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Lead Director, Software Development Engineering
CVS Health. Lead teams of analytics engineers supporting Aetna’s data science teams .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in leading high-performing engineering teams, designing and building scalable distributed systems, and integrating advanced analytics and machine learning solutions on cloud platforms. Proficient in establishing KPIs and OKRs to enhance team performance and drive strategic objectives.
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10+ Years Software Development Experience5+ Years High-Volume Distributed Systems DesignExpert in Python, Java, Go, .NETExperience in Agile, SAFe, Kanban, Lean Practices1+ Year Healthcare Industry Experience
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Hard Skills
Software DevelopmentDistributed Systems DesignMachine Learning IntegrationData EngineeringSQLNoSQL Database ManagementCloud Software EngineeringContainerized Applications DevelopmentReal-Time Streaming SystemsSoftware Architecture Diagramming
Soft Skills
Team ManagementRelationship ManagementCommunication SkillsMentoringStrategic Thinking
Tools & Technologies
Google Cloud PlatformKubernetesDockerCI/CDPub/SubDataflowDataprocAgile Development ToolsMessaging SystemsCaching Systems
Industry Keywords
HealthcareHealth InsuranceData ScienceAnalyticsSoftware Engineering Best PracticesData StrategyData ArchitectureSystems IntegrationBusiness InnovationPerformance Optimization
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesCloudDistributed SystemsDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaKubernetesNoSQLPySparkPythonSQLGo.NET
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead teams of analytics engineers supporting Aetna’s data science teams
- Design and oversee complex distributed systems at scale in a fast-paced analytics organization
- Technically direct, support, and evaluate data, software, and ML engineers and their work product
- Guide teams in building applications integrating predictive models, LLMs, and vector search into applications and data products on Google Cloud Platform
- Develop engineering strategies and tactics using engineering management, software architecture, and agile development expertise
- Monitor and optimize team and system performance
- Establish KPIs and OKRs to provide quantitative insight and improve processes
- Recruit, manage, mentor, and retain a high-performing engineering team
- Lead teams from strategy through delivery on complex, highly visible engineering projects
- Prioritize work in alignment with strategic objectives and coach teams through pivots
- Collaborate with engineering, platform, infrastructure, security, and governance teams
- Build relationships with partners and customers to support their goals
- Identify, communicate, and mitigate internal and external risks
- Communicate progress, challenges, and opportunities to senior management and stakeholders
- Present technical concepts to non-technical audiences
- Build partnerships enabling business innovation through data and analytics
- Stay current on trends, technologies, and best practices in software development, analytics, data engineering, and machine learning
Requirements
What you’ll need- 10+ years as a hands-on software development engineer
- 5+ years designing and building high-volume distributed software systems
- 5+ years recruiting, managing, and retaining a high-performing team of software development professionals in an agile environment
- 2+ years developing containerized software applications in public cloud
- 2+ years’ exposure to analytics, data engineering and machine learning lifecycle, tools, and best practices
- 2+ years designing, building, and operating real-time streaming systems and associated system-building blocks, including messaging and caching
- 1+ year managing engineering managers
- 1+ year using generative AI as an integrated component in software solutions
- 1+ year in the healthcare or health insurance industry with deep understanding of the health care value chain
- Strong experience in web services, microservice and service-oriented architectures
- Expert in Python, Java, Go, .NET or similar programming languages
- Expert in SQL, relational database management systems, and non-relational or NoSQL database management systems
- Ability to diagram complex software architectures and communicate complex engineering ideas to non-technical stakeholders visually and verbally
- Strong relationship management for technical and non-technical customers and stakeholders
- Strong understanding of cloud-based technologies, engineering frameworks and tools
- Experience delivering in Agile, SAFe, Kanban, and Lean practices
- Experience in data strategy, data architecture, cloud software engineering design patterns, data science and machine learning methodologies, systems integrations, and analytics/BI program management
- Familiarity with CI/CD, cloud DevOps, containers such as Kubernetes/Docker, Python/PySpark, Dataproc, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, and other GCP managed services
- Bachelor’s degree in a software discipline, or equivalent work experience
Benefits
Comp & perks- CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program
- Award target in the company’s equity award program
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Paid time off
- Retirement savings options
- Wellness programs
- Other resources supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being