Application Development Senior Advisor- Hybrid

The Cigna Group; Morris Plains (NJ); Hybrid; USD 193,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Holidays & leave

Job summary

The Cigna Group seeks an Application Development Senior Advisor in Morris Plains, NJ to design real-time and batch data pipelines for enhanced digital experiences and analytics. You will build scalable ETL and analytics solutions using Spark, PySpark, SQL, Python, Scala, and cloud tools such as AWS and Databricks.

You will enforce data governance, implement masking, and drive Gen AI-enhanced development practices while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with product and leadership

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in a related field with 3+ years of experience, or a Bachelor’s with 5+ years.
• Extensive experience building scalable ETL and analytics pipelines in AWS and Databricks.
• Proficiency with SQL, data modeling, and large data environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop real-time and batch data pipelines using Spark, PySpark, SQL, Python and Scala.
• Architect and implement data pipelines with AWS, Databricks, Redshift, Snowflake, and related tools.
• Lead data governance, access controls, and PII/PHI masking with Immuta.
• Incorporate Gen AI into development pipelines and automate metadata generation.
• Collaborate with executives, product and engineering teams to resolve data issues.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering excellence.

Skills

AWS

Databricks

Airflow

Redshift

DynamoDB

Elasticsearch

RDS

Snowflake

Spark (Scala/Python/SQL)

Machine Learning

Gen AI / AI pipelines

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science or Business Analytics

Bachelor’s degree acceptable with 5 years of experience

Tools

PySpark

Job description

Cigna-Evernorth Services Inc. seeks an Application Development Senior Advisor for the Morris Plains, NJ location to develop real-time and batch processing data pipelines to enhance Cigna's digital experiences and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Develop solutions using tools in AWS, Databricks, Airflow, Redshift, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, RDS, Snowflake, and Machine Learning tools.
• Develop production data pipelines using Spark with Scala, Python, SQL, and implementing machine learning algorithms on Databricks and AWS.
• Participate in architectural decision-making processes for data pipelines and implement advanced analytics solutions, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Assemble large and complex data sets, ensuring that all functional and analytics business requirements are met with high quality and performance standards.
• Utilize Generative AI tools to automatically generate comprehensive descriptions for data tables and columns and ingest the generated metadata into the Collibra Data Catalog via APIs.
• Demonstrate experience in implementing data governance and access control within the Healthcare domain.
• Configure Immuta to enable column-level masking for PII and PHI, as well a row-level security.
• Lead the adoption of Gen AI-enhanced development pipelines with Cursor AI, focusing on advanced debugging, code generation, and context-aware engineering across multi-file projects.
• Apply expert prompt engineering techniques to improve the reliability and performance of AI-driven data workflows.
• Continuously test and refine prompts to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Manage GitHub repositories and GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment of Databricks jobs and notebooks.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, including executive leadership, product, and engineering teams, to resolve data-related technical issues and support their data infrastructure needs.
• Mentor, collaborate and upskill junior engineers with translating complex business requirements into scalable data solutions to ensure team-wide technical excellence.
• Hybrid work schedule.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree Computer Science, Business Analytics or related field and 3 years of experience. Will accept a Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of experience.
• Must have experience with: developing and managing scalable ETL pipelines, collaborative analytics workflows, and production-grade data solutions using PySpark;
• Leveraging AWS S3 for storage and integration;
• Writing advanced SQL queries for data extraction, transformation, and analysis within large-scale data environments;
• Designing and implementing logical an physical data models;
• Applying best practices for schema design;
• Maintaining enterprise-level data warehouses with reliable ETL processes;
• Orchestrating, monitoring, and optimizing big data pipelines for the ingestion, transformation, and quality assurance of high-volume data across distributed computing frameworks; and
• Troubleshooting, optimizing query performance and execution plans, and resource allocation for large-scale datasets.

Salary Range: $193,461-$203,600
If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.
For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 122,200 - 203,600 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.
This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.
At The Cigna Group, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you’ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k), company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year, paid holidays, and leaves of absence. For more details on our employee benefits programs, click here.

About The Cigna Group

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.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.
The Cigna Group has a tobacco‑free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.
Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.