As an Architecture Senior Manager, you will lead your team to architect and design large-scale global software applications, systems, platforms, services and technologies.  As a key leader in the organization you will have the opportunity to work directly with partner IT and business teams, owning and driving major deliverables across all aspects of architecture and software delivery.

The Architect Senior Manager is primarily responsible for the development, implementation and communications of architecture roadmaps to ensure that technical systems are scalable, reliable, secure, supportable and achieve business & IT performance and budgetary objectives.  You will lead cross-functional team efforts to define architectures for strategic and tactical projects to ensure that alignment to architecture roadmap strategies are achieved.  You will provide guidance to IT development teams on architecture’s framework, patterns, best practices, approved technologies and tools & solutions.  As a leader in the organization you will be responsible for the architecture assessment and the communications of system requirements.

The ideal candidate is:

• Passionate about healthcare and the potential for technology to improve people’s care




• Experienced in solving complex business problems through software




• Adept at collaborating with external business partners and internal stakeholders




• Driven by the team’s success

Responsibilities include:

• Building a high performing architecture team:




• Continually focus on team’s professional development




• Work closely with Product Management, Solution Train Management, Release Train Management, Reliability Engineering and Digital partners to ensure collaboration on deliverables




• Create a talent strategy for the architecture organization and align hiring with the strategy and Digital growth plans

Technical Leadership:

• Provide architectural and ‘hands on’ technical leadership across a number of product streams




• Strive to build better architecture practices, patterns and documentation




• Collaborate on the architecture and engineering roadmap




• Ensure that the skills of the architecture organization are kept aligned with business as well as technology




• Provide technical support and direction to the engineering director




• Foster innovation within your team and the larger architecture community

Business Leadership:

• Participate in strategic planning to achieve technical and business alignment with team, leadership chain, and with customers




• Work with Product Management, Solution Train Management, and Release Train Management to understand future business needs and provide a technical strategy




• Work to create a culture of trust and support across the geographical teams (will contribute to Digital overall strategy)

Qualifications:

• Has prior experience managing architects




• Deep understanding of cloud based distributed software architecture and design




• Experience designing software architectures for scalability, reliability and performance.




• Knowledge of professional architecture practices & best practices, including design patterns




• Experience with back-end distributed systems




• A passion for people management and mentorship




• Experience with the SAFe and  SCRUM methodology for agile software development




• 5+ years of leadership experience




• 10+ years of related experience




• Demonstrated ability to prioritize work environment and make independent decisions.




• Ability to present architecture concepts and ideas both verbally and in writing to executive staff, business sponsors and technical staff to ensure that all of IT and its business clients understands and supports the architecture direction.

Success is measured by:

• Growth of the individuals that you manage




• Delivery stakeholders have early/often participation in solution design, with transparency to solution objectives




• Implementation work shows evidence of reuse for broader needs, and shows balance of anticipating future needs




• Team members feel they are part of the solution ideation and elaboration on approach




• Healthy backlog of non-functional and technical features for architecture roadmap is maintained and managed

About Cigna

Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI) is a global health service company dedicated to improving the health, well-being and peace of mind of those we serve. We offer an integrated suite of health services through Cigna, Express Scripts, and our affiliates including medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, vision, supplemental benefits, and other related products. Together, with our 74,000 employees worldwide, we aspire to transform health services, making them more affordable and accessible to millions. Through our unmatched expertise, bold action, fresh ideas and an unwavering commitment to patient-centered care, we are a force of health services innovation.

When you work with Cigna, you’ll enjoy meaningful career experiences that enrich people’s lives while working together to make the world a healthier place. What difference will you make?  To see our culture in action, search #TeamCigna on Instagram.

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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