Sr 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

• As a Sr Software Development Engineer with CVS Health Aetna, responsible for internal applications for Java and Mainframe technology stack
• To design, develop, and implement digital solutions and systems by applying advanced technical expertise to architect and code software applications, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to the overall technical direction and innovation of digital engineering projects
• Includes development responsibility to design, develop, build, test, enhance, and maintain Mainframe, Cobol, and Java, Spring boot web-based, user interface applications
• Colleague will code and help with coding and leading the work and coordinate with both business and IT stakeholders
• Excellent communication and time management skills in addition to a firm understanding of contract management life cycle and Agile methodology
• Eventually lead the applications as a technical owner and accountable for all things related to application strategy, performance and future enhancements
• Work in a collaborative environment, contributing to Agile ceremonies
• Lead the design of efficient and user-friendly software products to advance and support business needs and required to be hands on with coding
• Establishes a clear vision aligned with company values; sets specific challenging and achievable objectives and action plans; motivates others to balance customer needs, budgets, and business success
• Supports both the business and technical understanding of the customer experience, back-end technologies/capabilities and business operations
• Ability to manage multiple work sets in a committed timeline in a fast-paced business environment

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working with enterprise solution delivery in a large-scale distributed software design environment, preferably both Mainframe, Cobol, DB2 and in a J2EE development environment
• 5+ years experience in Developing Mainframe, Cobol, DB2 and Java applications in Spring boot, Spring MVC
• 3+ years of experience in Building APIs and services using REST
• 3+ years of experience in developing SOAP, Restful and MQ based web services using Spring Boot.
• 3+ years of experience in Batch, DB2 and MQ .
• 3+ years of experience in building, testing, and deploying code to run on Mainframe and cloud infrastructure

Preferred Qualifications

• Candidate needs strong leadership experience
• Experience in Scrum/Agile development methodologies
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills both technical and non-technical audiences
• Capability to mentor junior and mid-level engineer resources
• Proficient with communication across multiple levels of an organization
• Ability to multi-task and rapid context switch between dynamic project priorities
• Ability to navigate the technical teams to support the application with new initiatives and programs
• Experience in Creating Angular / React JS UI Applications
• Working knowledge with functional, imperative, and object-oriented languages and methodologies
• Cloud development experience in Azure OpenShift Cloud
• Conduct design code and test case peer reviews
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience in Jenkins, CI/CD Pipeline, GIT, and other DevOps principles
• Experience in Endeavor, Mainframe as well as UCD UDeploy
• Strong skills in design and solution engineering across both on premises and cloud infrastructure as well as Mainframe CICS, DB2 infrastructure

Technology Stack

• Programming Languages: Cobol, Mainframe, Java, Springboot, JavaScript, Spring batch, Spring Boot Kafka, JSON
• Mainframe Technologies: CICS, JCL, VSAM, REXX
• Databases: DB2, MQ, MySQL, Mongo DB
• Cloud Platform: Azure OpenShift, Openshift IBM Websphere, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Tools: Data Studio, Open-Source Eclipse, IBM Rational Application Developer, IBM Data Studio, Endeavor, GITHUB Desktop, WINSCP, SOAP UI, Postman, Tableau, RTC (Rational Team Concert), JIRA
• Operating System: Windows 10, RHEL

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$92,700.00 - $185,400.00

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. 

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: 04/17/2026

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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