Lead Director, Software Development Engineering

At CVS Health, we’re building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.

As the nation’s leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues – caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

Position Summary
Provides strategic leadership and oversees the digital engineering function by managing a team of engineers, defining technical strategies and roadmaps, ensuring successful project delivery, and fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration. Coordinates with stakeholders, allocates resources, drives technical excellence, and creates alignment between business goals and technical solutions to ensure continuous improvement of digital engineering capabilities within the organization.

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ years in software development and/or Quality Engineering leadership roles.

• Proven experience leading large-scale platforms focused on client onboarding, configuration, or data ingestion.

• Deep expertise in SRE and quality engineering functions

• Deep understanding of modern cloud architectures (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), microservices, and API-first development.

• Hands-on experience with DevOps and CI/CD best practices.

• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and experience with Agile tools (e.g., Jira, Rally).

• Support multiple ART, Solution in Agile environment

• Experience with enterprise and vendor integrations

• Experience with cloud implementations preferably Azure, Google Cloud

• Strong knowledge of data management

• Experience in creation and review of high-quality requirement artifacts (Business Epics, features, user stories, process flows, use cases, data mapping sheets, etc.) using various tools (i.e., Rally, Visio, Lucid chart, etc.)

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with senior management and cross-functional teams.

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the healthcare industry or with clinical programs is a plus

• Experience with clinical health care / pharmacy data and clinical decision support systems

 
Education
Bachelor's Degree

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$144,200.00 - $288,400.00

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 actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.  This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.  This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program. 
 

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.

• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.

• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.