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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineering Advisor- Hybrid - **Company:** Cigna - **Location:** Plano, TX, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Application Performance Management, Unit Testing, Basic Access Authentication, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Databases, System Configuration, Data Retrieval, Database Storage Structures, Software Design Documents, Design of User Interfaces, Information Sciences, Java Message Service (JMS), OAuth, Scrum Methodology, Release Management, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Pega, Data Processing, Material UI - **Published:** August 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gmnw9h ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Computer and Information Science or related field and 5 years of experience in any Pega system architecture role with healthcare prior authorization. * All qualifying experience must include: creating responsive and intuitive user interfaces using Pega's design system; * Building and customizing UI components like sections, harnesses, and layouts; * Applying consistent styling using skin rules and CSS overrides; * Ensuring compliance with accessibility standards and supporting multi-language interfaces; * Designing and implementing case types, stages, and processes; * Process modeling, including building workflows using flow rules, subprocesses, and decision points; * Implementing decision tables, decision trees, and declarative rules; * Data transforms, including managing data manipulation and orchestration logic; * Integrating with external systems using REST, SOAP, MQ, JMS, and other protocols; * Configuring data pages for data retrieval and mapping external data sources; * Implementing OAuth, SAML, and basic authentication for secure integrations; * Data modeling, including designing class structures, data types, and relationships; * Database configuration, including managing database tables, views, and optimizing queries; * Creating reports, dashboards, and leveraging Pega's reporting capabilities ## Description Cigna-Evernorth Services Inc. seeks a Software Engineering Advisor for the Plano, TX location responsible for Project Enablement & Process Optimization, including gap analyses to identify opportunities for process reengineering, enhancing user experience, and improving system performance. 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