Application Development Lead Analyst T500-13184

About Evernorth:
Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group (NYSE: CI), creates pharmacy, care, and benefits 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.

Application Development Lead Analyst

Position Overview:
The Application Development Lead Analyst will assist the team in coordinating software development, and designs, codes, tests, and debugs in partnership with senior engineers. Possesses knowledge of activities, tasks, practices and deliverables for assessing and documenting business opportunities and the benefits, risks, and success factors of potential applications. Converts business requirements and logical models into technical application design using application design activities, tools and techniques. Designs, plans and executes application testing strategies and tactics to ensure software quality throughout all stages of application development.

Responsibilities:
Works within an agile team to provides comprehensive consultation to business unit, IT management and staff on phases of application programming and processes for diverse development platforms, computing environments (e.g., distributed systems, client server, software, hardware, technologies and tools, etc.)
With support from senior engineers works closely with client, IT management and staff to identify application development solutions, new or modified programs, reuse of existing code through the use of program development software alternatives, integration of purchased solutions or a combination of the available alternatives
Researches and supports evaluation of alternative solutions, recommends the most efficient and cost effective application programming solution.
Completes day-to-day tasks without immediate supervision but has ready access to advice from more experienced team members.
May code new or modified programs, reuse existing code through the use of program development software alternatives and / or integrates purchased solutions
Works within an agile team (Team Layer, Program Layer, Large Solution Layer, and Portfolio Layer) to develop, test, and maintain business applications built on Salesforce technologies with delivery timelines
Works closely with Application Delivery Lead, Technical Leads and Project Manager to escalate and resolve project issues in a timely and effective manner
Ability to implement end-to-end solution requirements
Has experience with matrixed organizations, knows how to get things done both through formal channels and the informal network
Able to work within established architectural conclusions, CIGNA technical standards, governance processes, and defined analysis methodologies

Qualifications:
Required Experience / Qualifications:
At least 5 - 8 years of solid, diverse work experience in IT with a minimum of five years of experience application program development, or the equivalent in education and work experience
Demonstrated history of strong communication and collaboration abilities in a highly matrix environment
Experience with Agile software development methodology, with an understanding of SAFe Agile framework and principles
Analytical, troubleshooting and management skills
Experience with .NET core application development
Familiarity with relational database (Oracle), cloud computing (AWS), Angular

Desired Experience / Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
Solid Planning abilities - demonstrated history of achieving milestone dates for a group of project tasks and ensuring their completion Experience in Healthcare industry and Pharmacy systems a plus.

Location & Hours of Work:
Full-time position, working 40 hours per week. Expected overlap with US hours as appropriate.
Primarily based in the Innovation Hub in Hyderabad, India, with flexibility to work remotely as required.

Equal Opportunity Statement:
Evernorth is an Equal Opportunity Employer actively encouraging and supporting organization-wide involvement of staff in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts to educate, inform and advance both internal practices and external work with diverse client populations.

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