innovative, practical and consistent with organizational objectives.


• Strong customer service focus.


• Ability to lead discussions with all levels of the organization and provide balanced information of an idea or communication of an issue regardless of written or verbal.


• Familiarity with health care or PBM industry and a passion for driving positive patient outcomes


• Familiar with working in a vendor partner model.


• Ability to work a flexible schedule to accommodate project deadlines.


• Strong mentoring skills.


• Demonstrated ability to prioritize work load and meet project deadlines.


• Adaptability and willingness to lean new tools and applications.


• Ability to adapt in a dynamic work environment and make independent decisions.


• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across project teams.


• Ability to learn new technology and technical products to increase technical skills and expertise.


• Must be a current contractor with Cigna, Express Scripts, or Evernorth. Evernorth is a new business within the Cigna Corporation.

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

About The Cigna Group

Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we're dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: SeeYourself@cigna.com for support. Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.

The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.