Principal Systems Engineer I - Power Platform

Walgreens; Deerfield (IL); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 241,000; Full time

Job summary

Walgreens in Deerfield, IL seeks a Principal Systems Engineer to lead the architecture, governance, and strategy for Microsoft Power Platform across the enterprise. You will define vision for Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, Copilot Studio, and related capabilities, delivering scalable, secure solutions that drive automation and digital transformation.

You will partner with business leaders, security teams, and platform stakeholders to establish standards, mature the platform, and ensure

Qualifications

• 6+ years of technical leadership experience.
• Experience in technology infrastructure such as infrastructure, systems, databases or similar.
• Ability to travel up to 10% for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Responsibilities

• Develops and executes strategic activities impacting the Technology work function, including deployment, operation, and scaling of systems.
• Leads design and implementation of major components focusing on reliability, performance, security and compliance.
• Mentors engineers and shares complex information with stakeholders to gain acceptance of new solutions.

Skills

Technical leadership

Governance

Power Platform

Stakeholder management

Infrastructure awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Job description

Job Summary

This role serves as a principal-level technology leader responsible for the architecture, governance, engineering strategy, and operational excellence of Microsoft Power Platform technologies across the enterprise.

The position is primarily responsible for defining and executing the organization's Power Platform vision, architecture, governance framework, and adoption strategy, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, Copilot Studio, and emerging platform capabilities. The role provides technical leadership for the design, implementation, support, and optimization of scalable, secure, and business-critical solutions that enable automation, innovation, and digital transformation initiatives across the enterprise.

Working closely with business leaders, enterprise architects, security teams, development organizations, and platform stakeholders, this individual will establish standards, drive platform maturity, lead complex technical initiatives, and ensure solutions align with organizational objectives, compliance requirements, and long-term technology strategy.

The Principal Systems Engineer serves as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert, influencing enterprise technology decisions, mentoring engineers, and driving the evolution of platform capabilities through strong governance, operational excellence, and solution architecture leadership.

Location:

This position is based in Deerfield, Illinois, with four days in the office and one day remote each week

Job Responsibilities

• Develops and executes the strategic activities that impact the critical direction of the Technology work function. This role is assigned to the critical and strategic / complex / high risk undertakings involving activities to deploy, operate, scale, tune and troubleshoot server systems, website, app infrastructure and/or other systems.

• Leads in design and implementation of major components of networked or other systems focusing on reliability, performance, security and compliance. Develops efficient fixes to ensure continuous operation.

• Leads in the analysis of technical requirements, ensuring availability, latency, scalability and efficiency.

• Designs and deploys software for server systems and associated infrastructure. Determines design and reliability trade-offs.

• Builds tools and scripts to resolve problems and to prevent errors. Develops highly complex programs that establish and enhance standards. Develops the technical “vision” and designs specifications of highly complex projects and performs as implementation project lead.

• Ensures that defects in assigned projects or programs are tracked and summarizes and presented to management along with recommendation for resolution.

• Responds to and resolves highly complex service problems. Conducts software and system performance analysis and tuning, service capacity planning and demand forecasting. Reviews and influences standards and methods for operating services and systems.

• Interacts with internal and external peers and management to share highly complex information / solutions related to areas of expertise and/or to gain acceptance of new or enhanced technology / business solutions.

• Develops, or may lead in developing, technical / business approaches and new or enhanced technical tools.

• Has advanced in-depth knowledge of systems administration

• Demonstrates proficiency in all areas of the professional function and expertise in key areas.

• Provides subject matter expertise to business. May participate in teaching and training members of work team.

• Typically assigned to highly strategic / complex / high risk undertakings.

• Shares highly complex information related to areas of expertise and/or to gain acceptance of new or enhanced technology / business solutions.

• About Walgreens

  Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least 6 years of experience in a technical role OR High school Diploma / GED and at least 9 years of experience in a technical role.
• Experience in Technology infrastructure, such as Infrastructure, Systems, Databases, or similar
• Experience establishing & maintaining relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization, in the business community & with vendors.
• Experience identifying operational issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems.
• Experience evaluating compatibility of programs with existing communications hardware and software
• Experience mentoring less experienced team members.
• At least 2 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.
• At least 3 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross functional team leadership.
• Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics
• Experience identifying the relationship of bugs to software code
• Experience developing design specifications, test plans and protocols
• Knowledge of IT technologies, such as ________________________

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

The Salary below is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal employment opportunities at Walgreens. The actual hourly salary within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled.

Salary Range: $150000 - $240625 / Salaried