Senior Manager - Software Development Engineering

CVS Health • Buffalo Grove, IL

84d • $118,450 - $284,280

About The Position

CVS Health is seeking a Senior Manager - Software Development Engineering responsible for delivering cutting-edge solutions and leading a highly motivated and efficient team. This Senior Manager will partner and collaborate with development managers, business analysts, architects, quality assurance, business partners, developers, and project managers to deliver business change and innovation into our Java based business applications software. This Senior Manager will additionally be involved throughout the entire development life cycle of a product and must be able to deliver an efficient solution, as well as identify and properly mitigate any risks to the product before deployment to production.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of overall IT/Digital development experience on enterprise class applications
• 3+ years in a management role, leading software development teams
• 2+ years leading teams of 8+ engineers
• Experience in leading medium to large sized teams of diverse development engineers across multiple locations
• Experience in partnering with architecture, product and program management teams to influence product development assisting or improving products

Nice To Haves

• Experience with programming languages/frameworks: Java, SpringBoot
• Excellent knowledge with any SQL platform
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform
• Experience with Analytics
• Hands on experience with cloud technologies/platforms, and/or CRMs
• 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
• Experience in handling multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; thrives working in a highly iterative, agile, and open team environment
• A strong business and technical vision and the ability to translate these in business and technical approaches, and lead engineering efforts to meet aggressive timelines with optimal solutions
• Knowledge/experience in the Healthcare space, B2C and/or B2B is a plus

Responsibilities

• Grow engineering teams by interviewing, recruiting and hiring, as well as continuously guide, coach and mentor engineers
• Provide leadership for Digital initiatives/digital transformation for ecommerce leveraging Java/J2EE stack, Microservices, Open source frameworks, Cloud and Data Analytics
• Collaborate with various areas of the organization including business partners, product owners, architecture, security mavens, digital and IT engineering teams
• Provide ongoing maintenance, support and enhancements to existing systems and platforms
• Promote proper implementation of SAFe process techniques
• Provide support in all phases of SDLC and ensure to deliver high-quality products
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement
• Provide technical leadership direction, determining and developing approaches to solutions by coordinating multiple resources to solve complex problems
• Make informed decisions quickly and taking ownership of services and applications at scale
• 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
• Provide technical guidance in software design and development activities
• 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
• Encourage a collaborative, open and dynamic team culture where individuals and teams can realize their full potential

Benefits

• Affordable medical plan options
• 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions)
• Employee stock purchase plan
• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching
• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees