Application Development Advisor - HIH - Evernorth

Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company in Hyderabad, India is seeking an experienced Software Engineering Advisor to lead mainframe delivery within the PBM technology organization. The role involves hands-on design, development, testing and support across the full software lifecycle, while coordinating with onsite Scrum Master, Product, QA and offshore teams.

The candidate will drive architectural decisions, mentoring junior engineers and potentially leading sizable projects in a hybrid work

Qualifications

• 11+ years of experience in mainframe batch and online applications using Cobol/DB2/CICS/JCL/VSAM.
• Master’s degree or foreign degree equivalent in IT, BIS, Technology Management, or related field.
• Strong written and verbal communication; capable of interacting with all organizational levels.
• Healthcare experience in disease management coaching is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Be hands-on in designing and developing robust solutions considering scale, security, reliability and cost.
• Support other product delivery partners in build, test, and release of solutions.
• Be part of a fast-moving team using agile methodologies and latest tools.
• Work with onsite and offshore QA to define testable scenarios based on requirements.
• Lead or participate in daily standups, code reviews and ensure code quality.
• Provide impact analysis for new requirements or changes and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Mainframe COBOL

JCL

CICS

DB2

Teradata

Education

Master’s degree or foreign degree equivalent in Information Technology, BIS, Technology Management, or related field

Job description

HIH Application development Advisor.

Advisor Position Overview The job profile for this position is Software Engineering Advisor, which is a Band 4 Contributor Career Track Role. Excited to grow your career? We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions.

We are looking for an experienced engineer to work within our Mainframe PBM Technology organization who has experience with Mainframe COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, Teradata.

This role provides counsel and advice to top management on significant Engineering matters, often requiring coordination between several PBM teams. In this role you will support the full software lifecycle of design, development, testing, and support for technical delivery.

This role requires working with both onsite (Scrum Master, Product, QA and Developers) and offshore QA team members in properly defining testable scenarios based on requirements/acceptance criteria.

Responsibilities

• Be hands‑on in the design and development of robust solutions to hard problems, while considering scale, security, reliability, and cost
• Support other product delivery partners in the successful build, test, and release of solutions
• Be part of a fast‑moving team, working with the latest tools and open‑source technologies
• Work on a development team using agile methodologies.
• Understand the Business and the Application Architecture End to End
• Solve problems by crafting software solutions using maintainable and modular code.
• Participate & potentially lead daily team standup meetings where you'll give and receive updates on the current backlog and challenges.
• Participate in code reviews.
• Ensure Code Quality and Deliverables
• Provide Impact analysis for new requirements or changes.
• Responsible for low level design with the team
• May lead or manage sizable projects
• Provides thought leadership and technical expertise across the PBM technology organization
• This role will act in a senior manner, potentially leading scrum teams, being held accountable for projects and mentoring junior team members.

Qualifications

• Required Skills: Requires strong knowledge of the following technology skill sets – Mainframe COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, Teradata
• Experience designing and developing process‑based solutions or BPM (business process management)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization.
• Strong influencing/negotiation skills.
• Strong interpersonal/relationship skills.
• Strong time and project management skills.
• Familiarity with agile methodology including SCRUM team leadership.
• Familiarity with modern delivery practices such as continuous integration, behavior/test driven development, and specification by example.

Required Experience & Education

• 11+ years of experience in developing mainframe batch and online applications, utilizing Cobol/DB2/CICS/JCL/VSAM
• Master’s degree or foreign degree equivalent in Information Technology, Business Information Systems, Technology Management, or related field of study.

Desired Experience:

• Healthcare experience including Disease Management Coaching of team members

Location & Hours of Work < >

Full‑time position, working 40 hours per week. Expected overlap with US hours as appropriate. Primarily based in the Innovation Hub in Hyderabad, India in a hybrid working model (3 days WFO and 2 days WAH)

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

Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives. 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.