Software Development Engineer

Senior Software Development EngineerCVS Health Digital is looking for hands-on, passionate people who want to join a high energy and growing team to make a difference in customers' lives and who want to be on the forefront of digital innovation that aims to reinvent what a pharmacy and a health care company can be in the digital world. Currently, we are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer with deep expertise in Java/JEE, Spring Boot, RESTful microservices, and Kafka to lead the design and development of scalable, secure cloud-native solutions. This role requires hands-on experience with Data Migration, ETL pipelines, and data management best practices, ideally in a Healthcare/EHR integration context.The ideal candidate brings strong engineering rigor, leadership presence, architectural insight, and a modern SecDevOps mindset. Experience with GCP and healthcare data standards (HL7, FHIR) is highly preferred.Expectations for the RoleSoftware Engineering & ArchitectureArchitect, design, and develop high-performance microservices using Java, JEE, Spring Boot, and Spring CloudLead development of event-driven services using Apache Kafka (producers, consumers, streaming patterns, schema evolution)Own API strategy for RESTful services, ensuring consistent JSON modeling, backward-compatible versioning, and strong API governanceMentor team members and contribute to engineering standards, design reviews, and coding best practicesData Migration, ETL, and Data ManagementDesign and implement ETL pipelines for structured/unstructured data using tools such as Python-based pipelines, Spring Batch, or cloud-native ETL frameworksLead data migration efforts for legacy-to-cloud or system-to-system transitions (incremental loads, bulk loads, validation, reconciliation)Establish data quality, profiling, and governance practicesWork with clinical data formats, mapping, transformations, and normalization (FHIR resources, HL7 v2 segments, CCD/C-CDA documents)Cloud, DevOps & SecDevOpsBuild and maintain CI/CD automation (unit tests, integration tests, SAST/DAST, artifact provenance, policy gates)Deploy and operate services on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Build, Cloud SQL, Pub/Sub, IAM, Secret Manager, etcDrive SecDevOps practices: threat modeling, secure coding, dependency scanning, secrets management, container hardeningImplement observability frameworks (OpenTelemetry, tracing, dashboards, alerts, SLOs)Healthcare/EHR IntegrationIntegrate microservices with EHR systems using HL7 v2, FHIR, SMART on FHIR, and standard healthcare APIs.Support workflows across patient data exchange, interoperability, and HIPAA-aligned data flows.Collaborate with compliance and security teams to implement regulatory safeguards.Required Qualifications5+ years of professional software engineering experience5+ years with developing applications within Java/JEE, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, RESTful microservices3+ years of Apache Kafka (event streaming, partitions, consumer groups, schema registry)3+ years CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, automated testing3+ years Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud orchestration2+ years of hands-on experience with Cloud (GCP, AWS, Azure)Preferred QualificationsExperience with FHIR, HL7 v2, and EHR integrations (Epic, Cerner, MEDITECH, etc.)Experience with GCP (GKE/Cloud Run, Cloud Build, IAM, logging/monitoring)Experience in large-scale system modernization or data platform migrationSolid knowledge of Data Migration, ETL concepts, and data lifecycle managementStrong understanding of security best practices (OAuth 2.0/OIDC, TLS, secrets mgmt, scanning)Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives and mentor junior developersExperience with Spring Batch, Dataflow, or cloud-native ETL toolsKnowledge of SQL/NoSQL, schema design, indexing, performance tuning, migrationsKnowledge of HIPAA, HITRUST, or regulated healthcare data environmentsEducationBachelor's degree or equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)Business OverviewBring 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. We proudly support and encourage people with military experience (active, veterans, reservists and National Guard) as well as military spouses to apply for CVS Health job opportunities.Anticipated Weekly Hours: 40Time Type: Full timePay Range: $83,430.00 - $222,480.00Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.Great benefits for great peopleWe take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.