Technology Applications Development Advisor

Job Title:Applications Advisor

Location:Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)

Department:Information Technology

Reports To:Chief Information Officer (CIO) KSA

Job Summary:This role will be responsible for overseeing the development of local market customizations and integrations ensuring the successful implementation and maintenance of a customerfacing mobile application and managing the Saudi instance of the core processing admin systems. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong technical expertise and leadership skills to drive innovation and efficiency in our technology solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Technical Leadership:
  • Lead with expertise derived from a robust development background transitioning into a management role.
  • Foster a culture that embraces the Fail FastFail SafeLearn from It philosophy driving incremental value for the business.
  • Enforce adherence to application development policies standards and procedures.
  • Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the technologies and business domains under your purview through continuous learning and mentoring.
  • Direct and oversee the successful delivery of the value stream ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Team Leadership:
  • Provide inspirational leadership cultivating a highperforming collaborative and innovative team culture.
  • Leverage metricsbased management to drive accountability and performance improvements.
  • Drive process optimization to enhance operational efficiency.
  • Manage team career development performance evaluation compensation planning and communication.
  • Mentor and manage software development teams promoting a focus on innovation automation collaboration and delivery excellence.
  • Allocate resources effectively to meet project commitments within scope time and budget while managing risks and resolving issues.
  • Collaborate with Architects Business Systems Analysts (BSAs) and Scrum Masters to deliver scalable secure and efficient solutions.

Requirements:

• Proven leadership experience 5 years) in software development management with a total of 10 years of professional experience.
• Strong experience with Agile methodologies.
• Proficiency in coding languages & frameworks in any of the below
  • Microsoft .Net
  • Webbased and JavaScript technologies Angular React)
  • Mobile technologies
  • API Gateways
  • Oracle Database
• Strong understanding and experience of working practices
  across multiple geographies
• Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in computer science Software Engineering or a related field.

Good to have:

• Knowledge of the healthcare industry and regulatory requirements in KSA
• Experience of KSA specific services including CHI NAJM YAKEEN
• Certifications in Agile/SaFe Agile methodologies.

About The Cigna Group

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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