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 Staff Software Development Engineer at CVS Health, you will be responsible for the analysis, design, development, and deployment of critical integrated system releases. The role is essential for ensuring the delivery of business value and that production applications remain stable with excellent performance and optimal scalability. You will work in an Agile scrum team environment, in close collaboration with business partners, product owners, architecture and other IT partners.

As part of the Aetna Technology Network & Provider Organization, you will be responsible for deliverables on both long and short-term projects, while working collaboratively in an inter-departmental setting to accomplish tasks and goals. The Network & Provider Organization is accountable for CVS Health’s Health Care Benefits division (Aetna) provider book of record data which is utilized by downstream consumers to support internal business operations and the external Member and Provider experience.

Responsibilities:

• Develop mainframe applications according to customer specifications and requirements.
• Participate in requirements gathering and design sessions.
• Work as part of a team to ensure solutions are designed to fully function in an integrated application suite.
• Design and develop solutions that enable applications to perform optimally, and which can scale to meet future business needs.
• Perform thorough unit and integration testing, and support QA testing and deployment activities.
• Monitor systems to ensure that they are functioning properly.
• Analyze and optimize applications; troubleshoot and resolve any issues.
• Create and maintain documentation related to mainframe applications.
• Stay current with the latest trends in the industry.
• Closely interact with project managers, business analysts, and other developers, both locally and remote

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience with the following:
  • Mainframe development and support, utilizing several of the following technologies:  COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, SQL, MQ, Xpeditor, Endevor or similar source control applications.
  • Systems analysis
  • Software design principles and software architecture
  • Agile delivery methodologies

• Strong capabilities and experience in the following areas:
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to manage changing priorities.
  • Ability to multitask effectively, prioritizing business impact and urgency.
  • Ability to work in a team environment to deliver projects.
  • Being a self-starter, who takes initiative with challenging situations.

• Experience with large-scale offshore vendor support arrangements

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with healthcare Network and Provider demographic data.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related degree

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$130,295.00 - $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 our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.

• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.

• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 03/29/2026

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