Job Description

The Enterprise Data Architecture team interfaces with many different stakeholders and groups to marry strategic goals for managing data assets with technology solutions that enable those goals. The Enterprise Data Architect will possess deep background in data management and data integration technologies along with the corresponding Healthcare domain experience and expertise to facilitate the design, implementation and deployment business and operational solutions. Furthermore, the Enterprise Data Architect will work closely with business stakeholders to understand use-cases and collaborate with Enterprise Architects to envision solutions that incorporate the capabilities of our strategic Enterprise Data Platform.

This role is responsible for managing the data concerns of large, complex and highly visible programs within IT. The major focus for this position will be on operational data from sourcing and ingestion, to conformance, integration, quality management, and governance and implementation of standards and patterns that enable a reliable source of truth to be consumed in a trusted manner by our most important operational systems.

This position interfaces with key senior leaders and project stakeholders from the business segments, the functional operational areas and IT Applications, Enterprise Architecture, Operations and Security.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

* Contributes to the operational data architectures of projects including those with a high level of project risk and work plan complexity

* Contribute to Enterprise-wide platform and solution architectures to ensure that major business operational data needs and capabilities are met

* Develop dataflow and workflow patterns that facilitate and maintain a high-degree of trust and accuracy in Cignas operational data

* Act as a source of sound counsel to IT and business leaders on a wide variety of domain-specific data related topics

* Partner with senior leadership from the Business and IT community to identify and prioritize opportunities for achieving the goals of our Enterprise Data Strategy

* Assist with formulating adjustments to project scope, timing, and budgets as needed by applying established governance mechanisms, best practices, and project management principles

* Become a proactive trusted advisor to Business and Technical leadership develop relationships with key Business and IT matrix partners

Evernorth is a new business within the Cigna Corporation.

Qualifications:

* Must be a current contractor with Cigna, Express Scripts or Evernorth.

* Extensive knowledge and applied expertise in Data Architecture and Software Engineering methodologies

* 8-10 years of IT and business/industry work experience, healthcare-related preferred, in a leadership role managing large-scale projects and programs

* Extensive experience with operational data management disciplines, principles and practices such as Master Data Management, Metadata Management, and Data Quality Management

* BS or MS in Computer Science or other related field is required or the equivalent in education and experience

* Several years of practical experience in agile Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) best practices and principles

* Proven ability to influence others and to resolve difficult and politically-spirited issues and mitigate risks that have the potential of undermining the delivery of critical initiatives

* Consistent demonstration of key leadership behaviors and skills such as concise communication, influencing, stakeholder/relationship management, thought leadership, and direction setting

* Consistent demonstration of key professional competencies: courage, leadership, managing vision, purpose and focus

This position is not eligible to be performed in Colorado.

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, youll enjoy meaningful career experiences that enrich peoples 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.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: SeeYourself@cigna.com for support. Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.