Senior Platform Engineer - Military Veterans

Senior Platform Engineer
Job ID 1532594BR

Job Summary:

Seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of area of specialization, who will perform and implement activities that impact components / processes of specified functional areas of the Walgreens Software applications. Anticipates and prevents problems and roadblocks before they occur. Typically assigned to important / complicated undertakings. Implements activities that generally impact important components / processes of the work of own unit / team / projects of the platform operation in an Agile environment.
This role is developing design skills but has a comprehensive understanding of the organization's current software applications and tools. Has in-depth knowledge of programming languages important to the organization and is proficient with them. Receives work in the form of short- and mid-term assignments that regularly require the application of independent judgment. Mentors less experienced members of the team.

Job Responsibilities

• Plans, designs, develops and tests software systems or applications for software enhancements and new products including cloud-based or internet-related tools. Writes code that meets specifications, typically for large and highly complex software programs and systems. Develops software applications and tools. Participates in software design.
• Writes the code that meet specifications for large and highly complex software programs and system
• Develops software applications and tools. Participates in software design.
• Develops software applications and tools using Agile development methodologies.
• Delivers software features with exceptional quality, meeting designated release plans and delivery commitments
• This role is assigned to important / complicated undertakings
• Contributes to and participates actively in the design, architecture and build phases, to aim at producing high quality deliverables, working with existing architects where appropriate. Participates in the evaluation of compatibility of programs with existing communications hardware and software features.
• Interacts with internal and external peers and managers to exchange complex information related to areas of specialization. Works closely with other team members in guiding software architecture and technology decisions.
• Demonstrates proficiency in most areas of the professional function and in-depth specialization in some. Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Anticipates and prevents problems and roadblocks before they occur.
• Networks with senior internal and external personnel in own area of expertise to exchange semi-complex information related to assigned activities.
• Developing professional expertise, applies company policies and procedures to resolve a variety of issues.
• Developing design skills. Has a comprehensive understanding of the organization's current software applications and tools. Has in-depth knowledge of programming languages important to the organization.
• Resolves a wide range of issues in creative ways.
• Developing design skills and has a comprehensive understanding of the organization's current software applications and tools. Has in-depth knowledge of programming languages important to the organization
• Anticipates and prevents problems and roadblocks before they occur.
• Mentors less experienced members of the team.
• • Lead the adoption of a platform engineering approach, designing and implementing self-service, scalable, and reliable platforms to empower development teams.
  • Utilize GitOps, declarative infrastructure, and automation-first principles to drive consistency, efficiency, and simplified operations.
  • Focus on improving the developer experience and driving innovation and operational excellence across multi-cloud and private cloud platforms.
  

About Walgreens
Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations, and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni-channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.
Walgreens is the flagship U.S. brand of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader. Its retail locations are a critical point of access and convenience in thousands of communities, with Walgreens pharmacists playing a greater role as part of the healthcare system and patients' care teams than ever before. Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy provides critical care and pharmacy services to millions of patients with rare disease states and complex, chronic conditions.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology or related field of study and at least 4 years of professional work experience in Engineering, Software Engineering or similar.
• Experience writing code for moderately complex applications
• Experience with programming languages for online applications, microservices or mobile applications
• Experience designing/building moderately complex applications/automation
• Experience writing automation test or deployment scripts
• Experience creating coding/scripting solutions to fix moderately complex problems
• Experience identifying operational issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems.
• At least 2 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.
• At least 2 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and or cross functional team leadership.
• Willing to travel up to/at least 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or cloud infrastructure roles, with a focus on multi-cloud and Kubernetes environments.
• Deep expertise in Terraform, with a proven track record of building and managing complex infrastructure as code solutions.
• Advanced knowledge of Ansible and Chef for configuration management and automation.
• Extensive experience with Azure cloud services; familiarity with AWS and GCP is a strong plus.
• Proficiency in designing and managing CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps or similar tools.
• Advanced understanding of Kubernetes, including cluster management, workload optimization, and cost-efficiency strategies using Helm Charts and other native tools.
• Strong experience with GitOps workflows and tools such as ArgoCD or Flux.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell for advanced automation.
• Familiarity with observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and the ELK stack to enhance platform monitoring and reliability.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects and mentor junior engineers.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with a focus on delivering scalable, reliable, and cost-effective solutions.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with diverse technical and non-technical teams.
• This is a senior-level position that offers the opportunity to shape the future of our platform engineering practices, tackle complex challenges, and lead impactful initiatives in a dynamic and forward-thinking environment.
• We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Salary Range $127500 - $204000 / Salaried