Principal Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (GCP)

CVS Health

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Remote, USA · Woonsocket, US Posted 17 days ago $144,200$288,400 / year

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TL;DR

Join us as a GCP Principal Engineer to lead our Cloud Engineering team and own the Google Cloud Platform for an enterprise, setting architectural direction and ensuring the platform is secure, scalable, and built to last. You’ll drive designs of the platform, mentor engineers, and align stakeholders around technical vision while focusing on Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles. With deep GCP expertise, you will define and maintain the GCP landing zone, serve as a final technical authority for engineering decisions, and build self-service capabilities for product teams. You’ll also lead the cloud engineering team by setting direction, enforcing IaC patterns, mentoring engineers, and partnering with stakeholders to translate enterprise requirements into platform capabilities. Required skills include extensive experience in Compute & Containers, Networking, Data & Messaging, Security, IaC & Automation, Observability, and proficiency in Python, Go, and Bash. This role demands a hands-on approach, combining technical leadership with direct involvement in code reviews and design decisions to ensure the enterprise adopts cutting-edge GCP services effectively.

Skills

GCP Terraform Python Go Cloud Build GitHub Actions Artifact Registry OPA Config Connector Shared VPC VPC Service Controls Private Service Connect IAM Workload Identity Secret Manager Binary Authorization BigQuery Pub/Sub Cloud Storage Dataflow Cloud Composer Cloud Operations Suite Datadog SLO/SLI CI/CD

What you'll do

  • Define and maintain GCP landing zone including Shared VPC, Org Policies, and project factory patterns.
  • Serve as final technical authority on GCP engineering decisions, ensuring scalability, security, and operational excellence.
  • Build self-service platform capabilities enabling product teams to operate efficiently without compromising standards.
  • Drive Infrastructure as Code principles by creating reusable modules and integrating CI/CD pipelines for automation.
  • Architect and engineer GCP networking solutions including Shared VPC, VPC Service Controls, and hybrid connectivity.

What we're looking for

  • Over 5 years of hands-on GCP experience at enterprise scale.
  • Proven track record of owning and managing a GCP organization in production.
  • Demonstrated technical leadership in setting direction and growing engineering teams.
  • Deep expertise in GCP Compute & Containers, Networking, Data & Messaging, Security, IaC & Automation, and Observability.
  • Proficiency in Python, Go, Bash, Terraform, Cloud Build, and Config Connector.
  • Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certification preferred.

Market check

Salary context

This $144,200–$288,400 range sits above 76% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$128,000$225,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$142,400$215,762

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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