Senior Manager - Software Development Engineering

CVS Health is a health care company focused on creating a more connected, convenient, and compassionate health experience. The Senior Manager of Software Development Engineering will lead software engineering teams, provide technical and architectural direction, and drive strategy and execution across software initiatives. The role is responsible for production stability, the full software development lifecycle, cross-functional collaboration, technology adoption, and developing high-performing engineering teams.

Responsibilities:

• Own risk mitigation and production stability by proactively identifying system vulnerabilities, leading root cause analysis, and driving timely resolution of complex production issues to ensure high availability and minimal downtime
• Oversee the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), including requirements engineering, system design, development, testing, and deployment, ensuring adherence to modern engineering standards, secure coding practices, and scalable architecture principles
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Data, Infrastructure, and business stakeholders to translate functional requirements into technical solutions, align priorities, and resolve dependencies while maintaining efficient delivery pipelines
• Continuously evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, frameworks, and engineering best practices, leading innovation through proof-of-concepts and informed technology selection to enhance system performance and developer productivity
• Build and develop high-performing engineering teams by hiring top talent, conducting technical performance evaluations, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement, technical excellence, and knowledge sharing

Requirements:

• • 7+ years of overall software engineering experience with at least 5+ years of experience of leading projects or managing directs
• • 7+ years of experience using and/or managing projects using Java, Spring boot, Kafka to build/deploy, and maintain software applications using cloud platforms
• • 3+ years of experience leading cross-functional teams without direct authority, including documented collaboration with engineering, architecture, security, and business stakeholders in a matrixed organization
• • 3+ years of experience defining technology strategy and leading the adoption and operationalization of technologies such as AI/ML, cloud services, automation, and developer productivity tools in a large-scale enterprise environment with evidence of measurable impact (e.g., reduction in MTTR, cost savings, efficiency gains, or adoption KPIs)
• • Strong expertise in cloud platforms, distributed systems, APIs, microservices, and modern software development practices
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (High School Diploma and 4 years relevant experience)
• • Experience with retail or health care industry with background in fulfillment, dispensing & delivery
• • Experience with developing in AWS or GCP or Azure or similar public cloud environments (GCP preferred)
• • Proven success driving technical strategy, engineering excellence, and organizational transformation
• • Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• • Experience managing multiple teams and developing engineering leaders
• • Ability to balance technical depth with business outcomes and strategic decision-making
• • Ensured code quality and technical excellence through reviews, testing strategies, and debt management
• • Owned system reliability and operational performance, including monitoring, incident management, and SLAs