Remote, Work from home, Cigna

The Data Platform and Analytics Services (DPaAS) team in Finance IT is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to provide thought leadership and assist with technical design, data modeling and pipeline build for all key data platform projects for corporate applications and US market solutions. This is a key growth area for the Finance organization and will lay a strong foundation for the cloud based data platform to enable accurate and timely insights for the stakeholders to make informed and strategic decisions.

The Senior Data Engineer will work on a team of highly talented individuals and be responsible for the design and build of Finance IT data assets and its components that interface with complex enterprise systems and external vendor systems. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience working with complicated distributed applications preferably in AWS Cloud as well as a strong interest in technology and addressing data integration problems. The candidate should be zealous and driven to keep up with the latest technological developments.

Engineers must be self-motivated, well-rounded team players who thrive in a collaborative, dynamic, and agile environment. Excellent communication skills both written and oral are also essential as this position will interface with remote scrum teams, business owners, enterprise architects, security teams, infrastructure teams, and end users via email, phone, IM, desktop sharing, and confluence.

Responsibilities

• Leverage existing open source frameworks, third party components/libraries, and commercial software for tracking, managing and applying database schema changes across multiple environments including production in AWS

• Create Data model and efficient Data pipelines

• Implement automation and repeatable processes to manage database changes

• Work closely with infrastructure teams to optimize data load or report performance

• Work closely with quality assurance and end users to support timely delivery of data processes

• Support and enhance existing Finance IT Data Platforms used by consumers as well as operations staff

Requirements

Eight or more years of diverse work experience in IT with a minimum of five years' experience in Data Engineering.

• Engineer should be very familiar with advanced concepts and have relevant, hands-on experience in many of the following areas to be a successful contributor on the team

• Database Design and Analysis

• AWS Cloud and Big Data Technologies

• Data Migration and transformation Principles and tools, preferably Apache Airflow/ AWS Glue / Alteryx

• Working knowledge of Python specifically data structures, flow controls, pandas

• Data Warehouse and Data Modelling (Star and dimensional modelling etc.)

• Strong SQL skills including DDL, DML, Joins, Regex, Window functions

• Understand Principles of Data Concurrency and Consistency

• BI and Reporting Tools such as Tableau or any similar tool

• Experience with Git, Github and Jenkins

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline strongly preferred

This role is WFH/Flex which allows most work to be performed at home. employees must be fully vaccinated if they choose to come onsite.

This position is not eligible to be performed in Colorado.

About Cigna

Cigna Corporation exists to improve lives. We are a global health service company dedicated to improving the health, well-being and peace of mind of those we serve. Together, with colleagues around the world, 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 us, or one of our subsidiaries, you'll enjoy meaningful career experiences that enrich people's lives. What difference will you make?

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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