HIH - Software Engineering Associate Principal

The Cigna Group; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 4,200,000 - 6,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Evernorth Experience and Care Transformation team in Hyderabad seeks an Associate Principal Architect to steer strategic IT architecture decisions, aligning with enterprise standards. You will design digital, AI-driven and composable architectures, guiding product development and service offerings across the organization.

Ideal candidates have deep experience in generative AI, cloud, and polyglot programming, plus strong leadership and strategic thinking skills to influence cross-functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 16 years of IT architecture experience with at least 5 years in leadership roles.
• Certifications in AWS or architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF) are a plus.
• Strong problem-solving, strategic thinking and cross-functional leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic architectural guidance to influence planning and decisions.
• Design and develop integrated IT architecture solutions across processes, applications, data and technology.
• Lead technical planning, architecture development, and specification modification.
• Develop specifications for new products, services and applications.
• Assess compatibility and integration to ensure a cohesive architecture across technologies.
• Anticipate business challenges and regulatory issues; propose improvements.
• Solve complex problems with broad business impact.
• Lead cross-departmental project teams to milestones and objectives.
• Represent the organization as an architecture thought leader and provide technical leadership.

Skills

Generative AI

Agentic Architecture

Digital Applications

APIs & Capabilities

Enterprise Architecture

Evolutionary Design

Design Thinking

AWS Cloud

Golang

Typescript

Python

Data Engineering

Education

Bachelor's or master's in CS/IT

Job description

INTRODUCTION TO EVERNORTH:

Evernorth Health Services India, established in Hyderabad in 2024, is an innovation hub for Evernorth Health Services, the pharmacy, care and benefits division of The Cigna Group. The innovation hub will support innovation-focused areas, such as generative AI, product development, process improvement, analytics, and software engineering across The Cigna Group and its businesses. Evernorth Health Services India builds on The Cigna Group’s existing presence in India.

About Evernorth Health Services:

Evernorth Health Services (Evernorth) is the pharmacy, care and benefits solution division of The Cigna Group - a Fortune 16 global health company with 75,000 employees, 186 million customers in more than 30 countries and jurisdictions around the world. Evernorth exists to make the prediction, prevention, and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. We do this by creating and connecting premier health services offerings, such as benefits management, pharmacy, care solutions, insights and intelligence.

About Cigna:

The Cigna Group is a global health company committed to improving the health and vitality of individuals and communities around the world and includes products and services marketed under its Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services subsidiaries. Cigna Healthcare is the health benefits provider of The Cigna Group, serving customers and clients through its U.S. Employer, U.S. Government, and International Health business. Evernorth Health Services is the pharmacy, care and benefits solution division of The Cigna Group.

Software Engineering Associate Principal

Position Overview:

Evernorth Experience and Care Transformation team is looking for a highly experienced and visionary Associate Principal Architect to guide our company on strategic architecture decisions and provide expert advice that significantly impacts our strategic planning. The ideal candidate will design and develop IT architecture solutions to business problems in alignment with our enterprise architecture direction and standards. This role involves technical planning, architecture development, and the modification of specifications, with a focus on Digital, AI Agents, Packaged Business Capabilities, and Composable Architecture.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Guidance: Provide strategic architectural guidance and advice to influence the company's strategic planning and decision-making processes.
• Architecture Design: Design and develop integrated IT architecture solutions (process, applications, data, and technology) to address business challenges.
• Technical Planning: Perform technical planning, architecture development, and modification of specifications to meet business needs.
• Product Development: Develop specifications for new products, services, applications, and service offerings.
• Compatibility Assessment: Assess the compatibility and integration of proposed products/services to ensure an integrated architecture across interdependent technologies
• Business Challenges: Anticipate internal and external business challenges and regulatory issues; recommend process, product, or service improvements.
• Problem Solving: Solve unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business.
• Project Leadership: Lead cross-departmental project teams to achieve milestones and objectives.
• Industry Authority: Represent the organization externally as a widely recognized architecture expert and thought leader.
• Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership across major departments or multiple departments within a function.

Qualifications:

• Generative AI & Agentic Architecture: Experience with generative AI and agentic architecture.
• Digital, APIs and Capabilities: Deep understanding and experience in designing and implementing digital applications, Experience Capabilities and Composable Architecture.
• Enterprise Architecture: Knowledge in enterprise architecture frameworks and methodologies.
• Evolutionary Design: Expertise evolutionary design principles to ensure systems can adapt to changing requirements.
• Design Thinking: Proficiency in design thinking methodologies to drive innovative solutions.
• Cloud Technologies: Extensive experience with AWS and various services.
• Programming Languages: Proficiency in Golang, Typescript, and Python. Polyglot programming is a must.
• Data Engineering: Strong background in data engineering practices and technologies.

Experience:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Minimum of 16 years of experience in IT architecture, with at least 5 years of leadership roles.
• Relevant certifications in AWS, architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF), and other related areas are a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, strategic thinking, and the ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams.
• Healthcare experience is a plus

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, with flexibility to work remotely as required.

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.