Database Administration Senior Advisor

Cigna-Evernorth Services Inc. seeks a Database Administration Senior Advisor for the Austin, TX location to provide counsel and advice to top management on significant Database Administration & Management matters, often requiring coordination between organizations.

Responsibilities:

• Develop the most complex database systems for the organization.

• Coordinates with senior leaders to determine requirements.

• Analyze, design, create and implement complex databases including access methods, device allocations, validation checks, organization and security.

• Interpret internal or external issues and recommends solutions/ best practices.

• Design complex data models, logical and physical databases, data dictionaries and schemas.

• Liaison with database software vendors and external technical support on issues such as software upgrades, problems, and potential solutions.

• Review systems under development and related documentation.

• May participate in vendor selection and relationship management.

• Lead project teams, monitoring project schedules and costs.

• Focus on providing thought leadership and technical expertise across multiple disciplines.

• Recognized internally as “the go-to person” for the most complex Database Administration assignments.

• Hybrid work schedule.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field and 3 years of experience in any database administration role. Will accept a Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of experience.

• Must have experience with: SolarWinds Orion; AWS; Oracle; PostgreSQL;

• Database performance tuning; data replication tools including Oracle GoldenGate, Qlik Replicate, and IBM InfoSphere Data Replication;

• Splunk; Dynatrace; service metrics dashboard creation;

• Product lifecycle management; product upgrades; troubleshooting data mismatch issues; hybrid cloud environment management;

• Creating solutions using Generative AI (Gen AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs); network encryption setup; and security compliance.

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.

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.

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