Software Engineering Senior Manager - Hybrid

Location: Morris Plains, NJ, Bloomington, MN, Austin, TX, Bloomfield, CT, St. Louis, MO

Remote Type: Hybrid

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

We are looking for a Software Engineering Senior Manager who brings strong technical leadership, a growth mindset, and a passion for building modern, reliable data and reporting platforms. In this role, you will partner closely with cross‑functional teams to modernize reporting capabilities, integrate AI‑enabled solutions, and elevate engineering practices that help teams move faster with confidence. You will lead with energy and optimism while balancing ambition with care for people and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and evolution of data pipelines, transformations, and reporting applications that deliver accurate, timely insights

• Drive modernization of legacy data platforms toward cloud‑based and scalable solutions

• Integrate AI‑enabled capabilities to improve pipeline health, anomaly detection, and data quality

• Ensure operational excellence by improving reliability, reducing incidents, and guiding root‑cause analysis

• Champion Agile, DevOps, and iterative delivery practices that emphasize automation, observability, and continuous improvement

• Build and lead high‑performing engineering teams by coaching, developing, and empowering engineers and QA professionals

• Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and learning, including ongoing AI skill development

• Partner with product, reporting, analytics, and business stakeholders to translate needs into clear engineering outcomes

• Collaborate with governance, QA, and design partners to meet quality, client, and regulatory expectations

Qualifications

Required

• Minimum 10 years of experience in software or data engineering

• At least 5 years of experience leading and developing high‑performing engineering teams

• Strong expertise in SQL, ETL frameworks, data modeling, and cloud‑based data pipelines

• Hands‑on experience with platforms such as AWS, Snowflake, Databricks, Teradata, or enterprise BI tools

• Proven ability to improve system performance, reliability, and production support processes

• Experience working with cross‑functional partners across engineering, QA, architecture, and business teams

Preferred

• Experience in healthcare, PBM, or other regulated data environments

• Background applying AI or machine learning to data engineering, reporting, or operational automation

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 143,200 - 238,600 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.

This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.

At The Cigna Group, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you’ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k), company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year and paid holidays. For more details on our employee benefits programs, click here.

About The Cigna Group

Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we’re dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

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: [email protected] for support. Do not email [email protected] for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.

The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.