Software Engineering Associate Director - HIH - Evernorth Position Summary: This role provides technical and people leadership in thisrole, the Software Engineering Associate Director will be responsible for building and leading a highly talented team that is focused on using technology, advanced analytics, embedded insights, and product design principles to innovate and deliver modern solutions aligned to strategic initiatives. In this role you will collaborate with business leadership and technology partners to define and execute on a shared vision. You authentically engage with your team and matrix partners to ensure ongoing alignment and delivery success.  You are dedicated to technical excellence for yourself, your team, and the software you deliver.

The ideal candidate should have 17 years of experience in building and leading high performing teams in software engineering, preferably in health care or a related industry

Job Description & Responsibilities:

• Grow our engineering team – Invest time in developing team members and mentoring; attract, hire, and retain top talent.
• Provide leadership and management of teams responsible for software development and the introduction of new technologies at offshore.
• Partner with the business units, customers and stakeholders.
• Experience leading development using modern software engineering and product development tools including Agile/SAFE, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, etc.
• Demonstrate leadership in the context of software engineering and be an evangelist for engineering best practices.
• Stay abreast of leading-edge technologies in the industry. Evaluate emerging software technologies.
• Work collaboratively with all business areas to assess unmet/new business needs and solutions.
• Encourage the growth of direct and indirect reports through skills development, objectives, and goal settings.
• Hold direct reports accountable for meeting performance standards and departmental goals.
• Mentor staff, measure staff performance and complete regular performance reviews and ranking

Experience Required:

• 17 years technology experience, with direct experience designing and implementing high volume multi-tier transactional systems, including: web, large-scale database, workflow, enterprise-scale software, service oriented and cloud-based architectures.
• Proven experience leading/managing technical teams with a passion for the developing the talent within the team. Experience with vendor management in an onshore/offshore model.
• Demonstrated success with delivering software using modern, cloud-based technologies preferably on AWS.
• Strong experience with most of the following technologies AWS (serverless related services), Python, SQL stored procedures, React, Java.
• Expertise and/or ability to adapt and support legacy tech. Experience in transforming them to cloud based solution
• Strong grasp of cloud-native architectures, APIs, microservices, and modern DevOps practices (CI/CD, IaC, monitoring).
• Experience with agile methodology including SCRUM team leadership.
• Experience with modern delivery practices such as continuous integration, behavior/test driven development, and specification by example.
• Proven experience with architecture, design, and development of large-scale enterprise application solutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization.
• Strong influencing/negotiation, interpersonal/relationship management skills.
• Strong time and project management skills.
• Proven ability to resolve difficult and politically spirited issues and mitigate risks that have the potential of undermining the delivery of critical initiatives.
• Demonstrated leadership in building high performing teams including the hiring and developing of great people.
• Proven and accomplished individual with excellent leadership and strategic management skills

Experience Desired:

• Exposure to .NET, Data Engineering
• Open to work in shifts

Education and Training Required:

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Strong analytical skills to challenge design recommendations.
• Strong understanding of best practices related to interface and interoperability.
• Strong understanding of SDLC in an Agile environment

Primary Skills:

• Proven track record of delivering software engineering initiatives, IT-application initiatives, and cross IT/business initiatives
• Demonstrated success with delivering products using modern software techniques
• Applied expertise in software engineering methodologies including automation and CI/CD

About Evernorth Health Services

Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.