Software Engineering Advisor- Hybrid

The Cigna Group; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cigna Group seeks a Software Engineering Advisor in Austin, TX to partner with Business Partners and Operational Leaders to ideate, design, develop and deliver technology solutions. You will lead Pega development, mentor vendor consultants, and coordinate with Product Owners to refine technical requirements.

Responsibilities include reviewing code, ensuring performance and security, and enforcing Pega best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field with 5 years of software engineering/technical leadership experience.
• Experience building features from requirements with stakeholder discussions and direct product owner collaboration.
• Strong ability to transform requirements into technical specifications and drive teams to resolution.

Responsibilities

• Deliver reliable, secure software solutions aligned with operational specs.
• Lead and mentor vendor consultants in Pega development.
• Coordinate with Technical Product Owners and Business to refine needs and propose technical solutions.
• Review code and guide team through code reviews to ensure quality.
• Monitor triage, debugging, performance, and scalability across environments.
• Enforce Pega best practices and ensure high compliance of code.

Skills

Java

Pega PRPC

CSS3

HTML5

Team lead

Stakeholder comms

Scrum

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Pega 7.x/8.x

Pega Express

Open Span integration

Rule Refactoring Tools

Job description

Cigna-Evernorth Services Inc. seeks a Software Engineering Advisor for the Austin, TX location to work with Business Partners and Operational Leaders to ideate, design, develop and deliver technology solutions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver reliable and secure software solutions meeting the operational specifications required through development of system logic.
• Lead, build, and maintain a Pega 7.x/8.x application development while interfacing with and mentoring our vendor partner consultants.
• Coordinate with Technical Product Owners and Business community in refining business software needs and provide technical solutions.
• Review and guide code development from other team members through code reviews.
• Monitor all triage, debugging, surveillance, performance, and scalability for all environments.
• Enforce Pega best design and coding practices and maintain high compliance level for Pega code.
• Hybrid Work Schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field and 5 years of experience as a Software Engineer, Technical Lead, or related occupation.
• Requires experience with: Building features based on the requirements with frequent discussions with stakeholders;
• Working directly with Product Owners and other stake holders to establish in-depth user and technical requirements;
• Developing crucial components of the product backlog; Resolving blockers;
• Guiding teams and communicating with dependent teams proactively for successful project outcomes;
• Examining existing and proposed applications; Analyzing and evaluating user and technical requirements;
• Using JAVA, Pega PRPC, CSS3, and HTML5 to implement core features of the product;
• Converting functional requirements into technical specifications;
• Organizing scrum meetings including Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, Daily Standup, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective; and
• Using: Dynamic Case Management, Stage Based Case Management, Case Manager Portal, Pega Express, Smart Shapes in Process Modeler, Get Next Work, Open Span integration with Pega 7, Pega Social, Direct Capture of Objectives, Federated Case Management, Auto Test Framework, Rule Refactoring Tools, and Pega API.
• PEGA Certified Senior System Architect certification.

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.

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.

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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.