Data Ops - Data Builder

Cigna Healthcare; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, Dental health plans

Well-being programs

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off (18 days)

Paid holidays and leave of absence

Job summary

The Cigna Group is seeking a Data Management Strategy & Governance Advisor to turn architectural designs and business requirements into production-grade data products via MVP. Reporting to the Senior Director, Data Operations & Data Management, you will build Silver foundations and co‑design Gold data assets that serve business insights from day one.

This hands-on role blends business fluency with engineering discipline, delivering scalable, governed solutions in a regulated healthcare context.

Qualifications

• 3+ years building production-grade data solutions.
• 50/50 blend of business fluency and hands-on engineering.
• Hands-on experience with Databricks, Spark, Unity Catalog, SQL and Python.
• Familiarity with Snowflake and Teradata.
• Expert knowledge of dimensional and medallion (Silver/Gold) modeling.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and governance tooling.
• Strong software-engineering discipline: Git, code review, reusable code.
• Familiarity with Collibra and automated data-quality testing.
• Ability to learn new data domain quickly and apply AI to accelerate build.

Responsibilities

• Rapid build and delivery of production-grade data products.
• Translate designs and requirements into MVP-backed solutions.
• Turn new data into working solutions to answer business questions.
• Refactor learning-stage work into durable, reusable assets.
• Build Silver structures per architecture and promote to production.
• Deliver Gold solutions through MVP and governance-compliant pipelines.
• Collaborate with Data Architecture, Data Analysis, and DevOps teams.
• Ensure production readiness with governance, security, and cost checks.

Skills

Databricks

Spark

Unity Catalog

SQL

Python

Data governance

Collibra

Dimensional modeling

Medallion modeling

CI/CD

Git

AI/Automation

Learning data domain

Data quality testing

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Teradata

Collibra

CI/CD pipelines

Git

Job description

The job profile for this position is

Data Management Strategy & Governance Advisor.

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Job Description

The Data Builder is the hands‑on builder responsible for turning architectural design and business requirements into trusted, reusable data products through MVP that are production grade.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Data Operations & Data Management, this role builds to the enterprise‑agnostic Silver foundation designed by Data Architecture and co‑designs and builds Gold data products where business logic, metrics, and functional knowledge live.

This is a hands‑on individual contributor role — the build authority that blends business fluency and data engineering discipline in equal measure, authoring Gold data products that answer the question the first time and building them to production standard.

This role is a critical execution counterpart to Data Architecture and Data Analysis, Products & Integration, building faithfully against their designs and requirements and compressing the path from new data to a production‑grade, reusable asset. It is an exciting opportunity to join the team transforming how Cigna builds and reuses data — delivered through MVP.

Key Responsibilities

• Rapid Build & Delivery
• Build architecture’s designs and analysis’s requirements into production‑ready solutions through MVP.
• Work new and unfamiliar data quickly into a working solution that answers the business question at hand.
• Refactor learning‑stage and bespoke work into durable, reusable, production‑ready assets.
• Silver — Build to Architecture’s Design: Build the physical Silver structures to the enterprise‑agnostic Silver model and reference patterns designed by Data Architecture. Implement the design faithfully and promote it to production through governed CI/CD pipelines. Capture business context and metadata at build, and hand off to trusted partner teams as readiness allows.
• Gold — Democratized, Delivered Through MVP: Treat the Gold layer as democratized — Data Operations may own specific Gold assets and assists other teams in building theirs. Deliver Gold solutions through build‑through‑MVP, promoted to production‑grade through governed CI/CD pipelines regardless of owner. Uphold the build standards and guardrails any Gold solution must meet, so a federated Gold layer stays stable and production‑grade across owning teams.
• Engineering Discipline & Production Readiness: Build to production standards from day one so the lift from MVP to production is simple, not a rebuild. Apply consistent development patterns, naming conventions, and build standards with specific focus on the connectivity across all data products to create a more connected data ecosystem. Move work through the CI/CD pipeline — develop, test, and productionize — clearing quality, security, and cost checks on first pass. Apply AI and automation to accelerate build and testing without bypassing governance, security, or quality expectations.
• Partnership & Collaboration: Partner with Data Architecture — building to their Silver design and co‑designing Gold within the standards they set. Partner with Data Analysis, Products & Integration — who bring the requirements, business rules, and acceptance criteria this role builds against. Partner with Platform Engineering / IT and DevOps & AI Enablement — who own ingestion, pipelines, and the automation frameworks this role builds on. Partner with data science and business analytics teams so Gold data products serve their models, analyses, and decisions. Set the design and hold Data Operations standards across the Hyderabad Data Operations team and outside service partners as part of a global delivery model.
• What This Role Is Not: Not a pure data engineering or platform role. Not the owner of the enterprise Silver model. Not the primary business‑engagement or requirements role. Not the owner of the Gold layer, which is democratized across teams. Not a governance policy, stewardship, or BI reporting role. This role exists to build real data solutions that get used — designed for the business, engineered to last, delivered through MVP.
• Required Experience & Capabilities: 3+ years building production‑grade data solutions, with demonstrated depth in analytics engineering or equivalent business‑plus‑build work. A genuine 50/50 blend of business fluency and hands‑on engineering discipline. Hands‑on experience with Databricks, Spark, Unity Catalog, SQL, and Python. Familiarity with Snowflake and Teradata in addition to a Databricks‑first stack. Expert knowledge of dimensional and medallion (Silver / Gold) modeling within an enterprise‑agnostic data model. Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, automated code evaluation, and controlled promotion to production. Strong software‑engineering discipline — version control (Git), code review, and efficient, reusable code. Performance‑tuning and cost‑optimizing Spark and SQL transformations at scale. Familiarity with data governance and cataloging tooling such as Collibra. Automated data‑quality testing and validation built into every solution. Demonstrated ability to learn a new data domain fast and turn business logic into reusable data products. Demonstrated ability to apply AI and automation to accelerate build while preserving quality and governance. Experience in complex, regulated enterprises preferred; healthcare or PBM data a plus.

Measures of Success

New data reaches a trusted, production‑grade asset in a short cycle time.

REMOTE Working Conditions & Compensation

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 102,400 - 170,600 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.

Benefits

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.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employment

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. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances. 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.