Senior Manager Software Development Engineering

CVS Health; Tennessee; Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Senior Manager Software Development Engineering to lead multiple software teams across the lifecycle, ensuring secure, reliable, scalable solutions. You will partner with Product, Architecture, Security, and Operations to align delivery with business goals.

The role emphasizes people leadership, workforce planning, and disciplined resource management in a Product Agile environment. Successful candidates bring strong engineering leadership and a track record of delivering

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software engineering or related technology discipline.
• 5+ years leading software initiatives or managing software engineering resources, including coaching, performance, staffing, or capacity planning.
• Experience delivering enterprise software through the full software development lifecycle.
• Experience managing multiple priorities, teams, dependencies, and stakeholders in a complex organization.
• Experience with Agile software delivery and modern engineering practices, including CI/CD, DevSecOps, source control, automated testing, and production support.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit, coach, develop, and retain engineering talent.
• Strong communication and relationship-management skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for business and executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead software engineering teams, set objectives, and conduct performance reviews.
• Manage team capacity, staffing, and workforce planning.
• Oversee delivery across all phases with quality, security, and operational controls.
• Promote engineering best practices, automation, and DevSecOps principles.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and Delivery teams to prioritize work and maximize business value.

Skills

People leadership

Resource management

Agile delivery

DevSecOps

Cloud technologies

Budget planning

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CI/CD

Version control

Cloud platforms

Job description

Position Summary

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.

The Senior Manager Software Development Engineering is an experienced people and resource leader responsible for building, developing, and managing software engineering teams that deliver secure, reliable, and scalable technology solutions. This role oversees workforce planning, talent development, delivery execution, engineering quality, and operational performance while partnering closely with Product Management, Architecture, Quality Engineering, Security, Operations, and business stakeholders.

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 colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold themselves accountable, and prioritize safety and quality in everything they do. A successful candidate will combine strong software engineering leadership with disciplined resource management. Experience working in a Product Agile operating model is preferred.

Primary Responsibilities

People Leadership

• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop software engineering teams
• Establish performance objectives and conduct performance reviews
• Create development plans and succession strategies for team members
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture
• Recruit, onboard, and retain engineering talent

Resource Management

• Manage team capacity, staffing, and workforce planning
• Align engineering resources to business priorities and strategic initiatives
• Manage contractor and vendor resources as needed
• Identify skill gaps and develop plans to address organizational needs
• Ensure effective utilization of engineering resources across initiatives

Engineering Delivery

• Lead software development activities through all phases of the development lifecycle
• Ensure delivery commitments are met with appropriate quality, security, and operational controls
• Monitor project execution and proactively manage risks, dependencies, and issues
• Support Agile delivery practices and continuous improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with Product Owners and Delivery teams to prioritize work and maximize business value

Technology Leadership

• Partner with Architecture teams to implement enterprise standards and technical direction
• Promote engineering best practices, coding standards, automation, and DevSecOps principles
• Drive continuous improvement in quality, reliability, performance, and operational readiness
• Support modernization initiatives and technical debt reduction efforts
• Champion secure software development practices

Stakeholder Management

• Build strong relationships with business and technology partners
• Provide clear communication regarding delivery commitments, risks, and outcomes
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and issue resolution
• Support planning, budgeting, and strategic initiatives

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering, application development, or a related technology discipline
• 5+ years of experience leading software initiatives or managing software engineering resources, including responsibility for coaching, performance, staffing, or capacity planning
• Experience leading delivery of enterprise software through the full software development lifecycle
• Experience managing multiple priorities, teams, dependencies, and stakeholders in a complex organization
• Experience with Agile software delivery and modern engineering practices, including CI/CD, DevSecOps, source control, automated testing, and production support
• Demonstrated ability to recruit, coach, develop, and retain engineering talent
• Strong communication and relationship-management skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for business and executive audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a Product Agile operating model in which Product and Engineering share accountability for outcomes
• Experience leading multiple geographically distributed engineering teams that include employees, contractors, and vendor resources
• Experience in health care, health insurance, pharmacy, financial services, or another regulated industry
• Experience with cloud technologies, APIs, distributed systems, modern application architectures, and platform modernization
• Experience using engineering and product measures to improve delivery predictability, quality, reliability, and customer outcomes
• Experience with budget planning, vendor management, workforce strategy, or technology portfolio planning
• Agile, Scrum, SAFe, cloud, security, or engineering-management certification

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (Highschool diploma plus 4 years relevant work experience)

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is: $106,605.00 - $213,210.00. This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families. 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.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 11/30/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.