Senior Cloud Engineer

At CVS Health, we're building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.

As the nation's leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues - caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

Position Summary

The Senior Cloud Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the infrastructure and services supporting the organization's operating systems. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, they will architect solutions that ensure reliability, security, and scalability. Their work will include automating infrastructure management, driving operational excellence, and enabling business agility through cutting-edge cloud solutions. This role demands a balance of strategic planning, hands-on engineering, and effective incident management to maintain high availability and business continuity.

Other responsibilities may include (but not limited to)

Infrastructure Architecture & Operation :

Design and maintain secure, scalable cloud and on-premise (VMWare, OpenShift) infrastructures

Collaborate with key stakeholders to identify platform requirements and architect resilient solutions across cloud environments

Implement security controls aligned with industry standards (e.g., NIST, CIS, HIPAA)

Oversee the implementation of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or Ansible to ensure consistent infrastructure deployments

Automation & Optimization :

Develop automation to streamline the provisioning, management, and maintenance of infrastructure resources

Automate at least 50% of all L1 support tickets to enable more efficient operations

Build and maintain monitoring frameworks to ensure continuous observability and performance tracking of Linux and cloud systems

Spearhead efforts to retire legacy systems and standardize tools across 25% of Tier 1 applications

Incident Management & Support :

Provide Level 4 incident response and lead root cause analysis for critical issues to ensure rapid resolution and minimal downtime

Coordinate with operations and security teams during incident responses and vulnerability management

Participate in on-call rotations to maintain infrastructure availability and support escalations

Innovation & Continuous Improvement :

Evaluate new technologies and recommend improvements to enhance scalability and reduce costs

Drive efforts to modernize infrastructure by automating software deployments and updates, accelerating delivery cycles

Reduce production support labor hours by 35% through process improvements and self-healing solutions

Documentation and Knowledge Sharing :

Maintain up-to-date documentation for automated solutions and infrastructure configurations

Mentor junior engineers and promote a continuous learning culture within the team

Required Qualifications

5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure design, implementation, and operations

5+ years of experience in a public cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP) and private cloud technologies (e.g., VMware, OpenShift)

3+ years of experience with technologies (Terraform, Helm, Github, Docker, Argo Kubernetes)) and configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, PowerShell)

Preferred Qualifications

Experience automating workflows and processes for infrastructure as code

Knowledge of DevOps principles, microservices, and container orchestration tools like Kubernetes

Certifications in Data Science, Big Data Engineering, or Cloud Technologies (AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator, etc.)

Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell) to automate infrastructure tasks

Education :

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (Highschool diploma plus 4 years relevant work experience)

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is :

$44.57 - $98.05

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.

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We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on : 11 / 07 / 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.