Data Engineering Lead Analyst - Cigna Healthcare

Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cigna Group is seeking a skilled Cloud Data Engineer to design, build, and optimise cloud-based data platforms supporting UAE operations, with focus on IDS and regulatory data solutions. You will lead development of cloud data products and guide teams across data engineering disciplines.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in software/data engineering, strong AWS experience (Glue, S3, IAM, KMS), SQL, Python, and Terraform.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software/data engineering with cloud-native data solutions.
• Strong AWS experience (Glue, S3, IAM, KMS, CloudWatch).
• Proficiency in SQL and Python for data processing and automation.
• Experience with API development, OAuth 2.0/JWT and OpenAPI.
• Hands-on Terraform (or similar IaC) and CI/CD for cloud infra.
• Familiarity with Jira and agile delivery in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and build out cloud data products.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, promoting automation and excellence.
• Deliver IDS and UAE data platforms aligned with governance and architecture.

Skills

Cloud data engineering

ETL/ELT pipelines

SQL

Python

AWS services

Terraform

CI/CD

Leadership

Communication

Data governance

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS S3/Glue/IAM

Terraform

CI/CD tools

OpenAPI/Swagger

Jira

Job description

Overview

Cigna International Health is seeking a skilled Cloud Data Engineer to design, build, and optimise cloud-based data platforms and data products. This role is pivotal in delivering scalable, secure, and high-performance data infrastructure supporting UAE operations, with a primary focus on the Integrated Data Store (IDS) and associated regulatory and operational data solutions.

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership: Provide direction and be responsible for the build out of cloud data products, including the Integrated Data Store (IDS), to service UAE operational and regulatory needs. Implement software engineering strategy, ensuring that it aligns with the overall business and product objectives. Contribute to the definition of software and data engineering policies, standards, and procedures.
• Mentoring: Lead and mentor junior software development team members, fostering a culture of innovation, automation, collaboration, and excellence. Take active part in career development and performance of junior team members.
• Project Delivery: Execute delivery of IDS and related UAE data platforms, ensuring alignment with architecture standards and data governance requirements. Execute project plans and application designs to ensure projects are aligned with standards and IT strategy. Follow the design principles, and development best practices to ensure scalable, secure, and efficient solutions, collaborating with other senior leads.

Requirements

Experience: 8+ years in software/data engineering roles, with a strong track record in cloud-native data solutions. Proven expertise in AWS services (e.g., AWS Glue, S3, IAM, KMS, Cloudwatch and more). Strong data engineering skills, including building and optimising ETL/ELT pipelines. Proficiency in SQL (preferred) and Python (required for automation and data processing). Experience with API development, security (OAuth 2.0, JWT), and documentation (OpenAPI/Swagger) will be a plus. Hands‑on experience with Terraform (or similar IaC tools) for provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure. Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).

Leadership & Communication: Demonstrated ability to mentor technical teams. Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software/Data Engineering, or a related field.

Desirable: Experience working in regulated environments or with multi-region/multi-currency systems. Familiarity with agile methodologies and iterative delivery. Exposure to Jira or similar project management tools.

About The Cigna Group

Cigna Healthcare, a division of The Cigna Group, is an advocate for better health through every stage of life. We guide our customers through the health care system, empowering them with the information and insight they need to make the best choices for improving their health and vitality. 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.