Software Engineering Advisor

Cigna

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Location
Plano, TX
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Full-time
Posted
169 days ago
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About Cigna

The Cigna Group is a global health company, rebranded in 2023, that serves over 185 million customer relationships across 30+ countries.

Cigna currently has 86 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Software Engineering Advisor

The Software Engineering Advisor joins the Project Enablement and Process Optimization team to perform gap analyses, reengineer processes, and enhance system performance. This role involves developing application profiles, enterprise class structures, and routing logic while managing sprint planning, user story sizing, and backlog grooming. The advisor will build Pega workflows, design responsive user interfaces using CSS overrides, and implement complex data transforms. Key technical responsibilities include integrating external systems via REST, SOAP, MQ, and JMS, while managing OAuth and SAML authentication. The position requires expertise in data modeling, database query optimization, and automating CI/CD pipelines. The work specifically addresses healthcare prior authorization problems, requiring the application of Pega System Architect skills to create scalable, reusable assets and ensure technical governance across complex system integrations.

What you'll do

  • Develop application profiles, enterprise class structures, user access controls, and routing logic strategies.
  • Establish reusable technical assets and enforce coding standards to ensure technical governance.
  • Perform detailed risk assessments to support change control and implementation processes.
  • Lead requirement grooming sessions and conduct technical feasibility studies with business stakeholders.
  • Prepare comprehensive design documents for Pega workflows, system integrations, and failover strategies.
  • Manage sprint planning activities including user story sizing, velocity estimation, and backlog grooming.
  • Execute user story development, unit testing, defect resolution, and deployment activities.
  • Provide technical support for QA, UAT, release planning, and post-go-live operations.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer and Information Science or a related field.
  • 5 years of experience in any Pega system architecture role with healthcare prior authorization.
  • Pega System Architect certification.
  • Experience creating responsive user interfaces using Pega’s design system, skin rules, and CSS overrides.
  • Experience designing and implementing case types, stages, processes, and data transforms.
  • Experience integrating with external systems using REST, SOAP, MQ, JMS, OAuth, and SAML.
  • Experience with database configuration, data modeling, and optimizing queries.
  • Experience with Agile methodologies, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and CI/CD pipelines.

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