Encore - Software Engineering Director

About the role

Important: This role is part of the ENCORE program and is open only to retired Cigna Group employees.

Make an Impact

We’re looking for an experienced Software Engineering Director to help advance critical healthcare technology capabilities, with a focus on medical claims, accumulator, and related entity development and enhancements.

In this role, you’ll bring together technology, business, and operations to accelerate adoption of these capabilities and deliver meaningful enterprise outcomes. You’ll champion AI-first software development practices, modern engineering approaches, automation, security, and continuous improvement.

This is an opportunity to apply your leadership experience and technical expertise to complex healthcare challenges while helping teams modernize how software is designed, delivered, and improved.

Responsibilities

• Lead software engineering strategy and execution for medical claims, accumulator, and related entity development and enhancements.
• Partner with business, operations, and technology leaders to increase adoption of enterprise capabilities and translate business priorities into scalable technology solutions.
• Champion AI-first engineering practices that improve the speed, quality, and effectiveness of the software development lifecycle.
• Advance modern engineering capabilities, including API-first design, cloud-native platforms, event-driven architectures, infrastructure automation, and DevSecOps.
• Guide technology modernization and transformation initiatives while aligning investments with business priorities, regulatory requirements, and long-term architecture.
• Establish portfolio governance and performance measures that strengthen visibility into financial performance, benefits realization, cost efficiency, and return on investment.
• Improve portfolio planning, forecasting, resource management, and executive reporting to increase transparency and accountability.
• Build strong partnerships across business and technology teams to accelerate innovation and improve operational efficiency.
• Create an environment where engineering teams can experiment, learn, collaborate, and use AI-enabled development capabilities to reach their full potential.

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years of engineering leadership experience, including delivery of scalable and resilient technology platforms.
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale modernization, transformation, or complex technology initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare claims and provider technologies, with experience supporting complex healthcare technology environments.
• Proven ability to lead complex portfolios and drive execution across business, operations, and technology teams.
• Strong technical understanding of modern software engineering practices and architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and senior leaders across functions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within a healthcare payer organization, including familiarity with claims processing platforms and healthcare regulatory environments.
• Experience modernizing technology through cloud transformation, AI-enabled development, automation, or enterprise transformation programs.
• Experience leading or enabling high-performing engineering teams that use modern development practices to improve innovation, productivity, and operational excellence.

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.

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