[Remote] Senior Platform Engineer, Data & Performance Enablement
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CVS Health is focused on building a world of health around every individual, emphasizing a connected and compassionate health experience. As a Senior Platform Engineer on the Data & Performance Enablement team, you will design and implement platforms for distributed event streaming technologies, mentor engineers, and contribute to the technical roadmap while ensuring high-performance data-intensive applications.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain key components of our data platform automation for provisioning, backups, and user management
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex performance and reliability issues in our data systems, often serving as an escalation point for the team
- Proactively identify opportunities to improve data streaming services, security, scalability, and automation
- Participate in an on-call rotation to support the team's critical services
- Mentor junior engineers on the team, providing guidance on database administration, query optimization, and DBRE principles
- Contribute to the technical roadmap by researching new data technologies and proposing innovative solutions
Skills
- 5 years of applicable experience
- Strong experience with messaging platforms (Kafka/Redis)
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Proficient in at least one scripting language (e.g., Bash, Python)
- Solid experience with at least one major cloud provider (Azure or AWS preferred) and their managed offerings
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- A product mindset and empathy for developer customers, with experience helping teams design scalable data models
- A pragmatic approach to problem-solving and a proven ability to deliver complex technical projects
- Experience with GitHub Actions or similar pipeline technologies
Benefits
- 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 full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families.
- The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.
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