Senior Engineering Manager - Digital Engineering

CVS Health•Work At Home-Texas, TX

1d•$106,605 - $260,590•Hybrid

About The Position

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 The Senior Engineering Manager of Digital Engineering is responsible for leading back-end engineering teams in their efforts to create exceptional member experiences. This role focuses on identifying, prioritizing, and shaping complex digital initiatives in collaboration with our business stakeholders. As the Senior Engineering Manager, you will guide teams of engineers in delivering our digital services that enhance the member experience using our web and native applications. You will also oversee the migration of data and services from legacy infrastructure to the cloud, while integrating emerging AI and agentic technologies to further improve our offerings. Your leadership will be crucial in fostering innovation and ensuring the successful execution of our digital transformation initiatives. This position also entails providing leadership, coaching, and strategic guidance to application development teams. You will play a pivotal role in leading the digital engineering teams responsible for back-end service development, data migration, micro-services, and emerging AI technologies. With your technical expertise and people management skills, you will support, manage, and mentor engineering professionals with diverse backgrounds and experiences. You will also influence the strategic roadmaps for future initiatives and collaborate with business partners to ensure alignment with business initiatives and objectives. The ideal candidate will have strong prioritization skills, excellent communication abilities, and a proven history of successful product delivery. You should also demonstrate exceptional software engineering expertise along with effective people management skills. A successful candidate will be a highly motivated and collaborative individual, eager to achieve results in a fast-paced environment. This position is open to multiple CVS locations for hybrid or fully remote anywhere in the continental USA.

Requirements

7+ years of software development experience, with a focus on enterprise-level solutions and cloud technologies.
3+ years of experience leading large cross-functional project management initiatives, including micro-services, event-driven architectures, and streaming platforms like Apache Kafka, and Amazon Kinesis.
2+ years of experience with Agile/Scrum practices.
Experience with modern cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

Proven success managing and scaling engineering teams of 10+ members.
Deep understanding of cloud architecture patterns—containerization (Kubernetes, ECS), serverless, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
Proficiency in modern technology stacks, with a strong understanding of cloud design and architecture for one or more public cloud providers, preferably AWS, to deliver large-scale distributed solutions across the entire enterprise stack.
Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
Experience supporting products in agile environments, particularly in planning, design, engineering, and third-party validation efforts.
Proficiency with collaboration and delivery tools (Jira, Confluence, Slack, GitHub).

Responsibilities

Own the technical vision for product and platform capabilities; guide architectural decisions across distributed systems.
Build, mentor, and retain high-performing engineering teams; coach managers on effective leadership practices.
Drive execution through clear goal-setting, accountability, and continuous improvement of team velocity and quality.
Collaborate with product, design, architecture, and operations to align engineering work with business priorities.
Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies—particularly cloud services and AI—to enhance member experiences and operational efficiency.
Monitor team health, remove blockers, and resolve workflow impediments proactively.