CVS Health · 1 day ago
Staff Data Platform Engineer
Raleigh, NC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$107K/yr - $213K/yr
7+ years expCVS Health is the nation’s leading health solutions company, aiming to transform health care for millions of Americans. The Staff Data Platform Engineer will support the design and maintenance of DB2 LUW databases, ensuring their integrity and high availability, while collaborating with various teams to implement and maintain database solutions.
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Responsibilities
Support the design, implementation, and maintenance of DB2 LUW databases
Ensure integrity, stability, and high availability of Linux and AIX-based DB2 database environments
Advanced DB2 operational support
Observability/monitoring/alerting admin
Automation engineering
Backup/recovery
HADR implementations
Database architecture and design
Application support and advising
Vulnerability management and remediation
Compliance
Security
Audit requirements
Periodic access reviews
User access listings
Process/database performance tuning
Version upgrades
Access methods and approvals
Vendor collaboration/ticketing
Task leadership
Team collaboration and knowledge sharing
Work with peer DBAs, SMEs, application owners/developers, project teams, and vendors
Assist in assuring the database implementations are secure, compliant, and adhere to minimum security requirements
Use knowledge, skill set, and experience to support application requirements and make recommendations for improving existing and future processes
Aid in reviewing new product enhancements, new or different features, updates for future usage patterns, and general engineering/planning
Qualification
Required
7+ years of combined experience in database administration and engineering
5+ years of DBA experience working with IBM DB2 LUW databases
5+ years of DBA experience working on Unix/Linux systems with command line expertise and shell scripting knowledge
Advanced knowledge of IBM/DB2 features and products like database partitioning feature (DPF), IBM Q- Replication, DB2 native encryption
Advanced knowledge of configuring and maintaining HADR, Power HA environments
Advanced knowledge of database backup and recovery operations, testing of those operations, and managing disaster recovery plans
Advanced knowledge of database performance and monitoring, optimization, and tuning strategies
Advanced knowledge of monitoring/alerting tooling, observability dashboards, compliance/security/audit requirements, change control, and incident management
Advanced knowledge of maintenance routines, upgrades, and patching requirements
Ability, experience, and willingness to work off-hours for application release support, maintenance windows, upgrades/patching, compliance, on-call support requirements
Experience working with cloud database environments on GCP, Azure, AWS in PaaS/IaaS solutions
Experience with automation technology (for example, Ansible and Terraform)
Experience with deployment pipelines (CI/CD) with GHA, GitHub, Jenkins
Ability to collaborate with DB peers, work well as a team, and work independently with little oversight
Preferred
Healthcare IT experience
Advanced problem solving and decision-making skills
Advanced execution and delivery skills (planning, delivering, and supporting)
Experience with DevOps principals
Experience working in a complex and dynamic environment
Growth mindset and skill to continuously develop yourself and others
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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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4BKey Investors
Michigan Economic Development CorporationStarboard Value
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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