Software Engineering Senior Advisor, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE)

Make an Impact

Join a team that is turning the potential of AI into meaningful business outcomes.

As a Senior Advisor, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE), you will work directly with business and technology teams to uncover opportunities, solve complex problems, and rapidly bring AI-enabled solutions to life. You will connect business needs with engineering execution, combining technical expertise, product thinking, and strong partnership skills to move ideas from discovery through production.

This is an opportunity to experiment with emerging technology, influence how AI is adopted across the enterprise, and build solutions and reusable approaches that create lasting value.

 

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and technology leaders to identify high-value opportunities where AI, automation, and digital capabilities can improve business outcomes.
• Lead discovery efforts and translate complex business challenges into clear technical requirements and solution approaches.
• Design, develop, and deploy AI-enabled, automation, data, and digital solutions using enterprise platforms and capabilities.
• Develop prototypes and minimum viable products (MVPs) that demonstrate value and accelerate the path from concept to production.
• Collaborate with engineering, architecture, and product teams to deliver secure, scalable, and sustainable solutions.
• Drive adoption of new capabilities by building strong stakeholder partnerships and helping transition mature solutions to long-term owners.
• Identify and develop reusable patterns, accelerators, and best practices that enable successful solutions to scale across the enterprise.
• Help advance enterprise AI capabilities by experimenting, learning quickly, and applying emerging technologies to meaningful business challenges.

 

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, AI, data, automation, or technology solution delivery.
• Experience designing and delivering enterprise applications, automation, data, or AI solutions.
• Experience taking technology solutions from discovery and prototype through implementation or production.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to turn business needs into practical technical solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across business and technology teams.
• Ability to work independently, navigate ambiguity, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.
• Experience with Generative AI, AI agents, large language models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or machine learning.
• Experience working in healthcare, pharmacy, or another regulated industry.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, APIs, and modern software engineering practices.
• Experience in consulting, product management, innovation, or another role requiring close partnership between business and technology teams.

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 130,200 - 217,000 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.

At The Cigna Group, 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), company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year, paid holidays, and leaves of absence. For more details on our employee benefits programs, click here.

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 need a reasonable accommodation to complete the online application process, please email seeyourself@thecignagroup.com for assistance.  Please note that this email inbox is dedicated to accommodation requests only and cannot provide application updates or accept resumes.

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.