Data Engineering Lead Analyst - HIH - Evernorth

Data Engineering Lead Analyst

Position Overview

Evernorth Core Platform Engineering team is looking for a Data Engineer to design, develop, and implement robust data pipelines for Packaged Business Capabilities (PBCs). You'll work closely with data scientists, analysts, and other engineers to ensure high data quality, performance, and availability.The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience working with big data tools and platforms such as Apache Spark and Databricks, has a strong command of Python, and is comfortable managing ETL workflows, DAGs, and orchestration using tools like Jenkins or Airflow. Experience in cloud-native environmentsparticularly

AWS and AWS Glue

is essential.

About Evernorth

Evernorth? exists to elevate health for all, because we believe health is the starting point for human potential and progress. As champions for affordable, predictable, and simple health care,we solve the problems others don't, won't or can't.Our innovation hub in India will allow us to work with the right talent, expand our global footprint, improve our competitive stance, and better deliver on our promises to stakeholders. We are passionate about making healthcare better by delivering world-class solutions that make a real difference.We are always looking upward. And that starts with finding the right talent to help us get there.

Key Responsibilities

Design, implement, and optimize

data pipelines

using Apache Spark and

Databricks

to ingest, process, and transform large-scale structured and unstructured datasets.Develop, schedule, and monitor

ETL workflows and DAGs

using orchestration tools such as

Airflow

,

Jenkins

, or similar.Build and maintain

data models

,

tables

, and

schemas

optimized for analytics and reporting in cloud-based data warehouses.Write clean, reusable, and modular code in

Python

, following best practices and standards.Use

AWS Glue

to manage metadata, data cataloging, and ETL transformation jobs.Collaborate with analytics and product teams to understand data needs and translate them into engineering solutions.Ensure data quality, reliability, and observability through unit testing, logging, alerting, and documentation.Support version control and CI/CD practices for data pipelines.Participate in code reviews and contribute to team knowledge sharing.

Required Qualifications

35 years of experience in data engineering or related field.Strong experience working with

Apache Spark

in distributed data processing.Hands-on experience with

Databricks

and working in collaborative notebooks.Proficient in

Python

for data processing and scripting.Experience building and managing

ETL pipelines

and

DAG workflows

using orchestration tools (e.g., Jenkins, Airflow, Luigi).Solid understanding of

cloud services

, particularly

AWS Glue

, S3, Lambda, and Athena.Experience working with structured and semi-structured data (e.g., JSON, Parquet, Delta Lake).Familiarity with

CI/CD

practices and tools (Git, Jenkins, etc.).Comfortable with

SQL

and relational database systems (e.g., PostgreSQL).Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.Strong communication and collaboration abilities.

Desired Experience

Experience with

Delta Lake

,

Unity Catalog

, or

Medallion architecture

on Databricks.Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., CloudWatch).Familiarity with data governance, access controls, and compliance standards.Prior experience working in Agile/Scrum development teams.

Location & Hours of Work

Full-time position, working 40 hours per week. Expected overlap with US hours as appropriate.Primarily based in the Innovation Hub in Hyderabad, India, with flexibility to work remotely as required.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Evernorth is an Equal Opportunity Employer actively encouraging and supporting organization-wide involvement of staff in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts to educate, inform and advance both internal practices and external work with diverse client populations.

About Evernorth Health Services

Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.