Application Development Senior Advisor-Hybrid

Position Summary

The performance engineering team provides enterprise wide performance evaluation and tuning recommendations to measure non-functional requirements for applications and infrastructure components. The performance engineer must have knowledge of performance testing tools such as Neoload, Loadrunner or Jmeter and Monitoring tools like Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Splunk.  The performance engineer should have extensive experience measuring application response times, error rates, throughput, and resiliency behaviors. Also, the performance engineer should understand Middleware technologies, especially Java application server technologies. In addition, the engineer should have direct experience partnering with product vendors, applications teams, and support teams to resolve issues and achieve organizational goals.

Responsibilities and Essential Functions

• Work with developers to define non-functional requirements

• Work with data team to ensure the volume and integrity of the data will meet testing requirements

• Create and modify performance test scripts

• Test, measure, interpret application non-functional requirements

• Monitor the application and infrastructure during test

• Interpret infrastructure key performance indicators

• Diagnose application errors and slow performance

• Utilize DevOps tooling to automate testing

• Develop reports summarizing the results of testing

• Participate on calls or chat during load testing and go / no-go recommendations

• Engage various infrastructure and application teams to receive sign-off

• Lead Proof of Concepts (POCs) including working with application teams, consultant firms, and product vendors

• Provide knowledge transfer to team members

• Partner with application development and production support leaders

• Engage in capacity planning discussions, forecasts, solutions

Enterprise Competencies

• Customer Focus – is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; acts with customers in mind; and establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect

• Interpersonal Savvy – relates well to all kinds of people—up, down and sideways, inside and outside the organization

• Learning and Applying Quickly – learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; and quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything

• Organizational Agility – knowledge about how the organization works; knows how to get things done both through formal channels and the informal network; and understand the culture of the organization

• Perspective – can discuss multiple aspects and impacts of issues and project them into the future; can think globally; and looks toward the broadest possible view of an issue/challenge

• Priority Setting – quickly zeroes in on the critical few and puts the trivial many aside; can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal; and create focus / eliminates roadblocks

• Problem Solving – looks beyond the obvious and doesn’t stop at the first answers; is excellent at honest analysis; and uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher preferred or equivalent work experience.

Position Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience working in an environment supporting enterprise applications  

• Experience with product vendor relationships

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Strong interpersonal and relationship skills

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

• Demonstrated Teamwork behaviors

• Experience utilizing DevOps tools.

• Experience managing large and complex end to end performance tests

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 120,100 - 200,100 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.

We want you to be healthy, balanced, and feel secure. That’s why 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) with company match, 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, visit Life at Cigna Group.

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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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.