CVS Health · 1 month ago
Distinguished Engineer – Private Cloud and Compute Architecture
Woonsocket, RI
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$175K/yr - $335K/yr
12+ years expCVS Health is the nation’s leading health solutions company, dedicated to transforming health care. They are seeking a Distinguished Engineer specializing in Data Center Infrastructure and Hybrid Compute/Store Platforms to lead the architecture and design of cutting-edge data center compute and storage platforms that support their mission-critical operations.
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Responsibilities
Drive the end-to-end architecture for highly scalable, resilient data center compute and storage platforms spanning VMware virtualization, Kubernetes orchestration, OpenShift container and virtualization platforms, ensuring alignment with business goals and operational requirements
Partner with other Distinguished Engineers, designers, and executive leadership to shape the long-term infrastructure modernization roadmap, with specific milestones for hybrid cloud integration and data center optimization initiatives
Champion best practices for high-availability, performance optimization, security, and cost efficiency across virtualized and containerized workloads in enterprise data center environments
Oversee the design and development of new hybrid infrastructure platforms from the ground up, setting the standard for data center automation and infrastructure orchestration in large, complex enterprises
Implement robust infrastructure-as-code frameworks, automated provisioning workflows, and self-service platforms for seamless scaling of compute, storage, and containerized services
Foster an engineering culture that values infrastructure reliability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement in data center operations
Provide thought leadership on how traditional virtualization and modern containerization create complementary infrastructure outcomes, including workload placement strategies, resource optimization, and migration patterns between platforms
Understand how to modernize legacy data center workloads through strategic virtualization and containerization approaches while maintaining business continuity
Evaluate and recommend emerging data center technologies (e.g., software-defined storage, edge computing, etc.) and guide their integration into the broader infrastructure stack
Serve as a key technical advisor for executive leadership, translating complex infrastructure architectural decisions into clear business value propositions and operational efficiency gains
Mentor senior infrastructure engineers, storage specialists, and platform teams, elevating the organization's overall data center and hybrid platform proficiency
Cultivate a strong, collaborative culture, promoting open communication, knowledge sharing, and infrastructure innovation
Ensure adherence to enterprise infrastructure standards, regulatory compliance, and industry best practices, advocating secure-by-design principles at every stage of the infrastructure lifecycle
Guide compliance with internal governance frameworks for infrastructure security, data protection, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning
Identify operational risks and propose mitigation strategies in alignment with corporate security, compliance, and service level requirements
Qualification
Required
12+ years in enterprise data center compute and infrastructure with 8+ years in large-scale storage, virtualization, and container environments
Proven experience building data center platforms and hybrid infrastructure from scratch (not just maintaining existing deployments)
Deep Expertise In IaaS Platform Design: Ground-up design of Infrastructure-as-a-Service platforms including multi-tenant resource provisioning APIs, self-service portals with quota management and ReBAC integration, automated infrastructure lifecycle management (provision/scale/terminate/decommission), chargeback and metering systems with cost allocation, intelligent resource scheduling algorithms across compute/storage/network, template catalogs and golden image management with versioning, network automation (VLAN/VXLAN provisioning, SDN integration), storage orchestration (block/file/object provisioning), identity federation (LDAP/AD/SAML/OAuth integration), workflow orchestration engines, comprehensive audit logging with compliance reporting, and API-driven infrastructure management with RESTful service interfaces
Enterprise Storage Systems: SAN/NAS architectures, storage virtualization (i.e. Dell EMC PowerStore/PowerScale/PowerFlex, Pure Storage FlashArray, etc.), storage tiering strategies, data deduplication and compression, and storage performance optimization
Kubernetes Core Platform: Container runtimes (containerd, CRI-O), CNI networking (Calico, Cilium), CSI storage integration, custom resource definitions (CRDs), operators, and multi-cluster management across data center environments
OpenShift Enterprise Platform: OpenShift Container Platform (OCP), OpenShift Virtualization (CNV), Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management, OpenShift Data Foundation, GitOps workflows, and enterprise container security frameworks
OpenShift Virtualization (CNV) Specialization: KubeVirt integration and VM lifecycle management, live migration capabilities with zero-downtime workload movement, virtctl CLI operations and VM management automation, DataVolumes and CDI (Containerized Data Importer) for VM disk management, VM templates and golden images with version control, SR-IOV and GPU passthrough for high-performance workloads, hybrid workload orchestration mixing VMs and containers on unified platform, storage integration with OpenShift Data Foundation, network virtualization with OVN-Kubernetes, and VM backup/restore strategies integrated with enterprise data protection frameworks
VMware vSphere Platform: vCenter Server architecture, ESXi hypervisor optimization, vSAN hyper-converged storage, NSX-T micro-segmentation and networking, and vRealize Suite (Automation, Operations, Log Insight)
Data Center Compute Infrastructure: Server hardware optimization, CPU and memory resource management, GPU integration for AI/ML workloads, bare-metal provisioning, iDRAC and IPMI/BMC management, and hardware lifecycle automation
Infrastructure Automation & Orchestration: Terraform for infrastructure provisioning, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) for configuration management, VMware vRealize Automation, Red Hat Satellite, infrastructure testing frameworks, GitOps and GitHub Actions workflows for infrastructure management
Enterprise Networking: Data center switching (Cisco Nexus, Arista), software-defined networking (SDN), VLAN/VXLAN configurations, load balancing (F5, HAProxy), network security policies, and hybrid cloud connectivity
Storage Networking & Protocols: Fibre Channel SAN, iSCSI, NFS, SMB/CIFS, storage multipathing, zoning configurations, and storage network performance tuning
Backup & Disaster Recovery: Veeam Backup & Replication, Velero for Kubernetes, VMware vSphere Replication, storage snapshots, cross-site replication, and automated disaster recovery testing
Monitoring & Performance Management: VMware vRealize Operations, Prometheus for Kubernetes monitoring, storage performance analytics, infrastructure capacity planning, and predictive maintenance frameworks
Security & Compliance: Infrastructure security hardening, vulnerability management, compliance automation (SOX, HIPAA), identity and access management integration, and security incident response procedures
Problem-solving mindset: Ability to architect resilient hybrid infrastructure platforms and deliver pragmatic solutions for complex enterprise data center challenges
Leadership: Track record of mentoring infrastructure engineering teams and driving cross-functional alignment in complex data center modernization initiatives
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Benefits
Affordable medical plan options
401(k) plan (including matching company contributions)
Employee stock purchase plan
No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching
Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility
Company
CVS Health
CVS Health is a health solutions company that provides an integrated healthcare services to its members.
10001+ employees
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$4BKey Investors
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2025-08-15Post Ipo Debt· $4B
2025-07-17Grant· $1.5M
2019-11-25Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
David Joyner
President and Chief Executive Officer, CVS Health
Chandra McMahon
SVP & CISO
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