Architecture Senior Advisor- Hybrid

Cigna-Evernorth Services Inc. seeks an Architecture Senior Advisor for the Bloomfield, CT location to design and architect scalable and secure technology solutions aligned with business requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the technical planning and solution design phases, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to evaluate emerging technologies and integrate them into existing systems where appropriate.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the development lifecycle, including code reviews, performance optimization, and deployment strategies.
• Ensure solutions are compliant with regulatory and security standards.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of architectural practices.
• Hybrid work schedule.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering or related field and 5 years of experience in any software development and systems architecture role.
• Will accept a Master's degree and 3 years of experience.
• Must have experience with: managing software development cycles and requirements gathering through deployment;
• Working between cross-functional product, architecture, and infrastructure teams;
• Coordinating with technology teams to enable interoperability;
• Designing and implementing microservices for scalable and modular systems;
• Developing backend services and integration layers using Python, C#, Node.js, and Java;
• Building and managing secure RESTful APIs for data interoperability between systems;
• Utilizing cloud infrastructure platforms such as AWS and Azure for software deployments;
• Implementing DevOps and CI/CD Pipelines;
• Applying software architecture principles and design patterns to ensure scalability, maintainability, and performance;
• Implementing secure authentication and authorization frameworks using OAuth, SAML, and Active Directory; developing system integrations;
• Agile software delivery;
• Applying version control and collaboration tools for enterprise development;
• Architecture reviews; providing technical guidance and architectural recommendations to development teams; and
• Designing and implementing AI-based solutions and workflows.

Salary Range: $147,430-$231,000/year

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 138,600 - 231,000 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.

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