Senior Engineering Manager

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:

CVS Health is looking for a dynamic and driven Senior Engineering Manager to lead front-end engineering teams focused on building best-in-class digital experiences and delivering complex enterprise initiatives in close partnership with business stakeholders. In this role, you’ll lead multiple engineering teams and be accountable for both people leadership and execution excellence, developing strong engineers while driving predictable, high-impact delivery aligned to business outcomes. You’ll partner closely with Product, Design, and Architecture leaders to shape strategy, remove friction, and ensure teams consistently deliver results at scale.

As part of the Aetna Health Web Team, you will lead the engineering teams powering the flagship Aetna Health membership website, directly impacting how millions of members navigate their healthcare benefits. This is a unique opportunity to drive bold innovation by leveraging AI, to supercharge our engineering execution and to deliver a smarter, more personalized digital experience for the people who rely on us.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop multiple engineering teams (8–20+ engineers total scope)
• Partner closely with Product, Design, and Architecture to shape roadmaps and technical direction
• Improve execution predictability, quality, and velocity across teams
• Establish strong engineering practices (SDLC, testing, observability, reliability, operational excellence)
• Create a healthy, accountable, high-trust team culture  where individuals and teams can realize their full potential
• Manage cross-portfolio dependencies and stakeholder alignment
• Use data and metrics to inform decisions and continuously improve outcomes
• Manage, support, and evaluate engineers’ performance
• Hire new talent for the team and offer coaching and development opportunities
• Communicate and collaborate with other managers, stakeholders, and contractors
• Provide input in strategic technical decisions and solutions, when needed
• Provide technical guidance & support in all phases of SDLC
• Ensure delivery of high-quality products
• Identify production and non-production application issues
• Evaluate information and solve complex problems
• Understand complex systems and pay attention to details to avoid issues and provide recommendations for continuous improvement
• Be an advocate of security best practices, champion and support the importance of security within engineering

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of overall IT/development experience on building enterprise class frontend applications to support member facing web applications
• 2+ years of experience in a management role or leading software development team directly or indirectly which includes FTEs and onshore/nearshore/offshore consultants
• 2+ years of experience with modern web/mobile/cloud architectures and distributed systems

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of SDLC best practices, CI/CD, testing strategies, reliability, and performance
• Experience driving operational excellence (incident response, RCA, stability improvements)
• Experience in SAFe Agile work environments
• Proven experience leading multiple teams or a portfolio
• Demonstrated ownership of delivery for complex, cross-functional initiatives
• Track record of improving team performance through process, coaching, and systems thinking
• Experience with AI/ML or emerging technologies
• Bias toward action and accountability
• Strong prioritization and decision-making skills
• Comfortable having tough performance conversations
• Experience influencing without authority across teams
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Data-driven mindset (uses metrics to guide improvement) 

Education: 

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

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$118,450.00 - $260,590.00

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.  This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program. 
 

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: 04/26/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.