Lead Director, CVS Health

CVS Health

Location:
United States, Buffalo Grove

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

144200.00 - 288400.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

CVS Health is seeking a motivated Lead Director to support its architecture team, driving strategic innovation to enhance infrastructure and IT capabilities, particularly to address client demands for co-development and stable IT environments. Responsibilities include collaborating across teams, providing technical guidance, conducting RFPs, researching emerging technologies, and designing scalable software solutions for cloud platforms.

Job Responsibility:

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 with various areas of the organization including business partners, product owners, architecture, security mavens, and IT engineering teams to understand business requirements and design specifications
Collaborate with program delivery and engineering partners to define, refine and implement infrastructure and systems to provide secure and stable environments for co-developments, testing & training needs of our clients
Provide technical guidance and support during Requests for Proposals (RFPs), including Best and Final Offers (BAFO), Right to Negotiate (RTN), Performance Guarantee (PG) Reviews, and Contract Reviews
Coordinate with security and client services and other enterprise teams as required
Develop and maintain technical diagrams and documentation that reflect the full scope of the PBM Network, ensuring they are updated to align with advancements in technology
Create multiple versions of diagrams tailored to different audiences, including existing clients with NDAs, prospective clients, and internal stakeholders
Ensure accurate and timely information is provided to clients, enhancing our tech-forward approach and supporting the overall client engagement strategy
Conduct research on emerging technologies, design principles, and development frameworks to ensure software solutions remain current, fresh, and future-proof
Provide technical guidance in software design and development activities
Write clean, scalable, and maintainable code using best practices and design patterns
Design and implement complex software solutions for APIs, microservices, CI/CD, and real-time streaming pipelines on cloud platforms (Azure or GCP).

Requirements:

10+ years of technology delivery experience in designing, developing, and deploying production-ready systems
5+ years of experience working on Azure or GCP Cloud Applications/services
7+ years of relevant work experience in designing and building software applications with expertise in one or more modern programming languages such as Java, Python, FastAPI, Go
Relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, Azure SQL) and NoSQL databases (Mongo DB or Cosmos DB)
Messaging systems like Apache Kafka, MQ etc
Container Orchestration Frameworks like Kubernetes, Docker etc.
5+ years of experience in one or more of the framework such as Angular, React, Vue.js, jQuery and CSS framework Bootstrap
5+ years of experience leading software development projects by setting project goals, monitoring progress, tracking milestones, communication with stakeholders regarding project issues, and mentoring junior developers as needed
In-depth understanding of APIs and microservices-based architecture
Proven experience in AI and agentic solution development, including: Designing and deploying intelligent agents and autonomous workflows, Integrating AI/ML models into cloud-native applications, Leveraging LLMs, vector databases, and orchestration frameworks to build agentic systems, Applying prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and multi-agent collaboration patterns.

Nice to have:

Health Care Industry domain knowledge
Experience in enterprise development tools and methodologies (XP, Agile) including DevSecOps and DataOps
Experience integrating with legacy mainframe/mid-range AS400 applications including developing roadmaps for modernization of the applications.

What we offer:

Affordable medical plan options
401(k) plan (including matching company contributions)
Employee stock purchase plan
No-cost programs for wellness screenings
Tobacco cessation and weight management programs
Confidential counseling and 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:
October 31, 2025

Expiration:
December 01, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Remote work

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