Sr Architect / Principal Software Engineer

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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.

Position Summary

Provides technical leadership to a team of Data Engineers and Architects who design, build, and maintain data pipelines.

We are looking for someone who strives to be diverse in thought so we visualize the problem space. The Sr. Architect will significantly impact our trajectory and devise clear roadmaps to deliver next generation technology solutions.

The individual in this role will have visibility at the highest levels and lead a body of work that will have broad impacts for consumers.

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of engineers and architects to achieve exceptional results.
• Spearhead the design and implementation of robust solutions for healthcare data management, with a focus on FHIR data standards.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of APIs, ensuring seamless integration within our ecosystem.
• Leverage cloud technologies to optimize data storage, processing, and retrieval.
• Drive best practices in software engineering, ensuring high-quality, scalable, and maintainable code.

Required Qualifications

• 10 years of hands-on experience in data engineering and architecture.
• Demonstrated success in driving projects from conception to implementation.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams.
• Proven experience as a technical leader, managing and guiding teams to success.
• In-depth knowledge of healthcare data and experience working with FHIR data standards.
• Expertise in API setup and management, fostering efficient data communication.
• Extensive experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP) for scalable and secure data solutions.
• Strong background in software engineering, with a focus on delivering high-quality, reliable systems.

Preferred Qualifications

Technically strong engineering leader who can challenge architecture and solution

Still able to read & write code in Python & SQL, even if not spending time on it day-to-day.

Experience with Google Cloud Platform

Experience with healthcare data

Experience managing managers and principal-level engineers.

Adept at execution and delivery (planning, delivering, and supporting) skills

Adept at collaboration and teamwork

Mastery of problem solving and decision making skills

Mastery of growth mindset (agility and developing yourself and others) skills

If working remotely, able to travel up to 10% of the time.

Education

Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is :

$140,000.00 - $280,000.00

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, geography and other relevant factors.

This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.

This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.

In addition to your compensation, enjoy the rewards of an organization that puts our heart into caring for our colleagues and our communities.

The Company offers a full range of medical, dental, and vision benefits. Eligible employees may enroll in the Company’s 401(k) retirement savings plan, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan is also available for eligible employees.

The Company provides a fully-paid term life insurance plan to eligible employees, and short-term and long term disability benefits.

CVS Health also offers numerous well-being programs, education assistance, free development courses, a CVS store discount, and discount programs with participating partners.

As for time off, Company employees enjoy Paid Time Off ( PTO ) or vacation pay, as well as paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

Number of paid holidays, sick time and other time off are provided consistent with relevant state law and Company policies.