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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Director - Digital Engineering - **Company:** CVS Health - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $144,200.0 - $288,400.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Engineering, Program Optimization, Distributed Systems, PostgreSQL, Node.Js, Software Engineering, Google Cloud, Low Latency, Apache Kafka, Graphql, Software Coding, Terraform, Microservices - **Published:** May 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000g3nrr5 ## About the Role + 10+ years of work experience in building large scale distributed systems + 5+ years of experience in cloud-native architectures (AWS, GCP, Azure), APIs, microservices, and distributed systems + 5+ years of experience leading engineering teams (NodeJs, Postgresql, Kafka, GraphQL and Terraform etc.) Preferred Qualifications: + Experience in leading search solutions - retrieval of information with high relevancy and low latency + Ability to manage multiple competing priorities with minimal supervision + Exceptional organizational, analytical, problem-solving, strategic thinking, and time management abilities + Experience with optimization skills to improve performance, scalability, and usability of our applications + Extensive knowledge of engineering processes, structural design, and system optimization + Experience with agile development, SAFe Agile Education: + Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience) ## Description As a Lead Director - Digital Engineering you will provide strategic leadership and oversee the digital engineering function, AetnaHealth Pharmacy, IDCards, SecureChat and Claims etc. capabilities, which enables members to manage health benefits based on their personal preferences. You will manage a team of engineers, defines technical strategies and roadmaps, ensures successful project delivery, and fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration. Coordinates with stakeholders, allocates resources, drives technical excellence, and creates alignment between business goals and technical solutions to ensure continuous improvement of digital engineering capabilities within the organization. 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