Software Engineering Associate Advisor

Software Engineering Associate Advisor ABOUT EVERNORTH Evernorth exists to elevate health for all because we believe health is the starting point for human potential and progress As champions for affordable predictable and simple health care we solve the problems others don t won t or can t Our innovation hub in India will allow us to work with the right talent expand our global footprint improve our competitive stance and better deliver on our promises to stakeholders We are passionate about making healthcare better by delivering world-class solutions that make a real difference We are always looking upward And that starts with finding the right talent to help us get there Position Overview The Pharmacy Benefit Services Technology organization is seeking a Capcity and Performance Associate Advisor to join our team This Band 3 Contributor role is a key part of the group driving innovation and operational excellence across the enterprise In this role you will lead the development of intelligent automated systems that streamline the Software Development Lifecycle SDLC by enabling scalable low-maintenance solutions and accelerating solution adoption A primary deliverable includes a self-service onboarding kit that empowers users regardless of technical expertise to begin using the solution within minutes with zero coding and no ongoing maintenance required You will operate within a high-performance high-frequency enterprise technology environment collaborating closely with IT leadership and cross-functional teams to design reusable adaptable solutions Your focus will be on reducing redundancy promoting reusability and upholding high standards of engineering excellence Your solutions will be designed for broad adoption across multiple stakeholder groups including developers end-to-end testers business analysts and operations teams By enabling shared tooling and consistent automation frameworks you will foster greater collaboration reduce the creation of duplicate or siloed products and improve the overall quality and consistency of enterprise systems Your contributions will directly support Improved quality assurance through intelligent validation and monitoring Increased developer productivity by reducing manual effort and streamlining workflows Accelerated speed to market by enabling faster more reliable delivery of new features and solutions By leveraging cutting-edge technologies and best practices you will help ensure that our systems are robust efficient and adaptable to evolving business needs Responsibilities Lead and execute non-functional testing NFT strategies including performance load stress scalability and resilience testing across enterprise applications and platforms Design and implement test plans and scenarios to evaluate system behavior under expected and peak load conditions ensuring systems meet SLAs and performance benchmarks Conduct capacity planning and modeling to forecast infrastructure needs and ensure systems can scale efficiently with business growth Develop and maintain performance testing frameworks using tools such as JMeter LoadRunner Locust NeoLoad Gatling or similar Collaborate with development infrastructure and DevOps teams to identify performance bottlenecks root causes and optimization opportunities across application layers Simulate real-world traffic and failure scenarios to validate system resilience failover mechanisms and recovery strategies Monitor and analyze system metrics CPU memory I O network etc during test execution using observability tools like Grafana Prometheus Dynatrace or AppDynamics Provide detailed performance reports and dashboards including KPIs trends and recommendations for improvement Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and capacity standards contributing to the design of scalable fault-tolerant systems Support continuous performance testing as part of CI CD pipelines to detect regressions early in the development lifecycle Contribute to the development of performance SLAs and SLOs and ensure they are met through proactive testing and monitoring Stay current with emerging tools technologies and best practices in performance engineering cloud scalability and system resilience Qualifications Required Skills Performance Testing Tools Hands-on experience with tools such as JMeter Locust LoadRunner Gatling NeoLoad or similar for executing load stress spike and endurance tests Monitoring Observability Proficiency with platforms like Grafana Prometheus Dynatrace AppDynamics or Splunk for real-time performance monitoring telemetry analysis and root cause identification Scripting Automation Strong scripting skills in Python Shell or Groovy to automate test execution data collection and reporting workflows CI CD Integration Experience embedding performance and functional tests into CI CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins or GitHub Actions Cloud Distributed Systems Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure AWS Open shift and experience testing microservices-based distributed systems Resilience Chaos Testing Familiarity with tools like Gremlin Chaos Monkey or Litmus Chaos to simulate failure conditions and validate system resilience Test Data Management Experience with synthetic data generation data masking and test data provisioning strategies for automated testing environments Generative AI Integration Exposure to using Generative AI for intelligent test case generation synthetic data creation and predictive defect analysis System Architecture Understanding Strong grasp of front-end back-end API and database architectures to design effective test scenarios and assess performance impact Non-Functional Requirements NFRs Experience defining and validating NFRs such as response time throughput scalability availability and reliability Collaboration Communication Ability to work cross-functionally with developers QA DevOps and architects to align performance goals and resolve issues collaboratively Required Experience Education Education Bachelor s degree in Computer Science Engineering Data Science or a related technical field Professional Experience Minimum of 8 years in software engineering test automation or infrastructure engineering with a focus on non-functional testing Demonstrated experience designing and executing performance test plans load stress endurance spike Proven hands-on experience with performance testing tools e g JMeter LoadRunner NeoLoad Gatling Locust Experience with chaos engineering tools e g Gremlin Chaos Monkey in test or production-like environments Familiarity with observability platforms e g Dynatrace Prometheus Grafana Splunk for performance diagnostics Strong scripting background in Python Shell or Groovy for automation and custom tooling Experience working in Agile DevOps or DevSecOps environments with CI CD pipeline integration Exposure to cloud-native platforms such as AWS or OpenShift Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and optimize system performance Desired Experience Demonstrated success in leading or contributing to enterprise-scale NFT strategies across diverse architectures monoliths microservices serverless Experience with script-less NFT frameworks or low-code no-code performance testing platforms Deep understanding of distributed systems Kubernetes and service mesh technologies e g Istio Linkerd Ability to correlate application performance with infrastructure metrics using observability tools Experience in capacity planning and forecasting including modeling based on historical usage and business growth Familiarity with security and compliance testing as part of NFT e g GDPR PCI-DSS secure load testing Background in CI CD pipeline optimization including parallel test execution test data management and automated rollback strategies Experience mentoring junior engineers and leading performance engineering initiatives across multiple teams or business units Recognized for driving automation-first culture improving system quality and reducing duplication through shared tooling and architectural alignment 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 in a hybrid working model 3 days WFO and 2 days WAH 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 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