Senior Data Engineer

CVS Health; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 93,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

Paid time off

Retirement savings options

Wellness programs

Job summary

CVS Health seeks a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain large-scale data infrastructure for analytics and business intelligence. You will integrate data from databases, APIs, and streaming platforms, optimize pipelines for performance, and ensure data quality and security across the data lifecycle.

With 5-7 years of experience in data engineering, you will collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of work experience in data engineering or related field.
• Adept at problem solving and decision making.
• Adept at collaboration and teamwork.
• Adept at growth mindset (adaptability, self-improvement) skills.
• Adept at execution and delivery (planning, delivering, supporting) skills.
• Adept at business intelligence and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Ensures seamless data integration from diverse sources (databases, APIs, streaming).
• Optimizes data processing and query performance via pipelines and partitioning strategies.
• Establishes data quality checks and validations for reliable downstream analytics.
• Implements security measures for sensitive data; collaborates with security teams on encryption and access controls.
• Collaborates with data scientists, analysts, software engineers, and stakeholders.
• Designs and develops data infrastructure including data warehouses, lakes, and pipelines.
• Establishes auditing, monitoring, and governance for data access and quality.
• Alerts on bottlenecks, latency, or failures and troubleshoots data issues.
• Explores new frameworks or cloud services to enhance processing capabilities.
• Adheres to DevSecOps practices.

Skills

Data integration

Data pipelines

Data quality

Data governance

Cloud platforms

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

SQL

Python

AWS

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.

A Brief Overview

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

For This Role You Will Need Minimum Requirements

• 5-7 years work experience
• Adept at problem solving and decision making skills
• Adept at collaboration and teamwork
• Adept at growth mindset (agility and developing yourself and others) skills
• Adept at execution and delivery (planning, delivering, and supporting) skills
• Adept at business intelligence

Education

• Bachelor's degree preferred/specialized training/relevant professional qualification. Computer Science or Equivalent Years of Relevant Experience

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The Typical Pay Range For This Role Is

$92,700.00 - $185,400.00

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: 08/20/2026

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