INTRODUCTION TO EVERNORTH:

Evernorth Health Services India, established in Hyderabad in 2024, is an innovation hub for Evernorth Health Services, the pharmacy, care and benefits division of The Cigna Group. The innovation hub will support innovation-focused areas, such as generative AI, product development, process improvement, analytics, and software engineering across The Cigna Group and its businesses. Evernorth Health Services India builds on The Cigna Group’s existing presence in India.

About Evernorth Health Services:

Evernorth Health Services (Evernorth) is the pharmacy, care and benefits solution division of The Cigna Group - a Fortune 16 global health company with 75,000 employees, 186 million customers in more than 30 countries and jurisdictions around the world. Evernorth exists to make the prediction, prevention, and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. We do this by creating and connecting premier health services offerings, such as benefits management, pharmacy, care solutions, insights and intelligence.

About Cigna:

The Cigna Group is a global health company committed to improving the health and vitality of individuals and communities around the world and includes products and services marketed under its Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services subsidiaries. Cigna Healthcare is the health benefits provider of The Cigna Group, serving customers and clients through its U.S. Employer, U.S. Government, and International Health business. Evernorth Health Services is the pharmacy, care and benefits solution division of The Cigna Group.

Software Engineering Associate Director - HIH - Evernorth

Position Summary:

This role provides technical and people leadership in this role, the Software Engineering Associate Director will be responsible for building and leading a highly talented team that is focused on using technology, advanced analytics, embedded insights, and product design principles to innovate and deliver modern solutions aligned to strategic initiatives. In this role you will collaborate with business leadership and technology partners to define and execute on a shared vision. You authentically engage with your team and matrix partners to ensure ongoing alignment and delivery success. You are dedicated to technical excellence for yourself, your team, and the software you deliver.

The ideal candidate should have 17+ years of experience in building and leading high performing teams in software engineering, preferably in health care or a related industry

Job Description & Responsibilities:

• Grow our engineering team – Invest time in developing team members and mentoring; attract, hire, and retain top talent.
• Provide leadership and management of teams responsible for software development and the introduction of new technologies at offshore.
• Partner with the business units, customers and stakeholders.
• Experience leading development using modern software engineering and product development tools including Agile/SAFE, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, etc.
• Demonstrate leadership in the context of software engineering and be an evangelist for engineering best practices.
• Stay abreast of leading-edge technologies in the industry. Evaluate emerging software technologies.
• Work collaboratively with all business areas to assess unmet/new business needs and solutions.
• Encourage the growth of direct and indirect reports through skills development, objectives, and goal settings.
• Hold direct reports accountable for meeting performance standards and departmental goals.
• Mentor staff, measure staff performance and complete regular performance reviews and ranking

Experience Required:

• 17+ years technology experience, with direct experience designing and implementing high volume multi-tier transactional systems, including: web, large-scale database, workflow, enterprise-scale software, service oriented and cloud-based architectures.
• Proven experience leading/managing technical teams with a passion for the developing the talent within the team. Experience with vendor management in an onshore/offshore model.
• Demonstrated success with delivering software using modern, cloud-based technologies preferably on AWS.
• Strong experience with most of the following technologies AWS (serverless related services), Python, SQL stored procedures, React, Java, Databricks
• Expertise and/or ability to adapt and support legacy tech. Experience in transforming them to cloud based solution
• Strong grasp of cloud-native architectures, APIs, microservices, and modern DevOps practices (CI/CD, IaC, monitoring).
• Experience with agile methodology including SCRUM team leadership.
• Experience with modern delivery practices such as continuous integration, behavior/test driven development, and specification by example.
• Proven experience with architecture, design, and development of large-scale enterprise application solutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization.
• Strong influencing/negotiation, interpersonal/relationship management skills.
• Strong time and project management skills.
• Proven ability to resolve difficult and politically spirited issues and mitigate risks that have the potential of undermining the delivery of critical initiatives.
• Demonstrated leadership in building high performing teams including the hiring and developing of great people.
• Proven and accomplished individual with excellent leadership and strategic management skills

Experience Desired:

• Exposure to Data Engineering
• Open to work in shifts

Education and Training Required:

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Strong analytical skills to challenge design recommendations.
• Strong understanding of best practices related to interface and interoperability.
• Strong understanding of SDLC in an Agile environment

Primary Skills:

• Proven track record of delivering software engineering initiatives, IT-application initiatives, and cross IT/business initiatives
• Demonstrated success with delivering products using modern software techniques
• Applied expertise in software engineering methodologies including automation and CI/CD

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Evernorth is an Equal Opportunity Employer actively encouraging and supporting organization-wide involvement of staff in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts to educate, inform and advance both internal practices and external work with diverse client populations.

About Evernorth Health Services