Staff Software Development Engineer

CVS Health • Hartford, CT

2d

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 We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff Software Engineer to join our engineering team. This role involves designing, developing, and implementing scalable enterprise applications. As a Staff Software Engineer on the team, you will be responsible for designing and developing high-quality software that meets business needs. The ideal candidate will have aptitude for logical reasoning and problem-solving skills, contribute to solution architecture, mentor junior developers, and collaborate across teams to drive innovation and delivery excellence.

Requirements

• 10+ years of technology delivery experience in designing, developing, and deploying applications
• Languages: COBOL, JCL, CICS, Rexx and Easytrieve
• Databases and Tools: DB2, IDMS, VSAM, SPUFI, QMF, Data studio
• Mainframe Tools: File-Aid, Abend-Aid, Expeditor, Sync Sort, Zeke and IBM Utilities.
• Configuration & Version Control: Endeavor
• API enablement (z/OS Connect, IBM API Connect)
• MQ Series (IBM MQ) – messaging and integration
• IMS-DB to DB2 Data migration, processes on mainframe
• DB2 for z/OS – advanced SQL, performance tuning, stored procedures, and utilities
• RACF (Resource Access Control Facility) – security administration and auditing.
• 10 + years of experience year in the healthcare or health insurance industry with deep understanding of health care value chain
• 5+ years of experience with Agile processes, such as scrum, Kanban, and/or the Scaled Agile Framework
• Experience with Web services (SOAP/REST) integration with mainframe applications
• Experience working on Azure or GCP Cloud Applications/services

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with distributed teams, working across multiple time zones and geographies
• Experience in making informed decisions quickly and taking ownership of services and applications at scale
• Comfortable assisting in technical and security audits and ensure audit recommendations are implemented
• Strong understanding of delivery practices
• Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and communication skills.
• Exposure to AI/ML model deployment or prompt engineering.
• Experience working with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes and JIRA tools
• Adept at collaboration, execution, and continuous learning

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of applications
• 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
• Analytical thinking - able to simplify complex problems, processes or projects into component parts explore and evaluate them systematically
• Collaborate across functional teams of the organization including business, product, architecture, security mavens, and other engineering teams to deliver high-quality software
• Write clean, scalable, and maintainable code using best practices and design patterns
• Provide technical leadership to solve complex problems by analyzing and developing solutions strategies, coordinating with multiple teams
• Mentor junior members of the team to develop their technical skills
• Manage deployments using tools like GitHub Actions.
• Monitor and optimize application performance and troubleshoot production issue
• Leverage AI coding tools to streamline development workflows and improve code quality
• Participate in code reviews, tech talks, and workshops to foster a culture of learning and collaboration

Benefits

• This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families.
• The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.
• Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level