Application Development Senior Advisor-Remote

The objective of this position is to work with business and technical experts to implement software engineering best practices related that promotes the highest re usability 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 sectors including core development on platform, data processing and report generation.

The FSE will be working in a team that demands technical

The FSE will be working in a team that demands technical excellence and whose members are expected to hold each other accountable in the overall success of the output. Focus for this team is on the delivery of innovative solutions to complex problems.

Behaviors

• Drive automation pyramid and integrate with CI/CD tools for continuous validation.

• Understands when to automate and when not to.

• Drive mentality of building well architected applications for Cloud

• Drive the mentality of quality being owned by the entire team.

• Can identify code defects and work with other developers to address quality issues in product code.

• Passion for finding bottlenecks and thresholds in existing code through the use of automation tools.

• Passion for continuing education and improving code quality.

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.

Sample Delivery Responsibilities

• Core code production for back, middle and front end applications

• Operational triage of bugs, failed test cases and system failures

• Creating and optimizing infrastructure performance metrics

• Mapping user stories to detailed technical specifications

• Creating a repeatable process for rationalizing large amounts of reports

• Complete detailed peer code reviews

• 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 including Production

• Automation of manual data object creation and test cases

• Ask smart questions, take risks and champion new ideas.

Requirements and Skill sets needed:

• 8+ years of software development experience in Core Java.

• 8+ year experience in designing technical solutions using object-oriented design concepts, DDD, functional programing and microservices design patterns.

• Proficiency in Java 8 features such as Lambda Expressions, functional programing. Having Java based asynchronous programming is a plus.

• Proficiency in Java frameworks such as Spring Boot, RESTful API services

• Experience with NoSQL Databases such as MongoDB, Cassandra

• Experience with containers such as Open Shift/ Kubernetes, Docker.

• AWS / cloud computing (working knowledge)

• Experience with Kafka

• Hands on experience with JUnit, end to end testing. Having done TDD based application development is a plus.

• Excellent communication skills

• You are amazingly entrepreneurial

• Experience working with huge data sets

• Provide recommendations and design optimal configurations for large-scale deployments.

• Experience in SDLC, especially testing and deployment. Experience with GitLab, Jenkins is a plus.

• Working knowledge of scripting languages

• Knowledge around machine learning a plus

• Unix-like operating system environment (proficient)

• Solid understanding in Git based Software version

• 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.

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

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 117,800 - 196,300 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.

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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.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.