Lead DevOps Engineer - Military Veterans

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.

We are seeking a highly experienced Lead DevOps Engineer to join our team. This role requires expertise in DevOps practices, release management, and cloud infrastructure, with a strong focus on scalability, security, and cost optimization. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to implement modern infrastructure and release workflows, manage platform and library releases, and foster Agile best practices across the organization.
 

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain GitOps and CICD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, ArgoCD, and other modern technologies.
• Oversee and streamline platform and library release management processes, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery of updates.
• Collaborate with development teams to standardize and automate release workflows in line with industry best practices.
• Build and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform to provision and manage cloud resources.
• Administer and optimize Kubernetes clusters while providing guidance and training to colleagues on effective Kubernetes usage.
• Develop and maintain robust infrastructure and container logging solutions.
• Strengthen Kubernetes security by deploying and integrating security tools.
• Implement and manage observability systems using OpenTelemetry.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure costs through efficient scaling strategies and enforce best practices for cost management and governance.
• Enhance cloud infrastructure security by:
• Handling and automating security patch management.
• Designing secure infrastructure flows.
• Architect and manage cloud networking setups for optimal connectivity and performance.
• Implement and enforce Azure policies for compliance.
• Manage cloud platform RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) for secure access control.
• Lead cloud platform migration efforts, such as migrating from Azure to GCP, ensuring seamless transition with minimal downtime.
• Champion Agile methodologies, working closely with product and engineering teams to enhance collaboration and efficiency.
• Drive Scrum or Kanban-based processes for release management and delivery, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Act as a liaison between development, QA, and operations teams to minimize release risks and ensure smooth deployments.
• Conduct regular retrospectives and implement improvements to release and DevOps processes.

Required qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, cloud infrastructure, or related fields.
• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, with a strong focus on automation, cloud platforms, and CICD practices.
• 2+ years of experience in release management, including managing and streamlining release workflows for platforms or application libraries.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure and GCP environments.
• Proven experience in DevOps, platform/library release management, and Agile practices.
• Advanced proficiency with CICD pipelines, IaC tools, and cloud-native technologies.
• Expertise in infrastructure security, cost optimization, and Kubernetes ecosystems.
• Familiarity with CNCF ecosystem tools and trends.
• Certification in CKA, CKAD, or relevant cloud certifications (e.g., Azure/GCP).
• Experience leading Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on scalability and reliability.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively across teams.

Education

Bachelors in Engineering, Computer Science or similar field

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$118,450.00 - $236,900.00

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. 
 
For more detailed information on available benefits, please visit Benefits | CVS Health

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 02/10/2025

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.