Principal Software 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.

We are seeking highly skilled Principal Software Engineers to lead the innovation, design, and development of cutting-edge software solutions for our enterprise healthcare systems. This posting includes 5 open positions, and the roles require experience with mainframe technologies, modern distributed systems, and expertise in cloud architectures leveraging Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure. 

As a key technical leader, you will drive the adoption of best practices in software engineering, ensuring high performance, scalability, and security in mission-critical applications. You will play a pivotal role in completing proof of concepts/proof of technologies to inject innovative solutions to our development cycles. Focus areas include: DevSecOps implementation, leveraging tools like GitHub, Jenkins, and other CI/CD pipelines to optimize software delivery as well as AI solutions to optimize efficiencies.  

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of designing complex enterprise systems, modernizing legacy applications, and mentoring development teams. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management, architecture, security, and operations, to deliver innovative solutions that enhance healthcare services. 

This is a high-impact role where you will shape the future of healthcare technology, driving innovation and efficiency in critical applications. If you are passionate about building scalable, secure, and transformative healthcare solutions, we want to hear from you! 

*This role can be remote in the US for qualified candidates.

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead the design and development of enterprise solutions using .NET, COBOL, Java, Node.js, JavaScript, and Angular. 

• Define best practices for the adoption and integration of new/emerging technologies within the organization. 

• Develop and implement POCs using emerging technologies to demonstrate their potential value and application. 

• Modernize legacy applications, integrating them with cloud-native solutions, microservices and best practices in GCP and Azure, where appropriate. 

• Implement DevSecOps pipelines using enterprise tooling such as GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, and other CI/CD tools. 

• Ensure security, compliance, and performance optimization across all software solutions. 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and execute technical roadmaps. 

• Mentor and train other engineers on new tools, technologies, and methodologies - fostering a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence. 

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Qualifications 

Required: 

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering with expertise in most of the following:  .NET, COBOL, Java, Node.js, JavaScript, and Angular. 

• Experience with Generative AI technolo