Senior Platform Engineer

CVS Health • Work At Home, WV

84d • $83,430 - $222,480

About The Position

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 looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to be a core member of our team responsible for the health, stability, and growth of our Azure Databricks data engineering platform. We also have current data Platforms on-prem (MS SQL server) and Cloud (Palantir Foundry) that this role will support those platforms as well until we have migrated off those platforms and completely on Azure Databricks. In this role, you will be a hands-on expert who actively contributes to the platforms' operational excellence, security, and performance. You will be a crucial resource for our data engineering teams, providing technical guidance and implementing key enhancements that empower them to build scalable and reliable data solutions.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in a data engineering, platform engineering, or DevOps role with a significant focus on cloud data platforms.
• Strong practical experience in managing and operating an Azure Databricks environment, with proven ability to work with core features like Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and Apache Spark.
• Solid working knowledge of the Azure ecosystem, including Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS), Azure Active Directory (AAD), and cloud networking concepts.
• A solid understanding of distributed computing principles and experience troubleshooting issues in a distributed environment.
• Strong proficiency in Terraform, Python, Apache Spark/PySpark, SQL, and Shell scripting.
• Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., Terraform) and building automated CI/CD pipelines for platform and data application deployments.
• Demonstrated experience in contributing to the operational stability and performance of a production platform.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence technical and business stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with healthcare data and healthcare insurance feeds.
• Familiarity with Data Analytics and reporting.
• Familiarity with ML/AI.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the day-to-day operational health of the platforms, including monitoring system performance, managing upgrades, and ensuring platform stability.
• Actively monitor and analyze platform usage to identify and implement optimizations, including fine-tuning jobs, optimizing cluster configurations, and identifying opportunities for cost savings.
• Develop and maintain KPI dashboards for Platform KPI reporting in terms of Reliability & Stability, Performance & Scalability, Innovation & Enablement, Cost & Utilization Monitoring, Data Quality & Governance for reporting to leadership and other stakeholders.
• Maintain and enhance security and governance policies within the Databricks environment, focusing on using Unity Catalog to manage data access, lineage, and compliance.
• Provide advanced technical support for complex issues escalated by data teams, diagnose and resolve platform-level problems, and perform root cause analysis (RCA) to prevent future incidents.
• Maintain and enhance automated scripts and CI/CD pipelines to streamline administrative tasks and improve the efficiency of platform deployment and management.
• Collaborate with internal teams to understand their needs and contribute to the platform's roadmap, helping design and implement new features, services, and best practices to improve the user experience.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees