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.

The Health Care Benefits Delivery organization within CVS Health’s Data, Digital, Analytics, and Technology (DDAT) division is seeking a Lead Java Developer to join a high-performing engineering team responsible for designing, building, and supporting enterprise Java services. This role focuses on delivering highly available, scalable, and secure services consumed by internal business teams as well as external vendor partners across the organization.

In this role, you will serve as the Java technical lead for a team that manages Java-based services and APIs, providing hands‑on leadership across solution design, development, deployment, and production support. You will help define technical direction, promote engineering excellence, and partner closely with product, infrastructure, security, and dependent application teams to ensure services are resilient, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise standards.

The ideal candidate brings deep Java expertise, strong experience with Open Shift pod installation and usage, and a solid understanding of connectivity patterns across multiple data platforms including Mongo

DB, DB2, and SQL Server. This role also requires a strong focus on vulnerability remediation, secure coding practices, and reliable code deployment through Git Hub pipeline automation. In addition, you will utilize the latest AI technologies to assist in all aspects of this role including devising newer solutions, augmenting work with AI technology, and proselytizing to the team ways to approach AI tool usage in everyday work.

• Provide hands‑on technical leadership for the design, development, deployment, and support of enterprise Java services and APIs
• Lead architecture and design discussions for scalable, resilient, and maintainable Java and Spring-based microservices
• Guide the team through feature refinement, technical estimation, solution design, and implementation planning in an Agile environment
• Oversee service deployment and operational readiness on Open Shift, including pod configuration, installation, usage, troubleshooting, and platform connectivity
• Design and support service integrations with a variety of enterprise data platforms, including Mongo
  
  DB, DB2, and SQL Server
• Ensure Java services meet performance, reliability, observability, and supportability requirements for both internal consumers and external vendor integrations
• Drive engineering best practices including code reviews, secure coding, automated testing, logging, monitoring, and technical documentation
• Partner with infrastructure, security, architecture, and dependent application teams to resolve complex technical issues and remove delivery blockers
• Lead efforts to identify, prioritize, and eradicate security vulnerabilities across code, dependencies, containers, and runtime configurations
• Support continuous integration and continuous deployment practices through Git Hub pipeline automation and standardized release processes
• Mentor developers, promote high standards of quality and accountability, and help build a strong, high-performing engineering culture
• Contribute to production support, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement efforts to enhance service stability and delivery speed

• 7+ years of Java development experience with strong proficiency in Core Java, Spring Boot, and RESTful service development
• 2+ years of AI technologies experience using Claude and GPT for solutioning and delivery
• Proven experience serving as a technical lead for Java engineering teams responsible for enterprise service development and support
• Strong experience developing and supporting microservices deployed on Open Shift, including pod installation,…