.NET Application Developer

This role is a .NET Application Developer position within a massive, global Agile transformation initiative at Cigna. We are rapidly expanding our teams and seeking a passionate developer to join the member portal and app team. This is a self-organized, cross-functional team in the International Organizations Health (IOH) train within Cigna's International Markets. This role is noted as a Hybrid position (combining remote and office work).

This is an excellent opportunity to join a team building and shaping our agile frameworks across global teams. Together with the team, you will take ownership of the supported applications, continuously improving and extending them, and ensuring they run smoothly in the production environment. You are expected to be customer-oriented while maintaining performance standards. You must keep an overall view on all components of the applications in the scrum team’s portfolio and know how to find the right balance between future-proof solutions and fast-to-market requirements. The ideal candidate has a business drive, passion for technology, and is eager to learn, demonstrating a proactive 'can-do' attitude.

Responsibilities

• Together with the scrum team, transform and develop all requirements into an appropriate architecture and solution.
• Have end-to-end responsibility for backend applications supporting IOH's financial services and client scrum team.
• Write automated unit and integration tests.
• Formulate and propose improvements, both on technical and organizational levels.
• Define technical guidelines.
• Document the implemented architecture and solution.
• Deliver quality code, whilst keeping deadlines and business value in mind.
• Work together in an international, cross-functional scrum team.
• Have a proactive role within the development chapter across all IGO/NGO scrum teams.

Note: You will work closely with the other software engineers, the Product Owner, Scrum Master, testers, and other team members in your scrum team, as well as the wider train, internal customers, and the architecture organization. You are also supported by the .NET Developer Chapter.

Candidate Profile and Requirements

We value traits like an agile mindset, passion, and positivism. We are looking for colleagues who take responsibility and want to make a difference. To collaborate in an international environment, strong English language skills are required (written and spoken).

General Requirements:

• You have a Bachelor or Master degree in IT.
• You have good knowledge of written and spoken English.
• You have a minimum of 3 years hands-on experience in (backend) .NET development.
• Previous experience with Agile methodologies (SAFe, SCRUM, ...).
• You demonstrate strong communication, prioritization, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• You have a client-oriented, creative, and inventive mindset.
• You are sensitive to cultural differences and enjoy working in a global, multi-location team.
• You are able to deal with ambiguity.

Essential Technical Skills:

• Object Oriented Development in .NET and MS SQL using Visual Studio.

Experience in any of the following is a big plus:

• Experience with ORM Frameworks, Enterprise Library, NuGet, WCF.
• Experience with ALM/DevOps tooling (e.g., Azure Devops Pipelines).
• GIT or TFS version control systems.
• CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery).

Our Offer

• A challenging job in an international and growing enterprise.
• A part in a small, engaged scrum team with a good team spirit and open communication.
• A development chapter and community that will help you grow in your role.
• A dynamic, young, and entrepreneurial company culture that values and stimulates initiative.
• A technologically mature working environment, using solid SDLC principles and agile methodologies.