Performance Engineer

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:
Join our dynamic Performance Engineering team, focused on ensuring high-quality, performant systems and applications. As we transition our code base to the cloud and modernize our technology stack, we are looking for a motivated Performance Engineer with a strong Java background, experience being a key contributor in SRE operations and experience with cloud platforms (Google Cloud Platform(strongly preferred) or Azure) and Kubernetes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop tools and scripts for performance monitoring and automation, especially in cloud-native and containerized environments
• Design, implement, and deliver automations to execute performance tests to identify bottlenecks and optimize system performance. These automations should be integrated via Dev Ops pipeline to assist engineering teams
• Analyze performance test results and collaborate with engineering teams to resolve issues
• Work with cross-functional teams to understand performance requirements and integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines
• Contribute to cloud migration efforts by implementing best practices for performance in Google Cloud Platform or Azure, leveraging AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service) or GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine) for Kubernetes management
• Identify performance bottlenecks that impact cloud-native workloads, tune and collaborate with other software teams to improve performance

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in Performance Engineering or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in Java Spring Boot and knowledge of Java-based performance optimization
• 3+ years of experience in performance testing and monitoring tools, including one of JMeter, LoadRunner, Splunk, AppDynamics or Grafana

Preferred Qualifications:

• Solid understanding of cloud platforms (Google Cloud Platform or Azure) and Kubernetes, especially AKS or GKE
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
• Competency with APIs & microservices-based design
• Knowledge of infrastructure monitoring and scripting (Shell, Python)
• Knowledge of container orchestration and microservices design
• Familiarity with distributed systems and version control (Git)
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and trends in the AI field and explore ways to improve the performance of cloud-native workloads
• Understanding of healthcare business
• Overall understanding of current service capacity and trends of the application baseline and future growth
• Knowledge of strategic business plans including major technology transformation programs and business releases
• Knowledge of emerging technologies

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:

$101,970.00 - $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 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.

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We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 05/04/2025

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