Senior Manager - Software Development Engineering

CVS Health•Woonsocket, RI

6d•$130,295 - $260,590•Hybrid

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 Senior Manager – Software Development Engineering who will lead and manage a team of software engineers, providing hands-on technical direction, architecture guidance, and mentorship while establishing measurable engineering goals aligned with business outcomes. This Senior Engineering Manager will also drive technical strategy and execution for software initiatives by defining system requirements, architecture, timelines, and deliverables. Due to the nature of this role, the location requirement for this role is for this Engineering Leader to be in our Woonsocket, RI headquarters 2 days per week

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

Nice To Haves

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
Good understanding and working experience in IT Security best practices and other compliance standards such as ADA, HIPAA, PCI DSS
Experience in SAFe Agile work environments; certification of SAFe for leaders would be a plus
Knowledge/experience in the Healthcare space, B2C and/or B2B is a plus

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
Provide leadership for Digital initiatives/digital transformation for ecommerce leveraging Java/J2EE stack, Microservices, Open source frameworks, Cloud
Ability to understand big picture, while implementing at the detail level
Analytical thinking - able to simplify complex problems, processes or projects into component parts explore and evaluate them systematically
Strategic thinking – able to identify a vision along with the plans, which need to be implemented to meet the end goal, evaluating situations, decisions and issues in the short, medium and long term
Assist in technical and security audits and ensure audit recommendations are implemented
Be an advocate of security best practices, champion and support the importance of security within engineering, partnering with Digital and Enterprise security teams and digital product owners to ensure compliance