Application Development Senior Analyst - HIH - Evernorth

Application Development Senior Analyst- HIH - Evernorth

INTRODUCTION TO EVERNORTH: 

Evernorth Health Services India, established in Hyderabad in 2024, is an innovation hub for Evernorth Health Services, the pharmacy, care and benefits division of The Cigna Group. The innovation hub will support innovation-focused areas, such as generative AI, product development, process improvement, analytics, and software engineering across The Cigna Group and its businesses.  Evernorth Health Services India builds on The Cigna Group’s existing presence in India.

About Evernorth Health Services:

Evernorth Health Services (Evernorth) is the pharmacy, care and benefits solution division of The Cigna Group - a Fortune 16 global health company with 75,000 employees, 186 million customers in more than 30 countries and jurisdictions around the world. Evernorth exists to make the prediction, prevention, and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. We do this by creating and connecting premier health services offerings, such as benefits management, pharmacy, care solutions, insights and intelligence.

About Cigna:

The Cigna Group is a global health company committed to improving the health and vitality of individuals and communities around the world and includes products and services marketed under its Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services subsidiaries. Cigna Healthcare is the health benefits provider of The Cigna Group, serving customers and clients through its U.S. Employer, U.S. Government, and International Health business. Evernorth Health Services is the pharmacy, care and benefits solution division of The Cigna Group.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, and support scalable, secure, and maintainable software solutions.
• Work hands-on with Java 17, Spring Boot, Spring Security, JSF, PrimeFaces, Angular 21, PrimeNG, Tomcat, and relational databases.
• Understand business requirements, application architecture, and end-to-end system flow.
• Take ownership of assigned features, enhancements, defects, and production support activities.
• Write clean, modular, reusable, and well-tested code following software engineering best practices.
• Provide impact analysis for new requirements, technical changes, and production issues.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, QA, DevOps, and other delivery partners to ensure successful build, test, and release.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, demos, and retrospectives.
• Participate in code reviews and ensure high standards for code quality, security, performance, and maintainability.
• Troubleshoot issues, perform root cause analysis, and provide timely resolutions.
• Use Git effectively for source control, branching, pull requests, code reviews, and release collaboration.
• Leverage AI tools such as Copilot and apply prompt engineering best practices to improve productivity, quality, testing, documentation, and delivery.
• Mentor team members, share technical knowledge, and promote a collaborative engineering culture.
• Work independently with minimal supervision while demonstrating strong accountability and ownership.
• Requires working with both onsite and offshore team members in properly defining scenarios based on requirements/acceptance criteria.
  

Required Skills:

• Strong hands-on experience with Java 17 and enterprise Java development.
• Strong experience with Spring Boot and Spring Security.
• Experience with JSF, Primefaces, Angular 21, and PrimeNG.
• Experience deploying and supporting applications on Tomcat.
• Strong knowledge of relational databases such as SQL Server and Oracle.
• Proficiency in SQL queries, stored procedures, database design, and performance-aware data access.
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, integration patterns, secure coding, and application architecture.
• Proficiency with Git, including branching, merging, pull requests, and code review practices.
• Experience writing unit tests, integration tests, and troubleshooting application issues.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams.
• Knowledge of CI/CD, test-driven development, behavior-driven development, or modern delivery practices.
• Good understanding of prompt engineering, AI-assisted development, and responsible use of AI tools like gitHub Copilot.
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain technical work in business-value terms.
• Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and deliver high-quality outcomes.
  

Key Competencies:

• Strong ownership and accountability.
• Ability to work independently.
• Clean code and engineering best-practice mindset.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Security, scalability, and maintainability focus.
• Collaborative team player with mentoring ability.
• Continuous learning mindset, including effective use of AI tools.

Location & Hours of Work:

Hyderabad and Hybrid (11:30 AM IST to 8:30 PM IST)

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