Principal Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure Engineering

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Position Summary

The Principal Engineer will play a pivotal role in designing, architecting, and scaling CVS Health's core compute platforms. You will be responsible for the engineering of server hardware, operating systems, automation, and integration of both on-premises and cloud-based solutions. Your expertise will shape our ability to deploy highly available, performant, and secure compute environments that support critical healthcare operations.

Responsibilities

• Architecture and Design: Design and implement robust, scalable, and cost-effective compute infrastructure solutions to meet the evolving needs of CVS Health. Collaborate with other infrastructure teams to ensure smooth integration of compute platforms.

• Hardware Engineering: Architect and optimize server hardware configurations, drive the hardware selection process, and work closely with vendors (such as Dell, SuperMicro) for procurement and support.

• Operating System Expertise: Demonstrate mastery of Linux and Microsoft Windows operating systems, including configuration, performance tuning, security hardening, and troubleshooting.

• Open Source Solutions: Champion the use of open-source technologies to enhance efficiency and innovation. Lead the evaluation, implementation, and maintenance of open-source solutions in the compute domain.

• Automation: Design and implement highly automated infrastructure solutions using configuration management tools such as Ansible and Terraform. Continuously improve deployment and management workflows leveraging CID/CD pipelines via Github.

• Hybrid Cloud Expertise: Possess strong experience in both on-premises data center environments and cloud computing platforms. Seamlessly bridge cloud and traditional architectures.

• Mentorship and Guidance: Mentor and develop junior engineers, foster a culture of technical excellence, promote industry best practices, and share knowledge across teams.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in compute engineering within large-scale enterprise environments

• 7+ years deep proficiency and experience with Linux (Red Hat, CentOS, etc.) and Microsoft Windows operating systems

• 7+ years of proven hardware engineering experience with vendors such as Dell and SuperMicro

• 7+ years in depth experience designing and implementing solutions for virtualization, containerization, and cloud computing

• 3+ years experience with Ansible and other configuration management/automation tools

• 3+ years experience with networking concepts (DNS, TCP/IP, load balancing, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP

• Experience with data center consolidation

• Knowledge of scripting languages (Python, Bash, etc.)

• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)

• Understanding of security best practices for compute environments

• Advanced Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or related field

• Exceptional analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to resolve complex technical problems quickly and efficiently

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to collaborate effectively with teams across the organization and advocate for technical solutions

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (High School Diploma and 4 years relevant experience)

Business 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