Lead Director, Digital Engineering

CVS Health

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Remote
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$144,200–$288,400 / yr
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Full-time
Posted
5 days ago
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Confirmed live today
Closes
Nov 27, 2026

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This role pays less than 59% of similar roles. Most pay $195,000–$284,962 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $216k versus about $240k for comparable roles.

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About CVS Health

CVS Health is a leading American healthcare company operating retail pharmacies, pharmacy benefit management services, and a health insurance segment through Aetna, one of the nation''s largest health insurers. Industry: Healthcare & Pharmacy

CVS Health currently has 119 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $106,605–$260,590 across 115 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Director, Digital Engineering

JOB TITLE: Lead Director - Digital Engineering The Lead Director - Digital Engineering joins the CVS Health Digital team to lead a multi-team engineering organization within the Customer Identity area. This leader is accountable for the strategy, modernization, delivery, and operation of customer identity platforms and services serving millions of customers across various health and retail segments. Key responsibilities include overseeing authentication services, profile management, and identity integrations while driving a cloud-native, API-first architecture. The role requires managing technical dependencies, defining KPIs, and leveraging AI-enabled transformations to improve productivity. Candidates must possess expertise in Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM), including authentication, authorization, and identity security principles. Required skills include experience with platform engineering, software engineering, and managing large-scale, customer-facing platforms in highly regulated industries like healthcare or pharmacy.

What you'll do

  • Lead a multi-team engineering organization responsible for authentication services, profile management, and identity integrations.
  • Drive the evolution of identity capabilities toward a scalable, cloud-native, and API-first architecture.
  • Execute AI-enabled transformation strategies to improve engineering productivity and customer experience.
  • Identify and manage technical dependencies, risks, and cross-workstream requirements.
  • Manage end-to-end program plans, including status reporting and communication to key stakeholders.
  • Define and track metrics and KPIs to measure success for the FS merchandising portfolio.
  • Build and maintain relationships with business, product, technology partners, and vendors to support the roadmap.
  • Oversee platform availability, security, modernization, and organizational development for customer identity services.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of professional experience in Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, Identity & Access Management, or related technology disciplines.
  • 7+ years of people leadership experience, including leadership of engineering managers and senior managers.
  • 5+ years of experience driving cloud-native transformation, API-first architectures, and platform engineering practices.
  • Strong understanding of Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM), authentication, authorization, customer profile services, and identity security principles.
  • Proven experience managing budgets, vendor partnerships, workforce planning, and technology investment decisions.
  • Experience leveraging AI and automation to improve engineering productivity, operational efficiency, and customer experience.
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience).
  • Experience with enterprise CIAM solutions including Okta, Auth0, Ping Identity, ForgeRock or Microsoft Entra (preferred).

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