Application Development Associate Advisor - HIH - Evernorth

Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 2,400,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, seeks an Application Development Associate Advisor in Hyderabad to contribute to mid-to-high complexity projects. You will design, code, test and debug, and collaborate with senior staff to align solutions with technology strategy.

The role offers hands-on development, problem solving, and leadership to teammates, embracing modern delivery practices, CI/CD, and agile methods.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience
• Proven experience with architecture, design, and development of large-scale enterprise application solutions.
• College degree (Bachelor) in related technical/business areas or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Participates in troubleshooting and problem resolution.
• Aligns engineering solutions with the Technology strategy and supports the application’s requirements.
• Plans and implements procedures to maximize engineering and operating efficiency for application integration technologies.
• Takes accountability for the technology assets owned by the team.
• Provides leadership to the team to achieve the following objectives: Design, configuration, implementation of middleware products and application design / development within the supported technologies and products.
• Proactive monitoring and management design of supported assets assuring performance, availability, security, and capacity.

Skills

Java Development

IVR Development

Spring Boot

OpenShift

AWS

JavaScript

REST API

Microservices

Kafka

Oracle SQL

Jenkins

Orchestrator

Git

Amazon Connect

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Application Development Associate Advisor Position Overview

This role provides intermediate professional input to complex Application Development assignments/projects. They devise and modify procedures to solve highly complex problems considering computer equipment capacity and limitations, operating time, and the form of desired results. In this role, you can expect to design, code, test and debug within programs. This position may perform systems analysis functions and support and provide direction to more junior professionals. This role has high levels of autonomy, only requiring “expert” level technical support from others. Utilizes in-depth professional knowledge and acumen to develop models and procedures, and monitor trends, within Application Development. The Evernorth Technology strategy is fully aligned with our business strategy, resulting in an opportunity for you to influence in various directions. This includes technology business direction but also recruiting and mentoring employees and influencing the selection of and relationships with vendor resources to ultimately build and contribute within a world‑class Delivery Vertical. This is a hands‑on position with visibility to the highest levels of Evernorth management who are motivated to see the successful results of our efforts. The solution focuses on enabling this change using the latest technologies and development techniques.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Participates in troubleshooting and problem resolution.
• Aligns engineering solutions with the Technology strategy and supports the application’s requirements.
• Plans and implements procedures to maximize engineering and operating efficiency for application integration technologies.
• Takes accountability for the technology assets owned by the team.
• Provides leadership to the team to achieve the following objectives:
  • Design, configuration, implementation of middleware products and application design / development within the supported technologies and products.
  • Proactive monitoring and management design of supported assets assuring performance, availability, security, and capacity.
  • Maximize the efficiency (operational, performance, and cost) of the application assets.

Qualifications Required Skills

• Java Developer - 5+ yrs experience in IVR Development, Springboot, Openshift, AWS, Javascript, RestAPI, Microservices, Kafka, Oracle SQL, Jenkins, Orchestrator, Git.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization.
• Strong influencing/negotiation skills.
• Strong interpersonal/relationship management skills.
• Strong time and project management skills.
• Familiarity with agile methodology including SCRUM team leadership.
• Familiarity with modern delivery practices such as continuous integration, behaviour/test driven development, and specification by example.

Required Experience & Education

• 8+ years of experience
• Proven experience with architecture, design, and development of large‑scale enterprise application solutions.
• College degree (Bachelor) in related technical/business areas or equivalent work experience.

Desired Experience

• Healthcare experience.
• Amazon Connect experience.
• Coaching of team members
• Bot Development (Voice or chat).

Location & Hours of Work

• Full‑time position, extended/ Split shift (11.30 AM – 8.30 PM IST) working 40 hours per week. Expected overlap with US hours as appropriate.
• Primarily based in the Innovation Hub in Hyderabad, India, with flexibility to work remotely as required.

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.