Cigna-Evernorth Services Inc. seeks a Software Engineering Advisor for the Bloomfield, CT location to design, build, and optimize scalable batch and streaming data pipelines using Python, SQL, and Spark (Databricks/EMR), ensuring reliability, performance, and maintainability.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and support Teradata Vantage solutions leveraging QueryGrid/ ClearScape Analytics/ AI Unlimited for advanced analytics, feature engineering, and high-performance SQL workloads.
- Implement cloud-native data platforms on AWS (S3, Glue, EC2, VPC, IAM, Lake Formation), including secure networking, role-based access, and governed data lake patterns.
- Build and manage lakehouse storage using Delta Lake plus open table formats (Apache Iceberg/Hudi), enabling ACID transactions, schema evolution, time travel, and efficient incremental processing.
- Provision and standardize infrastructure using Terraform, delivering repeatable environments and enforcing best practices for configuration, tagging, cost controls, and security.
- Create and operate CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation (Git, CloudBees/ Jenkins, Ansible), including code quality gates, automated testing, and release orchestration.
- Integrate governance and privacy controls using tools like Immuta and Delphix, including policy enforcement, dynamic masking, tokenization, and compliant environment refresh processes.
- Design observability and incident response workflows with Splunk (logs/ metrics/ alerts), enabling proactive monitoring, root-cause analysis, and improved operational SLAs.
- Enable analytics and self-service reporting by publishing curated datasets and semantic layers for BI tools (Tableau/Looker), ensuring consistent KPI definitions and data quality.
- Apply prompt engineering and AWS Bedrock capabilities to prototype and productionize GenAI-enabled data/automation use cases, following SDLC standards, security controls, and responsible AI practices.
- Hybrid work schedule.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field and 5 years of experience in any software engineering role in the healthcare domain.
- Must have experience with: Designing and building large scale data pipelines using Python and Apache Spark (Databricks); Teradata;
- supporting both batch and scheduled processing including data validation and quality checks;
- AWS data and computational services to deploy, secure, and monitor production data workloads including S3, Glue, EC2, IAM, VPC, Lake Formation, and Cloudwatch;
- Developing reusable Python libraries and frameworks for automation, ETL utilities, DDL validation, and test data validation, with adoption across multiple engineering teams;
- Implementation and ownership of CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and CloudBees including automated testing, quality gates, versioning, and controlled release workflows; working with Teradata Vantage (QG/OTF/TD MCP);
- Oracle including performance aware query design and schema validation; Modern data lake technologies for reliable and scalable data storage including Delta Lake, Apache Iceburg, and Apache Hudi;
- Design and implementation of REST APIs including contract definition, input validation, backwards compatibility, and secure access patterns; Kafka experience including developing and operating producer/ consumer for data ingestion and integration workflows;
- Data protection and compliance implementation, including data masking and tokenization using tools such as Delphix, particularly for lower environment refreshes from production; Infrastructure automation using Terraform, enabling repeatable, compliant environment provisioning;
- End to end SDLC ownership in an Agile/Scrum environment including requirements analysis, solution design, code reviews, unit and integration testing, and production support;
- Incorporating AI features into data or automation solutions in an enterprise environment including using cursor, Copilot/VSCode, and MCP servers; Development and orchestration of data workflows including scheduling, dependency management, and failure handling;
- Automation of operational and reporting workflows, including building data pipelines and BI dashboards to reduce manual reporting using Looker and Tableau;
- Scripting and automation background including using Python, Groovy, and Shell to eliminate repetitive operational tasks; and, working in regulated enterprise environments with awareness of data privacy, security, and audit requirements.
Salary Range: $154,024-$186,100/year
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 111,700 - 186,100 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.
At The Cigna Group, 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), company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year, paid holidays, and leaves of absence. For more details on our employee benefits programs, click here.
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.
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