Senior Data Engineer

Evernorth Health Services; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Evernorth Health Services seeks a hands-on Software Engineering Advisor to strengthen our Hyderabad hub, driving automation, SRE practices, and AI-enabled improvements for Databricks pipelines.

With 8+ years in application delivery or IT operations and strong Python/SQL skills, you will join a forward-looking team. The role is 40 hours weekly in a hybrid model (3 days WFO, 2 days WAH) based at the Innovation Hub in Hyderabad.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years as a Developer with distributed systems exposure and operational roles.
• 7+ years SQL experience; ETL tech and Oracle exposure a plus.
• Experience with data warehousing concepts and scripting/automation (Python, Shell).
• Familiarity with Spark, Pyspark, Databricks and cloud platforms (AWS).
• Understanding of DevOps, SDLC and version control (Gitlab/Github).
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automation to boost operational strategy.
• Monitor performance, report anomalies, and manage incidents.
• Collaborate with engineering on automating repetitive tasks.
• Contribute to SRE improvements and AI-assisted initiatives.
• Document recurring incidents to eliminate root causes.
• Support Databricks users and manage critical ETL pipelines.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Agile

Learning mindset

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Databricks

Python

Shell scripting

SQL

Spark

Pyspark

AWS

Gitlab/Github

ServiceNow

Airflow

Job description

ABOUT EVERNORTH:

Evernorth exists to elevate health for all, because we believe health is the starting point for human potential and progress. As champions for affordable, predictable and simple health care,

we solve the problems others don’t, won’t or can’t.

Our innovation hub in India will allow us to work with the right talent, expand our global footprint, improve our competitive stance, and better deliver on our promises to stakeholders. We are passionate about making healthcare better by delivering world-class solutions that make a real difference.

We are always looking upward. And that starts with finding the right talent to help us get there.

Software Engineering Advisor

Position Overview

Join our team and grow your career with us.

We're looking for a hands-on technologist with 8+ years of experience in application delivery or IT operations, eager to apply development skills to enhance system resilience and efficiency. You will be engaged in support activities with our Databricks enterprise platform, assisting users and troubleshooting Production issues with ETL pipelines.

As part of our mission to modernize IT operations, you'll contribute to automation efforts, reduce toil, and help build tools that provide early detection of issues across critical data pipelines. You will have the opportunity to explore and contribute to AI-driven project initiatives proactively improving the operational effectiveness and service reliability of our IT assets.

If you are passionate about continuous improvement, enjoy solving complex problems, and want to be a member of a forward-thinking team, consider being a part of Cigna's future by joining our team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automation scripts to enhance operational strategy
• Manage performance monitoring across our assets to ensure proper measuring, reporting, and alerting on anomalies and incidents
• Collaborate with engineering and application delivery teams in developing and testing automation of repetitive, manual efforts
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the SRE practice
• Contribute to team projects improving our operational strategy through AI integration
• Track and document repeated incidents to eliminate recurring problems
• Support of our Databricks user base and critical ETL pipelines

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• Strong skills in troubleshooting and documentation of operational procedures
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Experience with Agile methodology
• A desire to learn and grow your experience
• Good communications skills

Required Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience as a Developer and exposed to Distributed Systems and Operational roles.
• 7+ years SQL experience.
• Experiences in ETL technologies (Informatica/DataStage) and Oracle is a big plus
• Experience with Data warehousing concepts
• Experience with scripting and automation using Python
• Experience with Shell scripting
• Familiarity with SQL, Spark, Pyspark and working with Cloud Based data platforms like Databricks.
• Hands on experiences in some AWS technologies like – Cloud Watch, Step Functions, Lambda, Glue, EC2, DynamoDB, SQS, ECS/EKS, Elastic Search, Elastic Cache, Airflow to name a few
• Understanding of version control systems and experience using Gitlab/Github
• Understanding of Development Operations and Software Development Lifecycle
• Understanding of ticketing systemslike ServiceNow
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to details

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.