Executive Director - Software Engineering, CVS Health

CVS Health

Location:
United States, Woonsocket

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

175100.00 - 334750.00 USD / Year

Save Job

Apply Position

Job Description:

The Executive Director Software Engineering – PCW will oversee the specialty pharmacy platform modernization and other strategic initiatives while ensuring successful execution of engineering programs. This position requires a visionary leader with technical expertise, management skills, and ability to collaborate across teams.

Job Responsibility:

Inspire your teammates to deliver quality software solutions
lead, manage and grow multiple teams of product focused software engineers in modernizing core pharmacy platform
embrace and incubate emerging technology and open source products across all platforms
work in a startup mindset to modernize tech stacks
collaborate with internal teams to find areas of opportunities for automation and machine learning
partner with architects, product owners, and software engineers to drive implementation of new solutions and applications
work within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions
lead efforts to deploy new and existing applications into cloud environments – AWS, GCP, Azure
conduct design and code review to ensure compliance with standards
encourage innovation, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, inclusion, outside-of-the-box thinking, teamwork, self-organization, diversity
develop proof of concepts and ensure successful transition to production
collaborate with engineering teams on setting technical direction and ensure alignment with technology strategy
drive scale & reuse by leveraging platforms and capabilities
perform technology research and innovation to develop long term roadmap based on emerging trends in healthcare and digital technologies
adopt a hands-on, collaborative working style

Requirements:

15+ years’ experience in systems analysis and application program development
12+ years’ experience managing large software development teams
advanced working knowledge of omni channel stack including NodeJS, Angular, TypeScript, Mobile Native tech (Swift, Kotlin) utilizing automation tools/frameworks (Mocha, Jasmine, Selenium, Protractor) and deployed via continuous delivery infrastructure (Jenkins, Concourse)
API design & development and microservices architecture
advanced knowledge of cloud-based technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP)
experience in building highly available applications in GCP using cloud spanner, dataflow, GKE etc.
experience as a leader of digital engineering where digital contributes 25% of overall revenue
possess a deep understanding of secure development practices and their implementation

What we offer:

Affordable medical plan options
401(k) plan (including matching company contributions)
employee stock purchase plan
no-cost programs such as wellness screenings, tobacco cessation, weight management programs, confidential counseling, financial coaching
paid time off
flexible work schedules
family leave
dependent care resources
colleague assistance programs
tuition assistance
retiree medical access

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
August 27, 2025

Expiration:
November 30, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

View All Jobs In This Company

Job Link Share:

Executive Director - Software Engineering

CVS Health

Location:United States, Woonsocket

Category:IT - Software Development

Contract Type:Employment contract