Lead Director – Cloud & Platform Engineering

CVS Health Careers

. Own the multi-cloud platform engineering strategy and roadmap for Health100 and PCW across GCP, AWS, and Azure .

Posted 11/4/2026full-timeRemote • New York • United StatesSenior💰 $144,200 - $288,400 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in multi-cloud platform engineering, including architecture, implementation, and lifecycle management across GCP, AWS, and Azure. Proven ability to lead complex engineering initiatives, establish measurable outcomes, and drive automation and cost optimization in cloud environments.

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Multi-Cloud Platform EngineeringCloud Infrastructure ManagementTerraform and Infrastructure as CodeKubernetes and Container OrchestrationTechnology Leadership and Strategy

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Hard Skills

Cloud InfrastructurePlatform EngineeringDevOpsSRENetworkingSecurityDisaster RecoveryObservabilityCapacity ManagementCloud Foundations

Soft Skills

LeadershipCollaborationStrategic PlanningProblem SolvingCommunication

Tools & Technologies

GCPAWSAzureTerraformCI/CDService MeshSelf-Service InfrastructureOperational HandoffsCloud Consumption ForecastingData Protection

Certifications & Qualifications

Google Cloud Professional Cloud ArchitectAWS Certified Solutions Architect – ProfessionalMicrosoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect ExpertCertified Kubernetes AdministratorHashiCorp Terraform Associate/Professional

Industry Keywords

HealthcareRegulated EnvironmentsEnterprise Cloud CapabilitiesAI/ML WorkloadsHigh-Performance Workloads

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityDNSGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the multi-cloud platform engineering strategy and roadmap for Health100 and PCW across GCP, AWS, and Azure
Translate business priorities, application demand, resiliency requirements, and enterprise standards into sequenced engineering initiatives
Establish measurable outcomes and executive-level visibility into roadmap progress, platform adoption, reliability, delivery predictability, automation, cost efficiency, risks, trade-offs, and investment requirements
Lead the architecture, engineering, implementation, and lifecycle management of enterprise cloud platforms
Drive engineering of cloud foundations, networking, identity, security, Kubernetes, data services, shared services, and observability
Ensure platforms address availability, multi-region resiliency, disaster recovery, scalability, performance, maintainability, security, and cost requirements
Lead technical design and engineering reviews through production readiness
Convert architecture and roadmap priorities into executable delivery plans across internal teams, cloud providers, and strategic partners
Establish repeatable release and environment-promotion practices and use delivery metrics to identify risks
Establish an automation-first model using Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, policy as code, CI/CD, reusable modules, and automated validation
Develop self-service platform capabilities and reusable engineering patterns
Partner with DevOps/Operations and Production SRE to establish deployment workflows, operational handoffs, SLOs, SLIs, observability, recovery, runbooks, ownership, escalation, and support requirements
Drive permanent corrective actions and roadmap improvements using incidents, reliability trends, and operational feedback
Partner across Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, Identity, Enterprise Architecture, Application Engineering, Data, DevOps/Operations, Production SRE, cloud providers, and strategic partners
Advise senior leaders on cloud architecture, engineering priorities, modernization, delivery sequencing, and technology investments
Serve as an escalation point for complex engineering and delivery issues
Embed security, compliance, identity, network segmentation, data protection, and policy requirements into engineering patterns and governance
Partner with FinOps and business stakeholders on cloud forecasting, cost transparency, unit economics, optimization, and capacity planning
Maintain lifecycle strategies for platform upgrades, deprecation, technical debt, and vendor dependencies
Build and lead a cloud platform engineering organization and develop technical leaders
Establish engineering standards, design patterns, playbooks, documentation, and review mechanisms
Develop workforce, sourcing, and strategic partner approaches aligned with Health100 and PCW roadmaps

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, DevOps, SRE or related disciplines
5+ years of technology leadership, engineering management, architecture leadership or equivalent large-scale technical leadership
7+ years of deep engineering experience in at least one major public cloud platform, with working knowledge across GCP, AWS and Azure
7+ years of experience with cloud foundations and landing zones, including networking, DNS, identity, security, Kubernetes, compute, storage, databases, shared services and observability
5+ years of experience with Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD automation and reusable engineering patterns
5+ years of experience partnering with dedicated DevOps/Operations and Production SRE teams to transition engineered services into reliable production operation
5+ years of experience defining or applying SLOs, SLIs, production-readiness criteria, observability, capacity management, disaster recovery and operational support models
Experience leading multi-cloud platform engineering or transformation programs across GCP, AWS and Azure
Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional delivery involving internal teams, cloud providers and strategic partners
Demonstrated experience defining strategy and roadmaps and delivering enterprise cloud capabilities against them
Experience supporting healthcare, regulated or other business-critical enterprise environments
Experience establishing internal developer platforms, paved-road services or self-service infrastructure capabilities
Advanced experience with Terraform, Kubernetes and service mesh technologies
Experience integrating cloud platforms with enterprise networks, data centers, security platforms and shared services
Experience supporting AI/ML, GPU, data-intensive or high-performance workloads
Experience with FinOps, cloud consumption forecasting and cost optimization
Relevant certifications such as Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Certified Kubernetes Administrator or HashiCorp Terraform Associate/Professional
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience (High School Diploma/GED plus 4 years of related experience)

Benefits

Comp & perks

CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program
Equity award program
Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
Paid time off
Retirement savings options
Wellness programs
Other resources supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being