Senior Data Engineer

CVS Health; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 83,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking an experienced data engineer to design, build, and maintain large‑scale data infrastructure. You will ensure seamless data integration across sources, optimize pipelines for performance, and implement quality controls and governance.

The role requires strong Python and SQL skills, 24x7 on‑call experience, and collaboration with data scientists, engineers, and business stakeholders. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience with Python and SQL in IT environments.
• Participation in a 24x7 on-call rotation.

Responsibilities

• Integrates data from databases, APIs, and streaming platforms.
• Tunes data pipelines and database configurations for performance.
• Implements data quality checks across the data lifecycle.
• Enforces data security with encryption and access controls.
• Collaborates with data scientists, analysts, software engineers, and stakeholders.
• Designs data warehouses, data lakes, and data pipelines.
• Monitors data access and governance and addresses issues.

Skills

5+ years IT experience

Python development

SQL/T-SQL experience

On-call rotation

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

DB2

IBM DataStage

SSIS

Windows

Linux

AI-assisted development tools

Google Cloud (GCP)

Job description

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

Position Summary

Designs, builds, and maintains large-scale data infrastructure and data processing systems. Implements robust and scalable solutions to support data-driven applications, analytics, and business intelligence.

What You Will Do

• Ensures seamless integration of data from different sources, such as databases, application programming interfaces (APIs), or streaming platforms.
• Optimizes data processing and query performance by fine-tuning data pipelines, database configurations, and data partitioning strategies.
• Establishes data quality checks and validations to identify and resolve data issues, ensuring high-quality and reliable data for downstream applications and analytics.
• Implements security measures to protect sensitive data throughout the data lifecycle by working closely with security teams to ensure data encryption, access controls, and compliance with data protection regulations.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, analysts, software engineers, and business stakeholders.
• Designs and develops data infrastructure, including data warehouses, data lakes, and data pipelines.
• Establishes auditing and monitoring mechanisms to track data access and maintain data governance standards.
• Establishes monitoring and alerting mechanisms to identify bottlenecks, latency, or failures, and troubleshoots data-related problems, investigates root causes, and implements remediation measures.
• Explores new frameworks, platforms, or cloud services that can enhance data processing capabilities.
• Leverages devesecops practices.

Must be willing to work in EST time zone hours.

Required Qualifications

• 5 + years work experience in IT industry
• 2+ years of experience with Python development
• 3+ years of experience with SQL-based relational database and T‑SQL
• Participation in a 24x7 on‑call rotation (approximately every 6 weeks)

Preferred Qualifications

• DB2 experience with IBM DataStage experience
• SQL Server experience with SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) or other ETL tools
• Experience with Windows and Linux environments
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., code generation, automated testing, or AI-driven data analysis)
• Experience working with cloud platforms, Google Cloud (GCP) preferred
• Adept at problem solving, decision making skills and working in a collaborative team environment
• Adept at growth mindset (agility and developing yourself and others) skills
• Adept at execution and delivery (planning, delivering, and supporting) skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The Typical Pay Range For This Role Is

$83,430.00 - $203,940.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great Benefits For Great People

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 10/03/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.