Director Integration and API Development

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. Join Fortune 7 CVS Health as a Director Integration and API Development within the Aetna Enterprise Integrations (AEI) organization. In this role, you will be a critical technical leader who is responsible for leading teams in delivering APIs, Integrations, micro services and middleware-based applications. You will be a deep technical thinker with experience driving transformational changes, delivering innovative solutions, and achieving efficient and effective delivery. You will also possess extensive API engineering and multi API platform experience. You will lead teams in end-to-end API and Integration delivery, operationalizing new technologies and practices, strengthening automation and DevOps, and drive stability. You have demonstrated your passion for technology through your achievements and led large transformation programs in the past. In addition to deep technical skills, you will have led teams in delivery that include Software Engineers, QA automation engineers, Product Managers and Business Analysts. Your leadership will enable the team to achieve ambitious goals with demonstrable value. You will guide, mentor, and foster the teams development through positivity, collaboration, and CVS Heart-at-Work Behaviors. Ideal candidate can work from any of the CVS office locations in CT, IL, TX, NJ hybrid or remote model **Roles and Responsibilities** + Technical Leader in integration practices and end-to-end delivery using various API platforms such as IBM APIC, Kong, Mulesoft etc. + Mentor engineering team to strengthen engineering expertise, contribute to a positive and supportive culture, encourage innovation, and to drive continuous improvements. + Lead day to day API development and the Aetna Enterprise API platforms end-to-end, from strategy through execution. The role involves both delivery and operational management of multiple Enterprise API Platforms. + Proactively identify and mitigate risks in conjunction with peers and other leaders within the organization including infrastructure teams. + Guides work prioritization in alignment with strategic objectives. + Monitor and optimize performance, identifying opportunities for enhancement and addressing any issues or bottlenecks. + Builds relationships with partners, vendors, teams, and customers. + Stay updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in middleware and integration technologies to drive innovation and efficiency. + Lead team in pivoting as needed while remaining steadfastly focused on the overall objective. + Evaluate, select, and manage relationships with external vendors, contractors, and technology partners to ensure efficient delivery of engineering solutions and services. + Collaborate closely with other IT teams, business units and stakeholders to understand their needs and provide effective solutions. + Communication ability to report on progress, challenges, and opportunities to senior management and stakeholders, including presenting technical concepts to non-technical audiences. **Required Qualifications** + 10+ years in software engineering end-to-end delivery + 10+ years in various Integration Technologies, Microservices and Middleware development + 5+ years of total experience in various API platforms such as Boomi, IBM APIC, Mulesoft etc + 2+ years of experience with Kong **Preferred Qualifications** + Strong experience in IBM IIB/ACE, Java Microservices, or related technologies such as Oracle SOA + Strong understanding of cloud-based technologies (Azure, GCP), engineering frameworks and tools + Health insurance industry experience with deep understanding of health care value chain + Experience delivering in Agile, SAFE, Kanban, and Lean practices **Education** + Bachelors degree or equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience) **Pay Range** The typical pay range for this role is: $144,200.00 - $288,400.00 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 companys equity award program. In addition to your compensation, enjoy the rewards of an organization that puts our heart into caring for our colleagues and our communities. The Company offers a full range of medical, dental, and vision benefits. Eligible employees may enroll in the Companys 401(k) retirement savings plan, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan is also available for eligible employees. The Company provides a fully-paid term life insurance plan to eligible employees, and short-term and long term disability benefits. CVS Health also offers numerous well-being programs, education assistance, free development courses, a CVS store discount, and discount programs with participating partners. As for time off, Company employees enjoy Paid Time Off (PTO) or vacation pay, as well as paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Number of paid holidays, sick time and other time off are provided consistent with relevant state law and Company policies. For more detailed information on available benefits, please visit Benefits | CVS Health (https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits) We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 11/08/2024 Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. 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.