Principal Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (AWS)

CVS Health

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Remote, USA Posted 17 days ago $144,200–$288,400 / year

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TL;DR

As a Principal Engineer leading the AWS Cloud Engineering team at an enterprise level, you will own and architect the Amazon Web Services platform, ensuring it is secure, scalable, and built to last. Your responsibilities include defining and maintaining the AWS Landing Zone, serving as the final technical authority on architecture decisions, and building self-service capabilities for product teams. You will also lead a team of engineers by setting direction, conducting design reviews, mentoring at all levels, and partnering with stakeholders to translate enterprise requirements into platform capabilities. Key skills required are deep expertise in AWS services such as EKS, ECS/Fargate, VPC, IAM, Terraform, and observability tools like CloudWatch and Datadog. This role demands hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation, including CI/CD pipelines and policy-as-code implementations, while ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks such as HIPAA and PCI-DSS.

Skills

AWS Terraform CI/CD Python Go Kubernetes ECS/Fargate VPC IAM Amazon Redshift SNS/SQS CloudFormation Amazon CloudWatch AWS X-Ray Datadog AWS Security Hub Secrets Manager OPA AWS Config FinOps

What you'll do

Define and maintain the AWS Landing Zone to serve as the foundation for all product teams.
Serve as the final technical authority, reviewing designs for scalability, security, and operational excellence before production.
Design Terraform framework for AWS resource provisioning with reusable modules and remote state management.
Architect and operate AWS networking components including VPCs, PrivateLink, and hybrid connectivity solutions.
Own enterprise security posture on AWS by implementing IAM roles, secrets management, and continuous compliance.

What we're looking for

Over 10 years of cloud and infrastructure engineering experience with at least 5 years in deep AWS expertise.
Proven track record of owning an AWS Organization, including account hierarchy, billing, and multi-account governance.
Demonstrated technical leadership by leading a platform team or major enterprise cloud initiative.
Extensive hands-on experience across AWS Compute & Containers, Networking, Data & Messaging, Security, IaC & Automation, and Observability.
Proficiency in Python, Go, Terraform, and AWS DevOps tools like CodePipeline and CloudFormation.
Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and automation practices.

Market check

Salary context

This $144,200–$288,400 range sits above 80% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$124,900–$210,800

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$142,400–$211,200

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

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 89 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $118,450–$260,590 across 86 roles with salary data.

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