Lead Director – Software Development Engineering (AI & Automation)

CVS Health

Remote

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Work type: Remote
Location: Richardson, TX
Salary: $144,200–$288,400 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago
Closes: Jun 26, 2026

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This role $216k

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This role pays more than 61% of similar roles. Most pay $190,862–$235,625 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $216k versus about $213k 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 156 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $118,450–$260,590 across 152 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Director – Software Development Engineering (AI & Automation)

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The Lead Director – AI Software Engineering is a senior-level role within the Adjudication Services Engineering team at Caremark, focusing on Pharmacy Benefits. This position involves leading high-performing teams specializing in testing, automation, and production operations to optimize business processes using AI technologies. Day-to-day responsibilities include managing end-to-end quality assurance processes, developing AIOps capabilities, integrating large language models into operational workflows, and championing modern testing practices. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with cloud-native environments like GCP and Azure, hands-on development skills across multiple platforms, and a background in healthcare PBM. Key skills required are proficiency in AI technologies, API testing tools, and executive-level communication to drive strategic initiatives and ensure alignment between technical and business stakeholders.

Skills

AI Python Machine Learning Agile Cloud-Native GCP Azure IBMi AS400 Postman Swagger AIOps LLMs Automation Frameworks CI/CD Kubernetes Terraform Docker Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

Lead testing and automation strategies using AI platforms to ensure high-quality delivery.
Own end-to-end execution of quality assurance processes across AI model validation and testing.
Oversee development and adoption of AIOps capabilities for proactive issue detection and prevention.
Integrate Large Language Models (LLMs) into operational workflows for log summarization and anomaly detection.
Provide strategic engineering leadership, developing delivery plans and driving operational excellence.

What we're looking for

Over 10 years of IT experience including leadership and development management.
Extensive experience translating complex testing and automation strategies into business outcomes.
At least 5 years leveraging AI technologies for validation across various testing types.
Solid background in cloud-native environments, preferably IBMi AS400, GCP, and Azure.
Hands-on development experience across multiple technological platforms.
Proven track record of leading successful teams in fast-paced environments.

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