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Job Description
The Incident Lead is a strategic and technically adept professional responsible for overseeing the full lifecycle of IT incident response. This includes coordinating cross-functional support teams to rapidly restore services and conducting post-incident root cause analysis. The role demands leadership of decentralized resources during high-impact outages, acting as a guardian of production and critical environments, and managing emergency change releases. A strong grasp of IT systems and problem-solving is essential to guide teams effectively. The Incident Lead must champion AI technologies-both conversational and generative-to transform incident management practices. Success in this role requires visionary thinking, operational improvement, empathetic leadership, and a commitment to reducing mean time to resolution. Availability for on-call rotations during evenings and weekends is required.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and continuously refine incident response strategies aligned with organizational goals.
Create and maintain incident response plans that anticipate emerging threats and follow best practices (ISO20000, ITIL, Kepner Tregoe, etc.).
Lead and mentor incident response teams through post-incident reviews and regular coaching sessions.
Foster a culture of proactive detection and rapid recovery, minimizing downtime and impact.
Conduct timely and thorough root cause analyses, collaborating closely with problem management.
Integrate lessons learned into process improvements and ensure continuous enhancement of incident response capabilities.
Coordinate effective responses to infrastructure and application incidents, ensuring clear communication across technical and leadership stakeholders.
Prioritize and escalate incidents based on impact and urgency, ensuring resolution within SLA targets.
Train future incident managers and staff on procedures, predictive modeling, and performance metrics.
Promote awareness of security, business continuity, and disaster recovery practices.
Host sessions to evaluate and elevate incident management effectiveness across the organization.
Communicate clearly and appropriately with all audiences-from engineers to executives-throughout the incident lifecycle.
Document all engagements with precision to support trend analysis, metric tracking, and reporting.
Required Qualifications
7+ years of IT experience (Network Architecture, Security, Technical Support level 2 -3, or IT Project Manager).
5+ years using ITSM tools preferred is ServiceNow.
5+ years in incident and problem response roles.
Preferred Qualifications
Familiarity with frameworks like ISO/IEC 20000, ITIL, OSI, Kepner Tregoe, NIST, ISO 27001.
Expertise in ServiceNow (Incident, Problem, and Major Incident Modules).
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to lead extended incident calls.
Experience in root cause analysis and data collection.
Comfort with ambiguity and conflict resolution.
Customer-focused with strong peer relationship-building skills.
Knowledge of UNIX, Linux, Microsoft systems, and network infrastructure.
Skilled in incident analysis using 5 Whys and People-Process-Technology models.
Certifications such as CCNA, CISSP, CISM, GIAC, RHCE, MCSE are a plus.
Education
Bachelor's degree in IT, IS, InfoSec, Computer Science, or related field
Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
Relevant certifications may supplement experience
Anticipated Weekly Hours
40
Time Type
Full time
Pay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$54,300.00 - $159,120.00
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.
Our 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 people
We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits - investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:
Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan .
No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.
Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.
For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 10/23/2025
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.
