Senior Software Engineer - DevOps

Bring your heart to CVS Health. Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand — with heart at its center — our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver.
 
Our Heart At Work Behaviors™ support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable.

Overview:
Bring your heart to CVS Health. Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand — with heart at its center — our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver.
 
Our Heart At Work Behaviors™ support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable.

Join CVS Health as a Senior Software Engineer - DevOps – Pharmacy and Consumer Wellness.

Position Summary:
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Software Engineer - DevOps to join our team. This role requires expertise in DevOps practices, release management, and cloud infrastructure, with a strong focus on scalability, security, and cost optimization. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to implement modern infrastructure and release workflows, manage platform and library releases, and foster Agile best practices across the organization. 

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, cloud infrastructure, or related fields
• 3+ years of experience in DevOps, with a strong focus on automation, cloud platforms, and CICD practices
• 2+ years of experience in release management, including managing and streamlining release workflows for platforms or application libraries

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS, Azure or GCP environments
• Proven experience in DevOps, platform/library release management, and Agile practices
• Advanced proficiency with CICD pipelines, IaC tools, and cloud-native technologies
• Expertise in infrastructure security, cost optimization, and Kubernetes ecosystems
• Familiarity with CNCF ecosystem tools and trends
• Relevant cloud certifications (e.g., Azure/GCP/AWS)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on scalability and reliability
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively across teams

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain GitOps and CICD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, CircleCI, ArgoCD, and other modern technologies
• Collaborate with development teams to standardize and automate release workflows in line with industry best practices
• Build and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform to provision and manage cloud resources
• Administer and optimize Kubernetes clusters while providing guidance and training to colleagues on effective Kubernetes usage
• Develop and maintain robust infrastructure and container logging solutions
• Strengthen Kubernetes security by deploying and integrating security tools
• Implement and manage observability systems using OpenTelemetry
• Optimize cloud infrastructure costs through efficient scaling strategies and enforce best practices for cost management and governance
• Act as a liaison between development, QA, and operations teams to minimize release risks and ensure smooth deployments
• Work with senior leaders to evolve culture and organizational behavior, elevating technology into a strategic partner

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or, equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$92,700.00 - $185,400.00

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