Staff Performance Engineer

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

POSITION SUMMARY

We are seeking a highly skilled Staff Performance Engineer to join our dynamic IT team within the healthcare sector. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in performance engineering and will play a pivotal role in transforming our traditional performance testing practices into a comprehensive performance engineering approach. This role requires a blend of technical expertise, strategic thinking, and strong leadership skills to drive performance improvements across our applications and systems.

Expectations for the Role

• Lead the transformation of traditional performance testing practices into a performance engineering framework, including the development of new methodologies and processes
• Design, develop, and execute performance tests to identify bottlenecks and optimize system performance, even in less-than-ideal test environments
• Collaborate with development, QA, and operations teams to integrate performance engineering into the software development lifecycle (SDLC)
• Analyze performance test results and provide actionable insights and recommendations to stakeholders, ensuring alignment with business objectives
• Develop and maintain performance testing scripts and frameworks using industry-standard tools
• Monitor application performance in production environments and proactively identify areas for improvement
• Conduct capacity planning and performance tuning for applications and infrastructure
• Mentor and train team members on performance engineering best practices and tools
• Write and present business cases for performance engineering initiatives, gaining buy-in from stakeholders and leadership
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies related to performance engineering

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years of overall engineering experience, specifically within performance engineering or performance testing
• 5+ years of experience with performance testing tools such as LoadRunner, JMeter, Gatling, or similar
• 3+ years of experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• 3+ years of experience with programming/scripting languages such as Java, Python, or JavaScript for test automation
• Knowledge of monitoring tools (e.g., AppDynamics, New Relic, Grafana) for performance analysis
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Strong understanding of application architecture, databases, and network protocols

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in the healthcare IT sector or familiarity with healthcare applications and regulations (e.g., HIPAA)
• Proven experience working in less-than-ideal test environments and successfully implementing performance engineering practices
• Experience with transformation initiatives, particularly in shifting from traditional testing to performance engineering
• Demonstrated ability to write and gain buy-in for business cases related to performance engineering initiatives
• Ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Proven leadership and mentoring abilities to guide and develop team members
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, cross-functional team environment

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (HS diploma + 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 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.  We strive to promote and sustain a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging every day.  CVS Health is an affirmative action employer, and is an equal opportunity empl