Lead Director Software Development Engineering, Claims Adjudication

CVS Health

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Work type
Remote
Location
Richardson, TX
Salary
$144,200–$288,400 / yr
Posted
10 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Sep 30, 2026

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Similar $224k
This role $216k
$127k most similar roles pay here $306k

This role pays less than 56% of similar roles. Most pay $187,028–$261,950 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $216k versus about $224k 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 88 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $118,450–$284,280 across 84 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Director Software Development Engineering, Claims Adjudication

Lead Director - Software Development Engineering (Claims Adjudication) joins the Information Technology team to lead a high-skilled group of over fifty professionals. This role is responsible for the transformation, modernization, and automation strategy of the claims adjudication platform, focusing on creating modular, scalable solutions while reducing costs and increasing speed to market. The leader will oversee strategic programs, manage budgets, and drive architectural roadmaps for simplification. Key technical requirements include expertise in IBMi and AS/400 systems, Java stack proficiency including Spring Boot and Hibernate, and experience with RESTful APIs. Additionally, the role requires knowledge of SQL/400, modern RDBMS like PostgreSQL, and frontend frameworks such as Angular or React. The position addresses the critical business problem of modernizing legacy mainframe integrations into a service-oriented architecture while ensuring all regulatory compliance requirements are met within the healthcare marketplace.

What you'll do

  • Direct a high-skilled team of over 50 technology professionals focused on core adjudication strategic programs.
  • Develop and deliver optimized technology solutions for the CVS Health Claims Adjudication platform.
  • Execute transformation, modernization, and automation strategies to improve speed to market and reduce costs.
  • Establish application development standards to drive architectural roadmap simplification and modularization of key functions.
  • Manage large enterprise strategic and compliance programs in collaboration with IT and business leaders.
  • Identify technical deficiencies in enterprise platforms and recommend solutions for performance tuning and optimization.
  • Oversee the creation and management of budgets, strategic planning, and staff development.
  • Design and build RESTful APIs to connect frontend interfaces with backend IBM i systems.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
  • 10+ years of IT experience in large-scale complex environments leading teams focused on architecture and development.
  • Expert knowledge of Java stack including Core Java, JEE, Spring, Spring Boot, JDBC, and Hibernate.
  • Proficiency in IBMi fundamentals, including AS/400 architecture, CL commands, and the Integrated File System (IFS).
  • Experience with modern web frontends using JavaScript frameworks like Angular, React, or Vue.js.
  • Deep experience with SQL/400, DDS, and modern RDBMS such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or SQL Server.
  • Familiarity with DevOps tools including Git, CI/CD pipelines, Maven, Docker, and Kubernetes.
  • Experience in designing RESTful APIs and managing microservices-based architectures.

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