Senior Manager, Application Development; Java, APIs, Microservices, AWS, AI

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.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Manager, Application Development to lead the design, development, and delivery of enterprise-scale applications, APIs, integrations, and AI-enabled solutions supporting key business capabilities. This role will be responsible for managing high-performing engineering teams while driving modernization initiatives across cloud-native platforms, microservices architectures, and AI-powered solutions.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in AWS cloud technologies, API and integration delivery, microservices architecture, AI-assisted software development, and healthcare technology platforms. This leader will oversee end-to-end solution delivery, provide technical direction to engineering teams, and partner closely with business, architecture, product, and operations stakeholders to build scalable, secure, and innovative solutions.

This role requires a balance of people leadership, technical leadership, strategic planning, and execution excellence to deliver transformational capabilities that improve customer experiences, operational efficiency, and business outcomes.

• Engineering Leadership:
  Lead, mentor, and develop high-performing engineering teams focused on application development, APIs, integrations, and cloud solutions. Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, continuous learning, and engineering excellence. Drive workforce planning, talent development, performance management, and succession planning.
• Application Delivery & Execution:
  Own end-to-end delivery of enterprise applications, APIs, integrations, and modernization initiatives. Partner with business, product, architecture, and operations teams to deliver solutions aligned with strategic objectives. Manage project scope, timelines, budgets, risks, dependencies, and quality outcomes.
• Cloud & Microservices Architecture:
  Lead development of cloud-native applications on AWS using modern architecture patterns. Drive adoption of microservices, event-driven architecture, reusable services, and API-first design principles. Ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for scalability, security, availability, and performance.
• API & Integration Leadership:
  Oversee the design, development, and governance of enterprise APIs and integration platforms. Establish standards for API lifecycle management, security, documentation, and reuse. Deliver scalable integrations across internal, external, and third-party systems.
• AI Engineering & Intelligent Automation:
  Drive adoption of AI-assisted software development tools such as Claude Code, Git Hub Copilot, Cursor AI, Amazon Q, and similar technologies. Lead development of AI-powered applications, AI agents, and intelligent workflow automation solutions. Promote responsible AI practices, governance, and security within engineering teams.
• Data & Technology Management:
  Oversee application data architecture leveraging both SQL and No
  
  SQL technologies. Ensure effective implementation of data integration, analytics, and event-driven solutions. Collaborate with enterprise architecture teams to define technology roadmaps and modernization strategies.
• Engineering Excellence:
  Champion Agile, Dev Ops, Dev Sec Ops , CI/CD, quality engineering, and observability practices. Drive…