Staff Software Development Engineer

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.

• 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

Required Qualifications

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or, equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$130,295.00 - $260,590.00

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. 

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

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: 04/14/2026

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

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