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:
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.
CVS Heath seeking a highly experienced and innovative Principal Solution Engineer for the PCW Solution Engineering team at CVS Health. The Principal Solutions Engineer will collaborate with and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement and support technical solutions. This role is expected to carry a passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities and mentoring other members of the engineering community. A firm understanding of development principles, agile methodologies and knowledge of pharmacy processing is crucial for success in the role. You should have the ability to prioritize well, communicate clearly, have a consistent track record of delivery and excellent software engineering skills. A successful candidate will be a highly motivated, collaborative individual; motivated to achieve results in a fast-paced environment.
Additional skills:
- Strong critical thinker who makes balanced, insightful decisions
- A natural leader that leads by example
- Possesses a constant sense of urgency
- Fact-based problem solver with the ability to evaluate alternative courses of action and make sound management decisions
- Collaborative style, with the ability to establish working relationships across the senior management team, business units, as well as with external advisors and constituents
- Self-starters, problem solvers; comfortable jumping in as needed to support the team
- Creates a safe environment for everyone to bring their whole selves to work every day
Additional Responsibilities:
- Analyze project and application requirements
- Design system, multi-system, and enterprise-wide application solutions
- Code when necessary (this is a "hand-on" role)
- Evaluate, propose, and develop solutions to technical challenges
- Broader vision of Pharmacy Systems and propose solution that will benefit the business
- Consider business outcome when designing solutions
- Contribute to annual road map reviews and updates charting the path for the technology
- Leverage Design Patterns to solve recurring development functions
- Collaborate with other architects to develop integrated systems with common principles
- Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture to develop standards that can be used throughout the enterprise
- Generate new System Architectural Design documents and support the modifications of existing ones
- Maintain awareness of Enterprise technology standards and their direction
- Maintain system designs (e.g. diagrams, connection points, interfaces, etc.)
- Evaluate and/or review the impact of changes on application performance and platform capacity
Required Qualifications:
- 10+ of experience in one or more programming languages like Java, Python, Go, Node.js or microservices/containerization
- 5+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service, cloud optimization, security, performance and cost efficiencies
- 5+ years of experience in Database Technologies like Oracle, Mongo, Redis, PostgreSQL
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience building and deploy services using Gradle, Maven, Jenkins, GitHubActions etc. as part of CI/CD process
- Familiarity with frontend technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, TypeScript and modern libraries and frameworks such as React, Angular etc for Web and Mobile
- Contributions to open-source projects or involvement in developer communities
- Strong analytical skills with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving complex technical challenges
- Skilled in working effectively across different teams and departments, building strong relationships and driving collective success
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree or, equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)
Pay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$144,200.00 - $288,400.00
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, 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.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
Skills Required
- 10+ years experience in programming languages such as Java, Python, Go, Node.js or microservices/containerization
- 5+ years experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) including optimization, security, performance and cost efficiencies
- 5+ years experience with database technologies: Oracle, MongoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL
- Knowledge of pharmacy processing
- Understanding of development principles and Agile methodologies
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Experience with CI/CD tools (Gradle, Maven, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
- Familiarity with frontend technologies (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Angular)
- Contributions to open-source projects or developer community involvement
- Strong analytical skills and ability to work effectively across teams
What We Do
CVS Health is the leading health solutions company that delivers care in ways no one else can. We reach people in more ways and improve the health of communities across America through our local presence, digital channels and our nearly 300,000 dedicated colleagues – including more than 40,000 physicians, pharmacists, nurses and nurse practitioners. Wherever and whenever people need us, we help them with their health – whether that’s managing chronic diseases, staying compliant with their medications, or accessing affordable health and wellness services in the most convenient ways. We help people navigate the health care system – and their personal health care – by improving access, lowering costs and being a trusted partner for every meaningful moment of health. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.
