Software Engineer (Backend) at Cigna in Scottsdale, Arizona

Job Description:

**Must be a current Cigna Contractor**

Job Description

Looking for a Software Engineer, who will be responsible for leading the Digital Product Platform initiatives. The ideal candidate would have a force multiplier mindset, a supportive attitude, a challenge-seeking mentality, the ability to deal with ambiguity and the ability to learn & iterate rapidly.

Responsibilities
* Should lead Digital product platform building effort by partnering with Business Stake-Holders & other Development Teams.
* Partner with Enterprise & Digital Architecture teams to design & develop the product platform services.
* Should have Strategic thinking when it comes to feature implementation, starting with a MVP first and iteratively getting to the Strategic End-Product.
* Build best practices, abstractions, easy-to-use wrappers around digital platforms & SaaS offerings, to make a better overall platform experience.
* Should have an automation first and continuous improvement mindset and drive the adoption of CI/CD tools and support the improvement of the toolsets/processes.
* Knowledge of SDLC processes, including agile methodologies (Scrum & Kanban).
* Continuously drive improvement and optimization through retrospectives, Inspect and Adopt and stakeholder feedback.
* Become a proactive trusted advisor to business leaders within Cigna Digital.
* Flexibility to adopt a continuous learning mindset and flex to cover a diverse set of technology needs.
* Technical and marketing skills to craft and execute your own programs and initiatives.

Qualifications / Skills
* Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
* Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Evidence of being self-motivated and driven.
* Having lead projects from design to implementation.
* 5+ years of recent hands-on coding and software design.
* Experience with working at the administrative/power-user level in SaaS platforms - eg.) Okta, Adobe, etc.
* Enterprise Cloud Experience - AWS Preferred
* Expertise in one of these programming language - Typescript, GoLang, Python
* Experience with Terraform or relevant IAAS.

Nice-to-haves
* Front end development experience (angular, react, Vue, etc)
* Click Stream Analytics, Website Tracking experience
* Experience with A/B testing or Multivariate testing platforms

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.

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