Senior Platform Engineer

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.

We are looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to be a core member of our team responsible for the health, stability, and growth of our Azure Databricks data engineering platform. We also have current data platforms on‑prem (MS SQL Server) and cloud (Palantir Foundry) that this role will support until we have migrated off those platforms and fully on Azure Databricks.

In this role, you will be a hands‑on expert who actively contributes to the platforms' operational excellence, security and performance. You will be a crucial resource for our data engineering teams, providing technical guidance and implementing key enhancements that empower them to build scalable and reliable data solutions.

• Platform Maintenance & Operations:
  Maintain the day‑to‑day operational health of the platforms, including monitoring system performance, managing upgrades, and ensuring platform stability.
• Performance and Cost Optimization:
  Actively monitor and analyze platform usage to identify and implement optimizations, fine‑tune jobs, optimize cluster configurations and identify opportunities for cost savings.
• Platform KPIs Reporting:
  Develop and maintain KPI dashboards for Platform KPI reporting in terms of Reliability & Stability, Performance & Scalability, Innovation & Enablement, Cost & Utilization Monitoring, Data Quality & Governance for reporting to leadership and other stakeholders.
• Security and Governance:
  Maintain and enhance security and governance policies within the Databricks environment, focusing on using Unity Catalog to manage data access, lineage and compliance.
• Advanced Troubleshooting:
  Provide advanced technical support for complex issues escalated by data teams. Diagnose and resolve platform‑level problems, and perform root cause analysis (RCA) to prevent future incidents.
• Tooling and Automation:
  Maintain and enhance automated scripts and CI/CD pipelines to streamline administrative tasks and improve the efficiency of platform deployment and management.
• Platform Enhancement:
  Collaborate with internal teams to understand their needs and contribute to the platform's roadmap. Help design and implement new features, services, and best practices to improve the user experience.

• Experience:
  
  5+ years of hands‑on experience in a data engineering, platform engineering, or Dev Ops role with a significant focus on cloud data platforms.
• Azure Databricks Expertise:
  Strong practical experience in managing and operating an Azure Databricks environment with core features like Delta Lake, Unity Catalog and Apache Spark. Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified:
  Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional, and Databricks Certified Platform Administrator.
• Azure Proficiency:
  Solid working knowledge of the Azure ecosystem, including Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS), Azure Active Directory (AAD) and cloud networking concepts.
• Distributed Systems: A solid understanding of distributed computing principles and experience troubleshooting issues in a distributed environment.
• Programming & Scripting:
  Strong proficiency in Terraform, Python, Apache Spark/PySpark, SQL and Shell scripting.
• Infrastructure as Code & CI/CD:
  Proven experience with infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform) and building automated CI/CD pipelines for platform and data application deployments.
• Operational Mindset:
  Demonstrated experience in contributing to the operational stability and performance of a production platform.
• Communication:
  Excellent communication, documentation and presentation skills, with the ability to influence…