Principal Engineer - Automation

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.

Position Summary

CVS Health is recruiting for a Principal Engineer specializing in Cloud Automation Development. In this high-impact role, you are the Innovator & Problem-Solver who sees inefficiencies and immediately thinks, "How can I optimize and automate this?" You thrive on solving complex problems, leveraging cutting-edge technologies, and leading teams toward scalable, efficient solutions. Whether it's Infrastructure as Code (IaC), cloud automation, or streamlining CI/CD pipelines, you don't just implement solutions-you design them for the future. This role demands a visionary in automation who challenges conventional approaches and pioneers innovative solutions. You need to have a proven track record of building automation solutions from scratch. You'll support driving and executing on automation strategy across cloud and hybrid environments while ensuring scalability, security, and continuous improvement in all such initiatives.

Major Responsibilities

You will make an impact by:

1. Strategic Automation Leadership & Innovation

• Drive automation strategy by leading the design and implementation of automation frameworks and solutions that improve infrastructure efficiency and deployment speed across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Research emerging technologies, AI-driven automation, and self-healing infrastructure solutions, constantly asking "What's next?" and pushing for better, faster, smarter automation.
• Champion an automation-first mindset, believing in reducing manual processes and increasing reliability while thinking beyond short-term fixes to build solutions that scale.

2. Infrastructure as Code & Configuration Management

• Build and maintain automation scripts using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible to manage cloud and on-premises environments with comprehensive IaC frameworks.
• Implement configuration management using Ansible, Puppet, or Chef to ensure infrastructure is set up and maintained consistently across all environments.
• Write scripts in Python, PowerShell, Bash, JavaScript, and GoLang to automate repetitive tasks like provisioning servers, configuring networking, and deploying applications.

3. CI/CD Optimization & Cloud Infrastructure

• Architect robust CI/CD pipelines that enable seamless development and deployment using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI/CD for continuous integration and deployment optimization.
• Automate cloud services across AWS, Azure, and GCP to optimize performance and cost-efficiency while ensuring proper cloud network engineering with private endpoints, Private Service Connects, Cloud Native Firewalls, microsegmentation, and Transit Gateways.
• Enhance system reliability by integrating monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, and ELK stack into automated workflows.

4. Security Automation & Team Cohesion

• Implement security policies, automated compliance scans, and access control measures to protect critical infrastructure, ensuring every automation workflow created is secure, compliant, and resilient.
• Mentor staff, establish best practices, and lead projects that accelerate automation initiatives, elevating those around you by sharing knowledge and fostering innovation.
• Lead cross-functional teams in automation projects, influencing automation strategies and maintaining efficiency at scale while thinking in workflows and reducing manual tasks.

5. Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, always asking "What's next?" and pushing for better automation solutions that reduce manual processes and increase system reliability.
• Evaluate and implement emerging automation technologies, maintaining expertise in the latest tools and frameworks while establishing automation best practices across the organization.
• Foster a collaborative, forward-thinking engineering culture focused on state-of-the-art automation technologies and innovative infrastructure solutions.

Required Qualifications

The candidate will have a strong work ethic, be a self-starter, and be able to be highly productive in a dynamic, collaborative environment. This position offers broad exposure to cutting-edge automation technologies and significant interaction with all business leaders. The candidate will be expected to have the following key attributes:

• 7+ years in automation, DevOps, and cloud engineering with proven practitioner level experience.
• Proven experience leading projects and influencing automation strategies in large-scale environments.

Deep expertise in:

• Programming Languages: Python, Bash, PowerShell, JavaScript, GoLang for comprehensive automation script development and infrastructure tooling.
• Configuration Management: Ansible, Puppet, Chef for automated infrastructure consistency and configuration drift prevention.
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Azure ARM and Bicep for defining and managing infrastructure through code across multi-cloud environments.
• CI/CD Pipelines: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Temporal, GitLab CI/CD for seamless development and deployment workflow optimization.
• Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP with deep expertise in automating cloud services, scaling, networking, and security across hybrid environments.
• Monitoring & Logging: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Datadog for automated system reliability and comprehensive observability integration.
• Security Tools: Vault, Snyk, Prisma Cloud for automated security policy enforcement, compliance scanning, and access control measures.
• Network Automation: Cloud network engineering including private endpoints, Private Service Connects (PFCs), Cloud Native Firewalls, microsegmentation, and Transit Gateway automation.
• Mindset: You challenge conventional approaches and pioneer innovative solutions, with an automation-first philosophy and continuous improvement drive.
• Leadership: Track record of leading automation initiatives, mentoring staff, and establishing best practices that shape the future of infrastructure automation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications (Preferred): AWS/GCP/Azure Certified Engineer, Terraform Associate, Red Hat Certified Engineer demonstrating deep technical expertise.

Education

Education – Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Qualifications

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 our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• 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.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 01/30/2026 Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.