Lead Director – Software Engineering (Modernization & Reliability)

CVS Health

Remote

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Work type
Remote
Location
Richardson, TX
Salary
$144,200–$288,400 / yr
Posted
6 days ago
Closes
Jun 30, 2026
Nearby
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This role $216k
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This role pays more than 63% of similar roles. Most pay $184,000–$230,400 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $216k versus about $207k 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 143 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $118,450–$284,280 across 140 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Director – Software Engineering (Modernization & Reliability)

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The Lead Director role within the Adjudication Services Engineering team at Caremark is a senior leadership position requiring extensive IT experience and strategic vision to drive transformation initiatives in pharmacy benefits management. This individual will oversee engineering teams on both legacy IBMi AS400 and modern cloud platforms like GCP and Azure, setting technical standards and fostering innovation through AI integration and automation. Key responsibilities include creating delivery plans, optimizing operating costs, and ensuring alignment between SRE strategies and enterprise goals. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of IT leadership experience with a strong background in healthcare PBM, hands-on development expertise in Java, Angular, and RPG, and proficiency in cloud platforms such as GCP and Azure.

Skills

GCP Azure IBM iAS400 Angular Java RPG OpenAI Gemini Agentic AI CI/CD Docker Kubernetes Terraform Python PostgreSQL AWS DevOps SRE APIs Observability Monitoring Scrum Agile

What you'll do

  • Provide strategic engineering leadership to create delivery plans and resource roadmaps.
  • Oversee engineering teams on legacy IBMi AS400 and modern cloud platforms like GCP and Azure.
  • Drive automation initiatives and integrate AI into business operations for efficiency gains.
  • Guide the SRE function by developing strategies for observability, monitoring, and reliability improvements.
  • Define OKRs and KPIs to deliver reports and recommend improvements for delivery metrics.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of IT leadership and development management experience across various platforms.
  • Extensive hands-on development experience on multiple technological platforms for over 8 years.
  • Proven track record of leading large or multiple application teams to deliver projects effectively.
  • Strong background in managing customer expectations and building strong relationships with stakeholders.
  • Experience in guiding engineering teams on legacy IBMi AS400 and modern cloud platforms like GCP and Azure.
  • Deep understanding of IT principles, development methodologies, and software products.

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