Senior Platform Engineer

Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement; Maine; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A national health solutions company is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer in Maine to manage their Azure Databricks data engineering platform. The role involves platform maintenance, performance optimization, and providing technical guidance to data teams. Ideal candidates should have extensive experience in data engineering, proficiency in Azure tools, and strong programming skills. Comprehensive benefits and a commitment to a diverse workforce are offered.

Benefits

Affordable medical plan options

401(k) plan with company matching

Employee stock purchase plan

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in a data engineering or platform engineering role.
• Strong practical experience in managing Azure Databricks environment.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain operational health of platforms.
• Optimize performance and cost of data services.
• Develop and maintain KPI dashboards.

Skills

Data engineering experience

Azure Databricks expertise

Terraform proficiency

Programming skills in Python

Operational mindset

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Azure Data Lake Storage

Apache Spark

Job description

At CVS Health, we're building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.

As the nation's leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues - caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

Position Summary

We are looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to be a core member of our team responsible for the health, stability, and growth of our Azure Databricks data engineering platform.

We also have current data Platforms on-prem (MS SQL server) and Cloud (Palantir Foundry) that this role will support those platforms as well until we have migrated off those platforms and completely on Azure Databricks.

In this role, you will be a hands-on expert who actively contributes to the platforms' operational excellence, security, and performance. You will be a crucial resource for our data engineering teams, providing technical guidance and implementing key enhancements that empower them to build scalable and reliable data solutions.

Responsibilities

• Platform Maintenance & Operations: Maintain the day-to-day operational health of the platforms, including monitoring system performance, managing upgrades, and ensuring platform stability.
• Performance and Cost Optimization: Actively monitor and analyze platform usage to identify and implement optimizations. This includes fine-tuning jobs, optimizing cluster configurations, and identifying opportunities for cost savings.
• Platform KPIs Reporting: Develop and maintain KPI dashboards for Platform KPI reporting in terms of Reliability & Stability, Performance & Scalability, Innovation & Enablement, Cost & Utilization Monitoring, Data Quality & Governance for reporting to leadership and other stakeholders.
• Security and Governance: Maintain and enhance security and governance policies within the Databricks environment, with a strong focus on using Unity Catalog to manage data access, lineage, and compliance.
• Advanced Troubleshooting: Provide advanced technical support for complex issues escalated by data teams. Diagnose and resolve platform-level problems, and perform root cause analysis (RCA) to prevent future incidents.
• Tooling and Automation: Maintain and enhance automated scripts and CI/CD pipelines to streamline administrative tasks and improve the efficiency of platform deployment and management.
• Platform Enhancement: Collaborate with internal teams to understand their needs and contribute to the platform's roadmap. Help design and implement new features, services, and best practices to improve the user experience.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience in a data engineering, platform engineering, or DevOps role with a significant focus on cloud data platforms.
• Azure Databricks Expertise: Strong practical experience in managing and operating an Azure Databricks environment. Proven ability to work with core features like Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and Apache Spark. Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional, and Databricks Certified Platform Administrator.
• Azure Proficiency: Solid working knowledge of the Azure ecosystem, including Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS), Azure Active Directory (AAD), and cloud networking concepts.
• Distributed Systems: A solid understanding of distributed computing principles and experience troubleshooting issues in a distributed environment.
• Programming & Scripting: Strong proficiency in Terraform, Python, Apache Spark/PySpark, SQL, and Shell scripting.
• Infrastructure as Code & CI/CD: Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., Terraform) and building automated CI/CD pipelines for platform and data application deployments.
• Operational Mindset: Demonstrated experience in contributing to the operational stability and performance of a production platform.
• Communication: Excellent communication, documentation, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence technical and business stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with healthcare data and healthcare insurance feeds
• Familiarity with Data Analytics and reporting
• Familiarity with ML/AI

Education

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

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.

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits - investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an 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.

CVS Health is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from qualified candidates. We are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.