Principal Cloud Engineer

CVS Health

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
FLAZNYTX
Salary
$144,200–$288,400 / yr
Posted
39 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes
Oct 30, 2026

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $192k
This role $216k
$111k most similar roles pay here $307k

This role pays more than 80% of similar roles. Most pay $169,550–$214,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $216k versus about $192k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About CVS Health

CVS Health is a leading American healthcare company operating retail pharmacies, pharmacy benefit management services, and a health insurance segment through Aetna, one of the nation''s largest health insurers. Industry: Healthcare & Pharmacy

CVS Health currently has 88 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $118,450–$284,280 across 84 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Principal Cloud Engineer

Principal Cloud Engineer The Principal Cloud Engineer joins the infrastructure team to lead the design, engineering, and evolution of private cloud storage platforms. This role focuses on large-scale storage architecture, data protection, cyber recovery, and resiliency technologies across complex enterprise environments. The engineer will architect end-to-end solutions including Software Defined Storage, SAN, NAS, and object storage while driving strategic decisions for infrastructure modernization and data migration. Key responsibilities include developing backup strategies, ensuring data integrity, and partnering with security teams to protect sensitive information from cyber threats. The role requires expertise in technologies such as Dell PMAX, PFLEX, PowerScale, ObjectScale, Vast, OpenShift, VMware, Hyper-V, Rancher, and Kubernetes. This position addresses the critical business problem of maintaining high availability and performance for mission-critical workloads through automated, orchestrated storage operations and robust cyber vaulting solutions.

What you'll do

  • Architect and engineer enterprise storage platforms ensuring data integrity, availability, security, and disaster recovery readiness.
  • Design and implement end-to-end solutions including Software Defined Storage, SAN, NAS, and object storage across private cloud environments.
  • Drive strategic technology decisions by evaluating emerging products and standards for storage, data protection, and cloud infrastructure.
  • Lead initiatives for storage modernization, data migration, and cyber recovery to ensure business continuity.
  • Develop enterprise strategies for backup, recovery, and cyber vaulting for mission-critical workloads.
  • Partner with security teams to define and enforce controls protecting sensitive data from cyber threats.
  • Provide expert guidance on multi-vendor storage technologies to optimize lifecycle, supportability, and performance.
  • Drive standardization, automation, and orchestration to improve infrastructure efficiency and operational performance.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (High school diploma plus 4 years of relevant work experience).
  • 10+ years of experience in enterprise infrastructure engineering with expertise in cloud storage, data protection, and cyber recovery.
  • Expert knowledge of SAN, NAS, Object Storage, Software Defined Storage architectures, and related ecosystem technologies.
  • Experience leading data center consolidation, large-scale data migrations, and cloud storage modernization efforts.
  • Multi-vendor management experience across major storage, backup, and cloud platforms like Dell PMAX, PFLEX, PowerScale, and ObjectScale.
  • Demonstrated expertise in developing backup, recovery, and cyber resiliency strategies for mission-critical workloads.
  • Experience with virtualization platforms such as OpenShift, VMware, or Hyper-V.
  • Proficiency in container platforms including Rancher and Kubernetes with persistent storage.

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