Senior Manager, Application Development

Job Description
Has full technical knowledge of all phases of applications systems analysis and programming. Under general direction, has duties of instructing, directing, and checking the work of other systems analysts and programming personnel. Formulates and defines system scope and objectives for assigned projects. Devises or modifies procedures to solve complex problems considering computer equipment capacity and limitations, operating time, and form of desired results. Responsible for program and system design, coding, testing, debugging, and documentation. Acts as expert in business applications and/or cross functional areas. Responsible for directing and monitoring the work of team members. May be responsible for project completion and user satisfaction. Provides focus on cross-application integration & solution design as needed to ensure release success.
* Will be responsible for Development of code assets.
* May have quality assurance review responsibilities for design and use of cost-effective application program solutions.
* Applies understanding of technology, tools and methodologies to assist in developing solutions for projects of strategic significance.
* May lead or act as chief technical contributor to translation of business requirements to technical specifications.
* May lead or act as the chief technical contributor in the design of new applications or enhancements including integration of purchased solutions in accordance with Enterprise wide strategy.
* Works closely with technical partners to coordinate and plan ongoing and scheduled system maintenance activities and assists other team members who perform ongoing system maintenance, research, problem resolution and support tasks for existing systems.
* Efficiently utilizes the prescribed methodology in a disciplined manner, which may include the execution of key technical reviews at projects gates and/or milestones. Anticipates, analyzes, and reacts to the potential impact changes to technology and/or products may have on the business and the computing environment.
* Oversees/Coordinates the completion of unit testing, integration and system testing, according to detailed test plans to ensure high-quality systems. Assists business partners with User Acceptance Testing.
* Independently supports the implementation of systems into production, including integration of purchased solutions.
* May set direction for Code Asset Management for an application or set of applications. Supports and ensures the reuse of assets across the organization.
* Leads or acts as a key subject matter expert for all or portions of the set of applications aligned with a sub-domain or domain.
* May serve as team leader to direct technical activities (including analysis, planning, architecture, design, development, testing, installation, and maintenance of support systems for business areas).
* Acts as a knowledge source for identifying Healthcare and individual application development standards.
* Interacts and receives general direction from the Business, Project Managers or Application architects.
* Evaluate and identify issues and constraints pertaining to technology approach; coordinate evaluation of solutions to insure adherence to Healthcare technology standards (such as security, database, etc.)
* Ensures technology remains at current levels for enterprise tools and operational upgrades.
* Needs a basic understanding of vendor contract stipulations for outsourcing agreements.

Pay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
Minimum: 95,000
Maximum: 209,000

Please keep in mind that this range represents the pay range for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual salary offer will take into account a wide range of factors, including location.

Required Qualifications
* 8+ years of experience in application program development experience with involvement in all phases of the systems development life cycle.
* 3+ years of experience in creating service / API interface structures.
* 3+ years of development experience in IBM stack of products.
* 3+ years of experience with application development/technology support packages, product/technology evaluations.
* 3+ years of experience in the delegation of tasks and leading development projects
* 3+ years of experience with agile development (scrum, SAFe, Kanban)

COVID Requirements

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement
CVS Health requires certain colleagues to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including any booster shots if required), where allowable under the law, unless they are approved for a reasonable accommodation based on disability, medical condition, religious belief, or other legally recognized reasons that prevents them from being vaccinated.

You are required to have received at least one COVID-19 shot prior to your first day of employment and to provide proof of your vaccination status or apply for a reasonable accommodation within the first 10 days of your employment. Please note that in some states and roles, you may be required to provide proof of full vaccination or an approved reasonable accommodation before you can begin to actively work.

Preferred Qualifications
* Experience with Integration and related technologies: IBM Integration Bus - IIB, Datastage, Business Process Management - BPM, IBM Operational Decision Manager - ODM, Extreme Scale - WXS, Mqueue, SPLUNK, Cloud Containerization, DevOps.
* Knowledge of Industry Systems/Software Engineering processes and techniques.
* DevOps experience.
* Ability to work effectively with business areas and IT management and staff.
* Aware of emerging technologies and able to evaluate for appropriate use.
Experience developing and implementing cloud migration strategies.

Education
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.

Business Overview
Bring your heart to CVS Health
Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand - with heart at its center - our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver.

Our Heart At Work Behaviors support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable.
We strive to promote and sustain a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging every day.
CVS Health is an affirmative action employer, and is an equal opportunity employer, as are the physician-owned businesses for which CVS Health provides management services. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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