Principal Engineer, Data Platforms (Architecture & Ingestion)

We are seeking a Principal Engineer, Data Platforms to serve as the senior technical authority responsible for the architecture, engineering, governance, and evolution of the Unified Ingestion Platform and Federated Data Lake supporting enterprise observability, security, and operational telemetry data. The Principal Engineer, Data Platforms will define and execute the technology strategy for a highly scalable, cloud-native data platform capable of ingesting and processing hundreds of terabytes of data daily across Azure, AWS, and GCP.

The Principal Engineer, Data Platforms will own the enterprise Databricks platform strategy and architecture, including multi-cloud account structures, workspace design, infrastructure automation, security controls, governance frameworks, data lifecycle management, metadata services, and platform standardization. The Principal Engineer, Data Platforms will lead a multi-year transformation initiative focused on consolidating fragmented observability, security, and operational telemetry platforms into a unified, governed, and cost-efficient ecosystem leveraging Databricks, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and modern cloud-native engineering practices.

As the organization’s foremost technical expert in enterprise data platforms, the Principal Engineer, Data Platforms will establish engineering standards, drive infrastructure-as-code and policy-as-code adoption, lead enterprise-wide architecture decisions, and influence strategic technology investments. The Principal Engineer, Data Platforms will partner with engineering, security, operations, infrastructure, and business stakeholders to deliver a resilient, scalable, secure, and future-ready data platform that improves operational intelligence, strengthens governance, accelerates onboarding, enables AI/ML and analytics workloads, and promotes consistent multi-cloud platform operations across the enterprise.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Platform Architecture & Engineering Leadership

• Defineandownthearchitecture,strategy,andmulti-yearroadmapfortheUnifiedIngestionPlatformandFederatedDataLakesupportingobservability,security,andoperationaltelemetrydataacrosstheenterprise.
• Architectandscalehigh-volumeingestionandprocessingcapabilitiessupporting250+TBperdayacrosslogs,metrics,traces,securityevents,andoperationaldatasetswhiledrivingplatformmodernizationandconvergenceinitiatives.
• EstablishandgovernenterpriseDatabricksarchitecture,includingmulti-cloudaccountstructures,workspacestrategies,environmentisolation,metadatamanagement,datagovernance,lineage,andsecureaccessmodels.
• LeadimplementationofInfrastructure-as-Code,Policy-as-Code,automatedprovisioning,andenterprise-gradeCI/CDpipelinestoenablereliable,standardized,andscalableplatformoperations.
• Defineenterprisesecurity,governance,observability,reliability,andoperationalexcellencepracticeswhilealigningplatformstandardswithOpenTelemetry(OTEL),OpenCybersecuritySchemaFramework(OCSF),andenterprisecompliancerequirements.

Technical Leadership, Optimization & Innovation

• Serveasthehighest-leveltechnicalescalationpointandprovidearchitecturalleadershipacrossengineering,security,infrastructure,andplatformteams.
• EstablishFinOpsstrategies,costallocationframeworks,resourceoptimizationpractices,andcapacityplanningmodelstoensureefficientandcost-effectiveplatformoperations.
• Mentorengineersandarchitectswhiledrivingadoptionofcloud-nativeengineeringprinciples,automationframeworks,governancestandards,andplatformbestpractices.
• Evaluateemergingtechnologiesanddevelopstrategicroadmapsthatimproveplatformscalability,reliability,governance,developerproductivity,andoperationalefficiency.
• Enableadvancedanalytics,securityanalytics,observabilityintelligence,andAI/MLworkloadsthroughtrusted,governed,andreusableenterprisedataplatformcapabilities.

• 10+yearsofexperiencearchitecting,building,andoperatingenterprise-scaleclouddataplatforms,datalakes,distributedsystems,andlarge-scaledataingestionecosystemssupportingmission-criticalworkloads.
• 8+yearsofexperiencedesigningandadministeringDatabricksplatforms,includingApacheSpark,DeltaLake,UnityCatalog,securedataaccesspatterns,metadatamanagement,lineage,andenterprisegovernanceframeworks.
• 8+yearsofexperienceimplementingInfrastructure-as-Code,platformautomation,CI/CDpipelines,andPolicy-as-CodecontrolsusingtechnologiessuchasTerraform,GitHubActions,orcomparablecloud-nativeautomationplatforms.
• 7+yearsofexperiencedesigningandoperatinghigh-scalestreamingandtelemetryingestionarchitecturesprocessingmorethan100TBperdayusingtechnologiessuchasKafka,EventHub,Kinesis,Pub/Sub,NiFi,Cribl,orsimilarplatforms.
• 5+yearsofexperience serving as a Principal Engineer, Lead Architect, or equivalent technical leadership role driving enterprise platform strategy,multi-cloudarchitectureacrossAzure,AWS,andGCP,engineeringstandards,securitygovernance,andlarge-scaletransformationinitiativesresultinginmeasurableimprovementsinscalability,reliability,operationalefficiency,governancematurity,andplatformadoption., * Extensive experiencebuildingandevolvingenterprise-scaledataplatforms,analyticsecosystems,observabilityplatforms,orcloud-nativeengineeringplatformswithinlargeandhighlyregulatedenvironments.
• Hands-onexpertisewithUnityCatalog,DeltaSharing,metadataservices,lineageframeworks,informationstewardship,retentioncontrols,andfederatedoperatingmodels.
• ProvensuccessdrivingSplunkrationalizationefforts,securityanalyticsmodernization,SIEMecosystems,telemetryconsolidation,ormonitoringtransformationprograms.
• Strongbackgrounddesigningsecureserverlesscomputingenvironments,multi-tenantarchitectures,workloadisolationstrategies,andDatabricksdeploymentsspanningAzure,AWS,andGCP.
• DemonstratedsuccessestablishingFinOpsdisciplines,consumptiongovernance,chargebackmethodologies,provisioningautomation,andresourceoptimizationprogramsthatimproveefficiencyandoperationalsimplicity.
• Databricks certifications (DataEngineer,DataArchitect,PlatformArchitect,orequivalent)coupledwithknowledgeofAI/MLenablement,advancedanalyticalworkloads,OpenTelemetry(OTEL),andOpenCybersecuritySchemaFramework(OCSF)standards., Bachelor’s degree from accredited university or equivalent work experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience).

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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.

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This full-time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

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