Senior Manager Software Development Engineering

About the role

The Senior Manager, Cloud Software Application Delivery is responsible for leading the end-to-end delivery of cloud-based software applications. This role partners closely with product management, engineering, architecture, security, and operations teams to ensure scalable, reliable, and high-quality cloud solutions are delivered on time and within budget.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of complex cloud software applications across multiple agile teams from planning thru' deployment and post release support
• Own delivery timelines, milestones, risks, and dependencies across initiatives
• Ensure adherence to best practices in cloud-native development, CI/CD, and DevOps
• Drive continuous improvement in delivery processes, quality, and operational efficiency
• Lead large-scale, complex application delivery programs across multiple teams and geographies
• Identify and mitigate delivery risks, dependencies, and technical debt

Technical Leadership

• Provide leadership in cloud application architecture, design, and delivery (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Partner with architects and engineers to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and resilient
• Oversee application performance, reliability, and production readiness
• Provide technical oversight for cloud-native architectures, frontend UIs, microservices, APIs, and distributed systems
• Champion adoption of AI tools, observability and automation best practices
• Ensure applications meet security, compliance, performance, and reliability standards

People Management

• Manage, mentor, and develop engineering managers, delivery managers, or technical leads
• Set clear goals, conduct performance management, succession planning, provide regular feedback, and support career development
• Foster high-performing, diverse teams with a strong culture of inclusiveness, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Promote agile and product-centric mindsets across teams

Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Act as a key point of contact for product, business, and executive stakeholders
• Translate business requirements into delivery plans and execution strategies
• Communicate delivery status, risks, and outcomes clearly to leadership
• Drive continuous improvement in delivery processes and engineering effectiveness

Governance & Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with security, regulatory, and operational standards
• Proactively identify delivery risks and implement mitigation plans
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and vendor management as needed

** Ideal candidate can work remote/hybrid from one of our Digital office locations in the US, however work in CST/EST time zone

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering and application delivery
• 5+ years experience working as a full stack software engineer with Java and front end tech (such as Angular, React or equivalent), microservices, APIs, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• 4+ years of experience managing managers or leading large, distributed delivery teams
• 3+ years of experience in managing delivery of applications in a product model
• 3+ years of experience delivering cloud-native applications (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP)
• 3+ years of solid understanding of & hands on experience with Agile, Scrum, and DevOps methodologies
• 3+ years of experience with Big Query , Spanner or similar databases

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder-management skills
• Proven experience delivering cloud-based, enterprise-scale software applications
• Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, or GCP) a plus
• Background in enterprise-scale cloud transformations
• Strong business acumen and executive communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Pay Range

The Typical Pay Range For This Role Is $118,450.00 - $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.