Principal Software Development Engineer

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

The Principal Software Development Engineer, reporting to the Executive Director Software Engineering, will work with High Visibility Enterprise teams to develop and execute Enterprise Solution Strategy.

As a Principal Engineer, you will be directly developing and landing Specialty dispensing pharmacy Initiatives. This lead technical role will compile, research technologies across the organization into one cohesive Technical Roadmap and in addition, will create Proof of Concepts that will improve projects that will address our customer challenges. Furthermore, the Principal Engineer role includes closely working with a team of engineers to drive delivery excellence, partner with business and other IT leaders to build digital assets, provide expert level support to resolve complex issues and provide RCA, identify gaps in systems in current digital eco system and provide solutions to enhance overall performance.

This is the one of the most senior technical positions in a ~100+ person development organization focused on Prescription Dispensing. The incumbent will be a seasoned technologist AND have the executive skills to lead others, communicate with exceptional clarity, and develop culture. While the role has no direct staff, it is a member of the leadership team. The role is equal parts technical and employee organizational. CVS Specialty Dispensing supports 20+ front end and backend pharmacies.

The incumbent will execute on the activities below:

Architect (20 % of Time):

Establish and ensure adherence to technical direction, standards, guidelines, and methodology for use of specified technologies in the department. Then lead the Technical Advisory council that performs application architectural reviews on department initiatives. Partner with teams and serve as subject matter expert to provide benchmarked solutions to multiple, complex technical projects/initiatives within own area of expertise and organize cross-departmental application architectural solutions. Influence the technical standards and tool selection for the entire the company. Collaborate with Pharmacy Tower Architecture and Enterprise Architecture for integrated infrastructure designs. Vendor technology evaluation and influence. Work with external development firms to evaluate the strength of their platforms as candidates for selection to be added to CVS' environment. Influence the vendors' technical direction to align with CVS'. Architect for backward/forward compatibility and insulation from the short comings of vendor software.

Visionary & Strategist (10% of Time):

Develop and improve strategic technical direction for functional areas. Maintain the departmental strategic multi-year roadmap and author new additions to it. Align with the Enterprise technology roadmap and extend it to include technology useful to the Specialty department. Use quantitative measures to guide architectural priorities. Engage senior technical and business leaders in the development of the technical roadmap then present the results. Keep abreast of technological trends in the industry and determine if useful and/or feasible (i.e. financial impact) and make recommendations to the organization. Build the business case for new tools and drive the funding process. Then lead Proof Of Concept (POC) initiatives to evaluate technologies. When new technologies / techniques are selected, then manage the integration, cultural adoption, and transition.

Standard Setter (10% of Time):

Lead matrixed application Technical Leads in the development and implementation of application standards through all parts of the Specialty Dispensing architectural stack. Facilitate experts in a variety of disciplines: Angular, Java, Oracle, Public & Private Cloud, Rules Engines, Open Source & Proprietary frameworks, etc. to work on how methodologies and standards will be defined.

Technical Program Leader (50% of Time):

Act as the most senior technical contributor on strategic initiatives. During some periods leading (e.g. defining sensible sets of functionality to be grouped into projects of a multi-year program) and other times supporting (e.g. providing application architectural designs with the Technical Lead on the project). Engaged in a multi-mil