[Remote] Principal Cloud Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CVS Health is dedicated to building a more connected and compassionate health experience. The Principal Cloud Engineer will lead the design and evolution of private cloud storage platforms, focusing on large-scale storage architecture and data protection across enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Architect and engineer enterprise storage platforms that ensure data integrity, availability, security, and disaster recovery readiness
• Design and implement end-to-end storage solutions, including Software Defined Storage, SAN, NAS, and object storage across private cloud and data center environments
• Drive strategic technology decisions by evaluating emerging products, tools, and standards supporting storage, data protection, cloud, and compute platforms
• Lead infrastructure initiatives involving storage modernization, data protection, cyber recovery, data migration, and resilience engineering
• Develop and execute enterprise strategies for backup, recovery, cyber vaulting, and business continuity
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of storage architectures, configurations, policies, and operational procedures
• Partner closely with enterprise security teams to define and enforce controls protecting sensitive data from cyber threats and unauthorized access
• Stay current on emerging technologies in cloud storage, data protection, resiliency, and cybersecurity, recommending innovations to enhance performance and reduce cost
• Provide expert-level guidance for multi-vendor storage technologies, ensuring optimal lifecycle, supportability, and performance outcomes
• Mentor and guide engineering teams, fostering technical excellence and continuous improvement
• Serve as a senior technical advisor to application, operations, and leadership teams, influencing strategy for compute, storage, cloud, and data protection services
• Drive standardization, automation, and orchestration to optimize storage operations and improve infrastructure efficiency

Skills

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise infrastructure engineering with deep expertise in cloud storage, data protection, and cyber recovery
• Expert-level knowledge of SAN, NAS, Object Storage, Software Define Storage, architectures and related ecosystem technologies
• Experience leading data center consolidation, large-scale data migrations, and cloud storage modernization efforts
• Strong multi-vendor management experience across major storage, backup, and cloud platform providers such as Dell PMAX, PFLEX, PowerScale, ObjectScale, Vast
• Demonstrated expertise developing backup, recovery, and cyber resiliency strategies for mission-critical workloads
• Experience with virtualization platforms (e.g., OpenShift, VMware, Hyper-V); networking fundamentals a plus
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (Highschool diploma plus 4 years relevant work experience)
• Solid experience with container platforms such as Rancher, Kubernetes as well as persistent storage
• Solid understanding of security frameworks, compliance requirements, and the integration of security controls within cloud storage environments
• Proven success designing and supporting large-scale infrastructure platforms with high reliability and performance expectations
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills
• Outstanding communication and leadership capabilities, with the ability to influence across technical and non-technical teams

Benefits

• 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.
• This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families.
• The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

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