Senior Security Engineer - Military Veterans
at CVS Health
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.
Who You Are
- A security expert who can write code as needed and knows the difference between Object vs Class vs Function programming.
- Strong passion and thorough understanding of what it takes to build and operate secure, reliable systems at scale.
- Strong passion and technical expertise to automate security functions via code.
- Strong technical expertise with Application, Cloud, Data, and Network Security best practices.
- Strong technical expertise with multi-cloud environments, including container/serverless and other microservice architectures.
- Strong technical expertise with older technology stacks, including mainframes and monolithic architectures.
- Strong technical expertise with SDLC, CI/CD tools, and Deployment Automation.
- Strong technical expertise with operating security for Windows Server and Linux Server systems.
- Strong technical expertise with configuration management, version control, and DevOps operational support.
- Strong experience with implementing security measures for both applications and data, with an understanding of the unique security requirements of data warehouse technologies such as Snowflake.
Role Responsibilities
Development & Enforcement
- Develop and enforce engineering security policies and standards.
- Develop and enforce data security policies and standards.
- Drive security awareness across the organization.
Collaboration & Expertise
- Collaborate with Engineering and Business teams to develop secure engineering practices.
- Serve as the Subject Matter Expert for Cloud and Application Security.
Analysis & Configuration
- Analyze, develop, and configure security solutions across multi-cloud, on-premises, and colocation environments, ensuring application security, integrity, confidentiality, and availability of data.
- Lead security testing, vulnerability analysis, and documentation.
Operational Support
- Participate in operational on-call duties to support a 24/7 infrastructure across multiple regions and environments (cloud, on-premises, colocation).
- Develop incident response and recovery strategies.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in developing and deploying security technologies.
- A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Development, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent alternative education, skills, and/or practical experience is required.
- Proficiency in Public Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) & Network Security.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Security-as-Code, and Infrastructure-as-Code.
- Experience with one or more general-purpose programming/script languages including but not limited to: Java, C/C++, C#, Python, JavaScript, Shell Script, PowerShell.
- Strong experience with implementing and managing data protection measures and compliance with data protection regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong technical expertise with Architecting Public Cloud solutions and processes.
- Strong technical expertise with Networking and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) principles.
- Strong technical expertise with developing and interpreting Network, Sequence, and Dataflow diagrams.
- Experience with direct, remote, and virtual teams.
- Understanding of at least one compliance framework (HIPAA, HITRUST, PCI, NIST, CSA).
- Strong technical expertise with security solutions for data warehouses and big data platforms, particularly with technologies like Snowflake.
- Strong technical expertise in defining and implementing cyber resilience standards, policies, and programs for distributed cloud and network infrastructure, ensuring robust redundancy and system reliability.
Anticipated Weekly Hours
40Time Type
Full timePay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$92,700.00 - $185,400.00This 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.
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
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
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At CVS Health we are transforming health care with a shared purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health™
With 300,000 dedicated colleagues including veterans, service members, Guard and Reserve, and military spouses, we are improving the health of communities across America.
We recognize the value of military service and know that the skills and experience our nation's veterans and military spouses possess are unparalleled. As a CVS Health colleague, you’ll find career opportunities across the organization and at every stage of your career. More important, your work will have an impactful purpose on someone’s life, including your own.
As an enduring partner with Military Spouse Employment Partnership for 20 years, we’re committed to providing long-term career potential, opportunity, and support for military spouses.
Corporate Fellowship Programs
Transitioning Service Members - For transitioning service members and Coast Guardsmen within 180 days of separation from service interested in SkillBridge programs, please reach out to YourNextMission@CVSHealth.com to learn about the career tracks that we host participants in.
Accommodation Statement
We provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities as needed. To request an accommodation – including a qualified interpreter, written information in other formats, translation or other services – please email AdviceandCounsel@cvshealth.com or call 877-805-9511. If you have a speech or hearing disability, please call 7-1-1 to utilize Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS). We will make every effort to respond to your request within 48 business hours and do everything we can to work towards a solution.
EEO Statement
CVS Health is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or promotion based on race, ethnicity, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status or on any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the following EEO is the Law Poster: EEO IS THE LAW and EEO IS THE LAW SUPPLEMENT.
Military Spouses - We offer programs throughout the year and have partnered with Hiring Our Heroes to offer a 12-week paid fellowship for military spouses. During this time, you will receive professional training and hands-on experiences across CVS Health enterprise to quickly build your network and showcase your skillset. If you are interested in Military Spouse Fellowship programs, please reach out to our partners at Hiring Our Heroes.