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# Senior Platform Engineer, Data & Performance Enablement

- **Company:** CVS Health
- **Location:** Indianapolis, IN, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $83,430.0 - $222,480.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Big Data, Databases, Data Systems, Data Warehousing, Github, Python (Programming Language), Enterprise Messaging Systems, Query Optimization, Redis, Data Streaming, Scripting, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Information Technology, Apache Kafka, User Administration
- **Published:** June 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e6149305e1462d21

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Research?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * 5 years of applicable experience

 * Strong experience with messaging platforms (Kafka/Redis)
 * Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
 * Proficient in at least one scripting language (e.g., Bash, Python).
 * Solid experience with at least one major cloud provider (Azure or AWS preferred) and their managed offerings., * A product mindset and empathy for developer customers, with experience helping teams design scalable data models.
 * A pragmatic approach to problem-solving and a proven ability to deliver complex technical projects.
 * Experience with GitHub Actions or similar pipeline technologies., * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

## Description

As a Senior Platform Engineer on our Data & Performance Enablement team, you will take a significant role in designing and implementing the platforms that manage all distributed event streaming technologies at HCD. You will own the development of key features for our database, messaging, and data warehouse platforms. Your work will directly enable our engineering teams to build high-performance, data-intensive applications. You will mentor other engineers, collaborate with customer teams, and contribute to the technical roadmap for your area.

Your Role:

 * Design, build, and maintain key components of our data platform automation for provisioning, backups, and user management.
 * Troubleshoot and resolve complex performance and reliability issues in our data systems, often serving as an escalation point for the team.
 * Proactively identify opportunities to improve data streaming services, security, scalability, and automation.
 * Participate in an on-call rotation to support the team's critical services.
 * Mentor junior engineers on the team, providing guidance on database administration, query optimization, and DBRE principles.
 * Contribute to the technical roadmap by researching new data technologies and proposing innovative solutions.


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