Software Engineering Senior Advisor, Remote

The objective of this position is to work with business and technical experts to implement software engineering best practices to promote the highest reusability across the US and Global. The individual must have superb analytical and technical skills coupled with the ability to drive project deliverables. The individual will be expected to participate in the collaborative concept definition, architectural refinement, software design and realization of products that support the strategic technology needs to support the organization. A full stack engineer is a person that has a breadth of knowledge in computer science, a problem solving mentality and a desire to learn. This person is comfortable working with in a technical capacity across many of the Data & Analytics sectors including core development on platform, data processing and report generation.

FSEs are able to articulate clear business objectives aligned to technical specifications and work in an iterative agile pattern daily. FSEs have an ownership over their work task, and are comfortable interacting with all levels of the team and raise challenges when necessary. The FSE will be working in a team that demands technical excellence and whose members are expected to hold each other accountable for the overall success of the output.

Behaviors

• Design and implement ETL routines on AWS
• Mentor junior developers on agile engineering best practices through pair programming
• Advocate for modular, testable code implementations
• Drive testing automation pyramid and integrate with CI/CD tools for continuous validation.
• Understands when to automate and when not to.
• Drive the mentality of code and quality being owned by the entire team.
• Identify code defects and work with other developers to address quality issues in functional code.
• Find bottlenecks and thresholds in existing code through the use of automation tools.
• Passion for continuing education and improving code quality.

Sample Delivery Responsibilities:

• Operational triage of bugs, failed test cases and system failures
• Creating and optimizing infrastructure performance metrics
• Complete detailed peer code reviews and drive pair programming
• Deploying & developing cloud applications end to end
• Architecting a pilot or PoC effort to bring innovation to delivery
• Working in stages of the environment lifecycle
• Automation of manual data object creation and test cases
• Ask smart questions, take risks and champion new ideas.

Requirements and Skill sets needed:

• Must have High School Diploma or equivalent
  Must be a current contractor with Cigna Healthcare, Evernorth Health Services, or one of their subsidiaries.
• Professional ETL experience using Spark (Python or Scala)
• 4+ year experience designing technical solutions using object-oriented design concepts.
• 3+ years of AWS solution engineering and architecture experience
• 3+ years of CI/CD experience (Jenkins, Terraform, CloudFormation etc.)
• Proficiency working with large data stores
• Deep understanding of all aspects of database technologies - schema design, optimization, scalability, etc
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience in SDLC, especially testing and deployment.
• Understanding of different types of testing - Unit, Acceptance, Regression, Performance, etc.
• Experience or understanding of Test Driven Development (TDD) or Pair Programming
• Unix-like operating system environment (proficient)
• Software version control (e.g. git working knowledge or greater)
• Track record of contributions to open source software projects.
• Be passionate about resolving user pain points through great design.
• Be open to receiving feedback and constructive criticism.
• AWS Certification desired

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.

For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 121,900 - 203,100 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.

This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.

We want you to be healthy, balanced, and feel secure. That's why you'll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you'll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k) with company match, company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year and paid holidays. For more details on our employee benefits programs, visit Life at Cigna Group.

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: [email protected] for support. Do not email [email protected] 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.