Software Engineering Advisor - Evernorth at Cigna in Bloomfield, Connecticut

Job Description:

This team develops applications that provide Cigna with the capabilities to identify opportunities for Cigna to partner with Providers to improve the quality of care to patients. You will have the opportunity to design, develop, and deploy new applications and features that will directly impact Cigna's bottom line, to ultimately provide better and more affordable healthcare. Our team uses a variety of technologies, from big data to the latest web frameworks. You will get to build state-of-the-art technology that is scalable and robust, utilizing cloud infrastructure, and full automation.

KEY CHARACTERISTICS

• You will develop full stack applications that are scalable, robust, and thoughtfully designed. You are comfortable with all layers of the stack, from the database to the front-end.


• You have built APIs that are robust, responsive, and easy to use.


• You have expertise in Databases and are comfortable designing new schemas and extending existing schemas in backward-compatible ways.


• You will be involved in the full software development lifecycle, from design to implementation.


• You will ship production code to a large customer base, and will take full ownership of your work, including testing and deployments.


• You will collaborate with other software engineers, domain experts, and end-users, to build the right solutions that address our business needs. You know how to navigate an organization to find the people and answers you need.


• You know how to make engineering trade-offs and how to communicate them to others. You can prioritize many competing tasks on an aggressive timeline.


• You are passionate about learning - about healthcare as well as technology.


• You are entrepreneurial, business-minded, and are willing to take risks and advocate new ideas

REQUIREMENTS

• 2+ years being part of Agile teams - Scrum or Kanban


• 4+ years with object-oriented languages: C, C++, Java, Scala, or other OO compiled language


• 4+ years with scripting languages: JavaScript, Python, R, Ruby, Perl, etc.


• RDBMS knowledge (MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.) and experience working with large data sets


• You know your way around Linux


• Experience with Git/SVN


• Excellent troubleshooting skills


• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Computer Science preferred or the equivalent in education and experience


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

BONUS POINTS FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING

• CI/CD experience (Jenkins, Ansible, etc.) and a TDD mindset


• Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS or other)


• Big Data (Hadoop, Spark, Teradata, DynamoDB)


• Prior healthcare experience

About Evernorth

Evernorth, Cigna Corporation's health services segment, exists to elevate health for all. We're building on our legacy and redefining health care as we know it. Unbiased in how we think, we create without limitation. We partner without constraints, deliver value differently and act in the interest of humanity. Solving across silos, closing gaps in care, and empowering clients, customers, and people everywhere to move onward and upward. When you work with us, you'll be empowered to solve the problems others don't, won't or can't. Join us. What difference will you make?

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.