Lead Director - Software Development Engineering

CVS Health•Work At Home-Illinois, IL

23h•$144,200 - $288,400

About The Position

CVS Health Digital is looking for hands-on, passionate people who want to join a high energy and growing team to make a difference in customers’ lives and who want to be on the forefront of digital innovation that aims to reinvent what a pharmacy and a health care company can be in the digital world. Currently, we are seeking an experienced Lead Director – Software Development Engineering who will be accountable for building and executing the Retail Pharmacy modernization technology strategy for multiple Pharmacy value streams. This technology leader will join forces with business and product leaders to plan, build, execute and deliver a multi-year roadmap for modernization which will drive our business and technology strategy forward. This Lead Director will lead a diverse team of technology associates across engineering and change management teams and be someone who will work across multiple geographies to deliver software engineering work, delivered through multiple Agile software releases each year. The Lead Director will also be accountable for driving the technology strategy in support of these value streams, as well as be responsible for design, development, testing, delivery, and growth while also ensuring all opportunities to build industry leading technology assets are fully realized.

Requirements

10+ years of overall Software Development experience utilizing Agile methodologies
5+ years of experience in development of microservices using python, java [spring boot]
5+ years of experience in containerization tools and technologies such as Kubernetes, docker etc.
3+ years of experience in cloud platforms (GCP preferred)
1+ years of experience using Agentic AI frameworks and generative AI based web-services and tools
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)

Nice To Haves

Experience in hiring, leading high performing distributed multi-sited/remote software engineering teams
Experience in performance management, team building, leading career growth and skill development through coaching, and setting measurable professional goals etc.
Strong problem-solving abilities and a data-driven mindset
Experience in defining and analyzing KPIs to measure project success
Out of the box thinker and implementor with open source publicly visible work on GitHub
Experience in understanding AI/ML algorithms, frameworks, and tools
Experience working with distributed teams, working across multiple time zones and geographies
Experience conceiving and building healthcare or wellness products
Experience in Healthcare or Pharmacy domain
Experience working with onshore and offshore technology resources from vendors

Responsibilities

Lead the strategy and creation of a multi-year modernization roadmap to support modernization of Retail Pharmacy value streams
Lead the design, foundational framework and development of retail pharmacy products and associated technology assets
Assess software engineering practices, driving continuous improvement, improving operational efficiency, time to market and overall product quality
Lead engineering teams, guiding and mentoring them in implementing solutions across a wide range of technological platforms
People management including hiring, performance management, team building, leading career growth and skill development through coaching, and setting measurable professional goals
Build and cultivate strong relationships with Business, Product and Technology partners to support the delivery roadmap
Build relationships and partnerships with vendors to build contingent teams working onshore and offshore/nearshore to support our staffing needs
Build relationships and partnerships with solution vendors in support of our technological needs
Conduct technology research and innovation to develop a long-term strategy based on emerging trends in healthcare and technology industries