• Job Description

  Req#: 23015859

  As a Software Engineering Senior Manager, the individual will lead to design, build, test, and deliver large-scale global software applications, systems, platforms, services, or technologies. As a key leader in the organization, this individual will need to partner closely with the technology, operations, product, and innovation teams. The successful candidate will be a self-directed, proactive individual who brings a natural intellectual curiosity and appetite for action to the role and is comfortable with a fast-paced, changing environment. Candidates must be able to collaborate on the development of their strategies and be able to demonstrate successful outcomes influencing in a matrixed environment. The senior manager will also oversee 4+ Agile teams.

  Responsibilities:

  • Oversee and provide Day-to-Day leadership for the engineering teams and establish engineering excellence and best practices.

  • Lead a team of software development engineers, Scrum Masters, and testing engineers to implement consistent software development practices and processes that drive results and create value.

  • Define objectives, responsibilities, and development plans for team members.

  • Create a culture that fosters continuous learning, innovation, and value creation.

  • Actively participate in system design, interface design, and validation of technology options and assumptions within the framework of our Agile Release Train.

  • Work with product management, architecture, business teams, and other leaders to deliver on the requirements and business strategy.

  • Responsible for implementing agile processes and increasing the team’s agile fluency through coaching the team on agile practices in their work and mentoring the team.

  • Identify technology trends and make recommendations for the development of overall IT strategy to move the portfolio forward.

  • Maturing the iterative development process and overall Agile/Scrum maturity of the team and organization

  Attributes:

  • Ability to drive the conversion of legacy assets into modern architectures & infrastructures.

  • Flexibility to adopt a continuous learning mindset and flex to cover a diverse set of technology needs.

  • Solid managerial and/or mentorship experience

  • Boundless intellectual curiosity to continually explore how to do things better, bigger, faster, and cheaper.

  • A roll up your sleeves and get the job done” mentality.

  • Team player and motivator

  • Technical and marketing skills to be able to craft and execute your programs.

  • Strong product management skills and ability to inspire software engineering teams.

  Required Skills

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, MIS, or other related field, or equivalent work experience

  • Experience designing, developing, and supporting technology decisions within various technologies including, JAVA, Angular, Oracle, PL/SQL, DB2, ETL Tools, RESTful/SOA Services, AWS.

  • Proficiency with Agile delivery and the SAFe framework, ideally in-tune with its leverage within a Fortune 20 IT environment

  • Demonstrated acumen with the following key skills:

    • Influencing skills (achieving buy-in for delivery strategies across business and IT audiences)

    • Business acumen (able to effectively articulate business objectives and tie IT solutions to business outcomes)

    • Very strong analytical skills (technical options analysis, decision-making frameworks, business functional and technical analysis)

    • Quick learner (effective under pressure, able to efficiently impart knowledge to others)

    • Communication skills (ability to project clarity and precision in verbal and written communication, presentations before senior audiences)

    • Demonstrated comfort with core project management skills (project planning, scope management, issue and risk management, resource planning, financial management, etc.)

    • Generally: an ability to focus on multiple priorities, to be a strong team player within a group with multiple opinions, to be versatile in operating, resourceful in problem-solving, flexible/adaptable to meet the needs of the situation

  
  

  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.

  If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: SeeYourself@cigna.com for support. Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.

  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.

• About the company

  Cigna is an American worldwide health services organization based in Bloomfield, Connecticut.

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