Cigna Medicare Advantage Portfolio Operations is hiring a Release Train Engineer (RTE) to manage one of our Product and Compliance release trains. Product and Compliance continues to enhance and consolidate our various assets to provide a world class customer experience. The RTE leads program level delivery of functional and technical priorities by creating and managing plans, facilitating processes, and ensuring execution of Cigna's Product and Compliance strategy as defined by our business leadership.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Works closely with Product Managers to understand priorities and works closely with scrum master's to understand capacity and constraints. Uses the info from Product and Scrum teams to sequence work and maximize delivery of strategic priorities aligned to their release train

• Understands, tracks, removes and communicates impediments, risks, issues, and watch items

• Helps manage dependencies across scrum teams contributing to the team, many of which are not dedicated to working on the train

• Facilitates the Agile ceremonies including Scrum of Scrums and PI Planning

• Assists Product Management with decision making by providing information about what is achievable by the scrum teams and where dependencies will impact plans

• Facilitates Feature estimation by teams and then aggregate up to the Epic level

• Encourages collaboration between Product Managers, Architects, User Experience, QA, Engineers and Scrum Teams

• Helps ensure strategy and execution alignment by working with stakeholders within and outside of the Cigna Government Portfolio Operations organization

• Reports status and supports activities related to Program Portfolio Management and Release Management

QUALIFICATIONS

• At least 3 years working as a Product Owner, Scrum Master, developer, tester, or other role on an Agile team

• 3+ years of hands-on experience as a Release Train Engineer or Program Manager.

• Experience working with application development

• 3 years of experience working on complex, enterprise level platforms or solutions

• 3+ years of Continuous Improvement/Process Management

• Rally/JIRA systems working knowledge

• Ability to develop a working knowledge of the technical domain to effectively support technical risks that may arise

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills

• Exceptional leadership skills in order to coordinate collaboration across multiple teams

• Proven ability to adapt and change processes and methods as needed

• Proven ability to partner with senior leaders and influence the decision-making process, collaborate across the organization and operate effectively within a matrix environment by resolving conflict and influencing others

• Experience managing virtual and distributed teams across time zones

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 119,800 - 199,600 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.

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.

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.

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.