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Position Summary

As a Staff Software Engineer at CVS Health, you'll play a crucial role in building and delivering high-quality software that enhances customer experience. You'll be involved in all phases of software engineering, from requirements analysis to deployment, while adhering to agile software development methodologies. Collaboration is key, as you'll work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated solutions that meet the evolving needs of our business.

The Commercial Claim team handles complex project work that crosses many Aetna Technology domains/applications. A Release Manager in this area requires substantial business and systems knowledge along with expertise in navigating multiple business units and external vendors.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Engineer to join our Commercial Claim Adjudication team. As a Release Manager, you will contribute to product strategy by:

• Leading multiple Agile teams to estimate, design, code, and implement solutions and systems by applying advanced technical expertise to architect and code software applications.
• Managing resource availability, team capacity, and allocations for multiple Agile teams.
• Guiding the requirements, design, coding, system testing and debugging for multiple Agile teams working on multiple projects.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Contributing to the overall technical direction and innovation of engineering projects that impact the Commercial Claim systems.

As a Staff Software Engineer/Release Manager, you will:  

• Leverage expertise to design and implement efficient and scalable solutions that meet business requirements and quality standards.
• Contribute to solution design and architecture discussions, collaborating with architects and senior engineers.
• Provide input on technical feasibility, performance optimization, and scalability considerations to ensure that the overall solution meets the desired objectives.
• Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and quality guidelines.
• Communicate and coordinate with team members to ensure alignment, provide technical insights, and contribute to decision-making processes.
• Contribute to the adoption of best practices, new technologies, and tools to enhance productivity, efficiency, and code quality.
• Participate in knowledge sharing activities, such as code reviews, tech talks, and workshops, to foster a culture of learning and collaboration within the team.
• Work with other developers and team members to implement complex features, enhance existing functionality, and ensure the delivery of high-quality code.
• Work with multiple IT and business areas to develop IT solutions, strategy, MVP (Minimum Viable Product and provide the IT Guidance ranges/cost estimates.
• Coordinate release planning, oversee delivery milestones, resolve issues, and remove the barriers that may hinder project execution.
• Proactively evaluate work that is in flight, build contingency plans, and execute corrective action on a timely basis to mitigate risks such as scope and/or budget variances.
• Ensure that projects/enhancements align with the Commercial Claim delivery objectives by thoroughly understanding the business segment drivers and issues.
• Identify and leverage project interdependencies to ensure synergies between projects and to promote benefits realization across the portfolio. Proactively identify additional cost-savings to reduce overall project expenses.
• Ensure delivery milestones are met, and project activities are completed on time for successful IT delivery.
• Work closely with Product Managers, Project Managers, Scrum Masters, Compliance, various Business areas and Technology Teams including Architecture, Security, and Infrastructure.
• Provide insights into Current State of Technical capabilities.
• Provide guidance on Customer requested capabilities by coordinating with Technology and Business areas as needed.
• Leverage strong technical skills to develop and manage multiple concurrent, time-bound customer enablement functions.
• Work collaboratively with cross functional domain/technical teams.
• Display an Innovative mindset with strong conviction for Technology Excellence.
• Keep abreast of technological advances across various lines of business with keenness to cross-apply the innovations for other clients.
• Exhibit Strong Client Interfacing, Stakeholder Management and High Impact Communication skills
• Collaborate with the program business and the individual domain teams and/or vendors to translate overall project/ business objectives to application specific needs. 
• Create and maintain functional and technical documentation, including system designs, workflow and ensure end to end traceability is maintained.
• Explores new tools, frameworks, and techniques to improve system solutions and drive innovation within the engineering team.

As leaders in healthcare, our engineering teams deliver innovative solutions to business problems by collaborating with cross-functional teams in a dynamic and agile environment. You will be part of a team that values collaboration and encourages innovative thinking at all levels. You will be intellectually challenged to solve problems associated with large-scale complex, structured and unstructured data, that will allow you to develop your technical skills and engineering expertise.

Location: Hartford, CT office hybrid schedule preferred.

Will consider 100% remote in the U.S.

Must work hours based on Eastern Time Zone.

Required Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of work experience.
• 5+ years of experience with Claim in software development, collaborating with various stakeholders in maturing a Product Concept, providing directional guidance, advising on technical capabilities, collaborating on roadmap followed by design and implementation.
• 4+ years of experience working with internal & external/vendor stakeholders, including Product Management, Engineering, and Cross functional teams to solve complex business or technical problems.
• 3+ years of experience independently managing deliverables.
• 2+ year of experience in effort estimation.
• Adept at problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Adept at collaboration and teamwork.
• Adept at growth mindset (agility and developing yourself and others) skills.
• Adept at execution and delivery (planning, delivering, and supporting) skills.
• Adept at business intelligence.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) preferred
• Comfortable independently leading and completing tasks
• Prior experience in dealing with a wide variety of stakeholders across the spectrum
• Effective written and verbal communication skills within and across teams
• Experience with complex systems and solving challenging analytical problems
• Previous medical/dental healthcare experience, claim domain knowledge and proficiency in delivering Commercial Claim projects within tight budgets and challenging timelines

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a Business or IT field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$106,605.00 - $284,280.00

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: 10/22/2025

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