Manager, Software Development Engineering (Quality Engineering, Testing)

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

CVS Health is seeking an SDET Manager to lead Quality Engineering and software delivery transformation across the Medicare Sales & Acquisition ecosystem. 

This role is critical to modernizing how we build, test, and deliver software, including embedding AI-driven capabilities into the SDLC.  

You will translate business workflows (Sales, Enrollment, Broker, and Telesales) into scalable, automated testing solutions that improve speed, quality, and operational efficiency. 

This is a hands-on technical leadership role responsible for driving test automation strategy, enabling intelligent SDLC pipelines, and building a high-performing engineering team aligned to enterprise goals. This role will also help shape the team's transition toward AWS-native test infrastructure and agent-orchestrated cycles, positioning the organization to scale automation alongside delivery volume in future years. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead the design and implementation of AI-augmented Quality Engineering solutions — including agentic test generation, self-healing frameworks, and AI-assisted defect analysis — advancing the SDLC toward an AI-driven Automated Delivery Lifecycle (ADLC) 
• Drive the migration of automation frameworks and test data management onto AWS-native services (e.g., Bedrock for model orchestration, Lambda/Step Functions for event-driven test pipelines), enabling QE to scale elastically with delivery volume rather than being infrastructure-constrained 
• Advance the team's testing model from AI-assisted to agent-orchestrated QE, where autonomous agents manage larger portions of the requirement-to-release cycle (test planning, execution, triage) with human review concentrated at key decision gates 
• Translate business processes across Sales & Acquisition into actionable automation strategies and validation models 
• Design and implement automated SDLC pipelines, including requirement-to-test generation, PR impact analysis, and automated validation workflows 
• Establish evaluation frameworks and quality gates for AI-generated test artifacts and automation outputs, including prompt/response validation, guardrails, and responsible AI governance within the testing lifecycle 
• Integrate LLM-based and AI-assisted tooling (test generation, orchestration frameworks, cloud-native services) into existing test automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and enterprise platforms such as GitHub, Jira, and internal data systems 
• Drive adoption of modern automation frameworks (UI, API, data validation) integrated into CI/CD pipelines with quality gates and regression intelligence - with particular focus on API test coverage and React component/UI testing given the current tech stack 
• Manage, mentor, and grow a team of SDETs, setting technical direction and career development paths 
• Partner with cross-functional teams (Business, Product, Engineering, DevOps, QE) to ensure solutions are scalable, compliant, and aligned with business outcomes 
• Partner with business and technology teams to identify high-value opportunities for AI-driven test automation and translate them into scalable Quality Engineering solutions 
• Establish standards, governance models, and reusable automation assets, including prompt libraries and automation accelerators 
• Monitor and improve key engineering metrics such as automation coverage, defect leakage, cycle time, and delivery efficiency 
• Communicate automation strategy and AI-driven quality initiatives clearly to engineering teams, architects, product owners, business stakeholders, and senior leadership 
• Stay current with evolving automation technologies, AI/agent-based workflows, and enterprise automation best practices 

Required Qualifications 

• 7+ years of experience in Software Development Engineering, Quality Engineering, or related technical disciplines 
• 2+ years of experience leading automation strategy and/or managing engineering teams 
• Strong hands-on experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or Python 
• Experience building and integrating APIs and distributed systems 
• Hands-on experience with API testing tools and frameworks (e.g. Postman, RestAssured, Karate) 
• Proven experience with test automation frameworks (e.g., Playwright, Selenium, Cypress) 
• Experience testing React-based applications, including component-level and end-to-end UI testing 
• Hands-on experience with AI/GenAI tools  
• Familiarity with Jira for workflow, defect tracking, and reporting 
• Ability to work East Coast business hours 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience in Healthcare, Medicare, or Sales & Acquisition domain 
• Exposure to AI-driven SDLC or agent-based automation frameworks 
• Experience with AI-assisted testing, self-healing automation, or intelligent test optimization 
• Experience with AWS-native services (e.g., Bedrock, Lambda, Step Functions) in the context of test automation or CI/CD pipelines 
• Familiarity with Power BI for building dashboards and reporting on engineering/quality metrics 
• Understanding of enterprise security, governance, and compliance requirements 
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders 

 Education 

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent technical training or relevant professional experience. 

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