Hands-On Senior Data Engineering & AI Leader

CVS Health; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 118,000 - 284,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

Retirement savings options

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Senior Manager of Data Engineering & AI to lead a team of data and software engineers while staying hands-on on core components. You will partner with product, data science, and business teams to move models to production, shape roadmaps, and ensure data investments deliver measurable value.

You will balance leadership with hands-on engineering, building scalable pipelines and AI-enabled applications across cloud environments, with a focus on healthcare analytics and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in data engineering, software engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of people management experience.
• 50% hands-on design and development time.
• Deep understanding of full stack engineering and software principles.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL, plus Java/Scala/JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience building data pipelines, data models, and data platforms on a major cloud provider.
• Hands-on experience applying AI/ML or GenAI in production environments.
• Experience collaborating with product, data science, and business teams.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD, testing, observability, and DevOps for data/software systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; capable of influencing senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manages a blended team of employees and contractors, handling hiring, onboarding, performance, and retention.
• Provides coaching, feedback, and recognition; addresses performance concerns.
• Mentors engineers and supports growth opportunities.
• Dedicates about 50% of time to hands-on design, coding, prototyping, and troubleshooting data pipelines and AI-enabled apps.
• Sets engineering quality standards and reviews code.
• Defines lifecycle strategy and architecture for data-enabled software projects.
• Leads AI and ML-enabled data product development, including GenAI and MLOps practices.
• Collaborates with product managers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to deliver outcomes.

Skills

Python

SQL

Full stack engineering

Data pipelines

Data platforms

CI/CD

DevOps practices

Communication

First principles thinking

Team leadership

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

GCP

AWS

Azure

LangChain

LangGraph

Vertex AI

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a Senior Manager of Data Engineering & AI to lead a team of data and software engineers while staying hands-on on core components. You will partner with product, data science, and business teams to move models to production, shape roadmaps, and ensure data investments deliver measurable value.

You will balance leadership with hands-on engineering, building scalable pipelines and AI-enabled applications across cloud environments, with a focus on healthcare analytics and