Senior Manager- Software Development Engineering

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

Position Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Technical Manager to lead our technical team and drive the development of innovative solutions. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in [specific technologies or industries relevant to your company], excellent leadership skills, and a passion for technology and innovation.

Responsibilities: 

• Technical oversight: Technical leader capable of designing and overseeing the build-out and operations of complex distributed systems at scale in a fast-paced digital organization 

• Engineering leadership: Able to technically direct, support, and evaluate the value, ensuring we are building best-in-class solutions that can scale to meet our future needs.

• System performance: Monitor and optimize both team & system performance, identifying opportunities for enhancement and addressing any issues or bottlenecks.  Establish KPIs and OKRs that unlock quantitative insight so we can change processes with confidence. 

• Talent management: Recruit, manage, mentor, and retain a high-performing engineering team while contributing to a positive and supportive culture, encouraging innovation, and driving a pragmatic balance of continuous improvement and effective value delivery. 

• End-to-end ownership: Lead a team from strategy through delivery in complex and highly visible engineering projects. 

• Prioritization and pivots: Guides team’s work prioritization in alignment with our strategic objectives. Coach/guide engineers through pivoting as needed while remaining steadfastly focused on the overall objective.  

• Cross-functional collaboration: Collaborate closely with other technical teams (engineering, platform, design, security) to understand their expectations and develop solutions in accordance with appropriate guidelines.  

• Coalition building: Establish effective relationships with partners and customers, ensuring that you understand their vision and can help them deliver on their goals. 

• Risk management: Proactively identify, communicate, and mitigate both internal and external risks.  Communicate clearly on progress, challenges, and opportunities to stakeholders, including presenting technical concepts to non-technical audiences.  

• Staying current: Stay updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in software development, analytics, and AI technologies to drive innovation and efficiency.  

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of IT experience with a strong focus on engineering and software development.

• 5+ years of hands-on cloud development in GCP, along with expertise in building applications using Angular and Java frameworks.

• 4+ years recruiting, managing, and retaining a high-performing team of software development professionals in an agile environment 

• 1+ year using generative AI as an integrated component in software solutions 

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong experience in Angular, API Platform and full cycle development end-to-end, from strategy to execution. 

• Strong understanding of cloud-based technologies (Azure, GCP), engineering frameworks and tools.

• Ability to diagram complex software architectures and communicate complex engineering ideas to non-technical stakeholders both visually and verbally 

• Strong understanding of cloud-based technologies (GCP, Azure, AWS), engineering frameworks and tools  

• Understanding and familiarity with  CI/CD, cloud devops, containers (kubernetes/Docker, etc.), and GCP managed services.

• Experience in large Retail, Pharmacy, a plus

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or related field required.

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$118,450.00 - $236,900.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls.  The